This chapter may be known and cited as the public records act.
RCW 42.56.020
Short title.
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Soter v. Cowles Pub. Co. (2007)
Most recently applied in Rebecca A. Rufin, Appellant, v. the City of Seattle, Respondent (June 2017)
2005 c 274 s 102.
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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.