Neither the ombuds nor the ombuds's staff may be compelled, in any judicial or administrative proceeding, to testify or to produce evidence regarding the exercise of the official duties of the ombuds or of the ombuds's staff. All related memoranda, work product, notes, and case files of the ombuds's office are confidential, are not subject to discovery, judicial or administrative subpoena, or other method of legal compulsion, and are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This section shall not apply to the oversight board for children, youth, and families.
RCW 43.06A.060
Admissibility of evidence—Testimony regarding official duties.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Braam Ex Rel. Braam v. State (2003)
Most recently applied in 150 Wash. 2d 689 - Braam v. State (December 2003)
2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 812; 2013 c 23 s 75; 1998 c 288 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.