SB 5058.E - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/14/01)

     Provides that, after the arrest of a suspect and referral of the case to the prosecuting authority, basic arrest information contained within the police incident report is no longer exempt, unless the agency promptly requests an examination of the record in camera and obtains an injunction against such release pursuant to RCW 42.17.330.

     Provides that, after conviction, acquittal, dismissal of charges, or declination to file, the remainder of the investigative file in that particular case is no longer exempt, unless the agency promptly requests an examination of the record in camera and obtains an injunction against such release pursuant to RCW 42.17.330.

     Protects records the disclosure of which would reveal, directly or indirectly, the strategy or position to be taken by an agency during the course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings.