General applicability.
The regulations in this chapter will apply to state and local criminal justice agencies in the state of Washington that collect and maintain or disseminate criminal history record information. The regulations will also apply to criminal justice or other agencies outside the jurisdiction of the state of Washington for the purpose of the dissemination of criminal history record information to other agencies by state of Washington criminal justice agencies. The provisions of chapter
10.97 RCW do not generally apply to the courts and court recordkeeping agencies. The courts and court recordkeeping agencies have the right to request and receive criminal history record information from criminal justice agencies. The regulations are intended to cover all criminal justice records systems that contain criminal history record information, whether the systems are manual or automated. Chapter
10.97 RCW defines the rights and privileges relating to criminal history record information and should not be interpreted to redefine or amend rights or privileges relevant to any other kinds of records or information.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
10.97 and
43.43 RCW. WSR 10-01-109, § 446-20-010, filed 12/17/09, effective 1/17/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
10.97.080 and
10.97.090. WSR 80-08-057 (Order 80-2), § 446-20-010, filed 7/1/80.]