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Chapter 40.14 RCW

PRESERVATION AND DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

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Sections

HTMLPDF 40.14.010Definition and classification of public records.
HTMLPDF 40.14.020Division of archives and records management—State archivist—Powers and duties—Duties of public officials.
HTMLPDF 40.14.022Division of archives and records management—Imaging account.
HTMLPDF 40.14.024Division of archives and records management—Local government archives account.
HTMLPDF 40.14.025Division of archives and records management—Allocation of costs of services—Public records efficiency, preservation, and access account.
HTMLPDF 40.14.026Division of archives and records management—Competitive grant program to improve technology information systems for public records and related training—Review of program and training services—Public records request log—Agency reporting requirements—Duties of the joint legislative audit and review committee.
HTMLPDF 40.14.027Local government archives and records management services—Judgment debtor surcharge.
HTMLPDF 40.14.030Transfer to state archives—Certified copies, cost—Public disclosure.
HTMLPDF 40.14.040Records officers—Designation—Powers and duties.
HTMLPDF 40.14.050Records committee—Composition, travel expenses, meetings, powers and duties—Retention schedules.
HTMLPDF 40.14.060Destruction, disposition of official public records or office files and memoranda—Record retention schedules.
HTMLPDF 40.14.070Destruction, disposition, donation of local government records—Preservation for historical interest—Local records committee, duties—Record retention schedules—Sealed records—Peace and corrections officer personnel records.
HTMLPDF 40.14.080Chapter not to affect other laws.
HTMLPDF 40.14.100Legislative records—Defined.
HTMLPDF 40.14.110Legislative records—Contribution of papers by legislators and employees.
HTMLPDF 40.14.120Legislative records—"Clerk," "secretary" defined.
HTMLPDF 40.14.130Legislative records—Duties of legislative officials, employees and state archivist—Delivery of records—Custody—Availability.
HTMLPDF 40.14.140Legislative records—Party caucuses to be advised—Information and instructions.
HTMLPDF 40.14.150Legislative records—Use for research.
HTMLPDF 40.14.160Legislative records—Rules for access to records.
HTMLPDF 40.14.170Legislative records—Sound recordings.
HTMLPDF 40.14.180Legislative records—Construction—Confidentiality of bill drafting records.

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