08-20-074

WSR 08-20-074

PERMANENT RULES

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL

[ Filed September 26, 2008, 10:58 a.m. , effective October 27, 2008 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Revisions are needed to update contact information.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 446-10-030.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.56.040.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-15-100 on July 17, 2008.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 23, 2008.

John R. Batiste

Chief

OTS-1763.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-04-039, filed 1/30/07, effective 3/2/07)

WAC 446-10-030   Description of central and field organizations of the Washington state patrol.   (1) The Washington state patrol is a law enforcement agency. The Washington state patrol is headquartered in the General Administration Building, 210 - 11th Avenue S.W., Olympia, Washington 98504. The department has eight district headquarters with working addresses as follows:

District	I	-	2502 112th Street East, Tacoma 98445-5104
District	II	-	2803 - 156th Avenue S. E., Bellevue 98007
District	III	-	2715 Rudkin Road, Union Gap 98903
District	IV	-	West 6403 Rowand Road, Spokane 99204-5300
District	V	-	11018 N.E. 51st Circle, Vancouver 98682-3812
District	VI	-	2822 Euclid Avenue, Wenatchee 98801-5916
District	VII	-	2700 116th Street N.E., Marysville 98271-9425
District	VIII	-	4811 Werner Road, Bremerton 98312-3333

     (2) Any person wishing to request access to public records of the Washington state patrol, or seeking assistance in making such a request, shall contact the public records officer of the Washington state patrol:

     Public Records Officer

     Washington State Patrol

     P.O. Box 42631

     Olympia, WA 98504

     Phone: ((360-753-5467)) 360-596-4137

     Fax: ((360-753-0234)) 360-596-4153

     E-mail: [e-mail]

     Information is also available at the Washington state patrol's web site at http://www.wsp.wa.gov/.

     (3) The public records officer shall oversee compliance with the act, but another Washington state patrol staff member may process the request. Therefore, these rules shall refer to the public records officer "or designee." The public records officer or designee and the Washington state patrol shall provide the "fullest assistance" to requestors; create and maintain for use by the public and Washington state patrol officials an index to public records of the Washington state patrol; ensure that public records are protected from damage or disorganization; and prevent fulfilling public records requests from causing excessive interference with essential functions of the Washington state patrol.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.56.040 through 46.56.570 [42.56.570]. 07-04-039, § 446-10-030, filed 1/30/07, effective 3/2/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250. 95-24-041, § 446-10-030, filed 11/30/95, effective 12/31/95; 79-04-037 (Order 79-2), § 446-10-030, filed 3/23/79.]