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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 332. Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See Title 222) |
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Chapter 332-10. Public records—Department of natural resources and board of natural resources. |
Section 332-10-080. Requests for public records.
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- Public records may be inspected or copied, or copies of such records may be obtained by members of the public, upon compliance with the following procedures:(1) Inquiry for general information regarding department activities may be directed to the administrative office or any regional office.(2) A request for specific public records shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the department which shall be available at its administrative and regional offices. The form shall be presented to the public records officer, during customary office hours. The request shall include the following information:(a) The name and address of the person requesting the record and the organization they represent;(b) The time of day and calendar date on which the request was made;(c) A description of the material requested.(3) In all cases in which a member of the public is making a request, it shall be the obligation of the public records officer or staff member to whom the request is made, to assist the member of the public in appropriately identifying the public record requested.(4) The department will also honor requests received by mail for identifiable public records unless exempted.