(1) The department shall maintain an official record of each adjudicative proceeding.
(2) The record shall include:
(a) Notices of all proceedings;
(b) Any prehearing order;
(c) Any motions, pleadings, briefs, petitions, and requests filed, and rulings thereon;
(d) Evidence received or considered;
(e) A statement of matters officially noted;
(f) Offers of proof and objections and rulings thereon;
(g) Any proposed findings, requested orders, and exceptions;
(h) Any recording of the adjudicative proceeding and any transcript of all or part of the adjudicative proceeding considered before final disposition of the matter;
(i) Any final order, initial order, or order on reconsideration; and
(j) Matters placed on the record following an ex parte communication, if any.
(3) The record is subject to disclosure as provided by chapter
42.56 RCW, the Public Records Act, and by WAC
246-10-114, except as limited by protective orders and provisions contained in the final order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.70.040,
34.05.220,
34.05.410,
18.130.050, and
34.05.413 through
34.05.476. WSR 18-18-049, § 246-10-705, filed 8/29/18, effective 9/29/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.70.040. WSR 94-04-079, § 246-10-705, filed 1/31/94, effective 3/3/94; WSR 93-13-005 (Order 369), § 246-10-705, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93.]