PDFWAC 246-945-085

Maintenance of and access to retail sales records of restricted products.

(1) The retail sales records required under WAC 246-945-078 are confidential and accessible by the commission and law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement may access the retail sales records for criminal investigations when, at a minimum, there is an articulated individualized suspicion of criminal activity.
(2) Each law enforcement agency's administrator, chief, sheriff, or other chief executive officer shall ensure:
(a) Only authorized employees have access to the databases;
(b) Each employee use his or her unique password or access code to access the databases;
(c) Each employee adheres to all state and federal laws regarding confidentiality; and
(d) As employees change, new passwords or access codes are assigned to new employees and passwords of ex-employees or transferred employees are removed.
(3) Retail sales records of restricted products, electronic or written, must be kept for a minimum of two years.
(4) Retail sales records must be destroyed in a manner that leaves the record unidentifiable and nonretrievable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005, 18.64.080, 18.130.075, 18.64.043, 18.64.044, 18.64.045, 18.64.046, 18.64.370, 18.64.460, 69.50.310, 18.64.011, 18.64.245, 18.64.470, 18.64.255, 18.64.205, 18.64.253, 18.64.410, 18.64.500, 18.64.590. WSR 20-12-072, § 246-945-085, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/1/20.]