The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to provide for the completeness, accuracy, confidentiality, and security of criminal history record information and victim, witness, and complainant record information as defined in this chapter.
RCW 10.97.010
Declaration of policy.
Known as the Washington State Criminal Records Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (15 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 123 Wash. 2d 488 - State v. Ward (1994)
Most recently applied in BAINBRIDGE POLICE GUILD v. City of Puyallup (August 2011)
1977 ex.s. c 314 s 1.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.