SB 5633 - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Provides that, if the department fails to comply with RCW 26.44.031(1), any aggrieved person may institute proceedings for injunctive or other appropriate relief for enforcement of the requirement to purge information. These proceedings may be instituted in the superior court for the county in which the person resides, or, if the person is not then a resident of this state, in the superior court for Thurston county.

Provides that, in a proceeding under this act, the court shall enforce obedience to the requirement to purge information by enjoining compliance upon the secretary of the department. The court may issue such writs and processes as are necessary to carry out its orders and may award a penalty of up to one thousand dollars and reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs to the aggrieved person who instituted the proceedings.

Declares that a proceeding under this act does not preclude other methods of enforcement provided for by law.