WSR 15-19-104
PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
[Filed September 18, 2015, 8:28 a.m., effective October 19, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: With the passage of ESSB 5158 there is a need to adopt rules to provide clarification regarding timelines and formatting for reporting to the patrol.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Section 1, chapter 190, Laws of 2015.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-15-127 on July 17, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 15, 2015.
John R. Batiste
Chief
Chapter  446-90  WAC
EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA BASE
NEW SECTION
WAC 446-90-010 Wireless telecommunication provider emergency contact information.
(1) For the purpose of RCW 80.36.XXX (section 1, chapter 190, Laws of 2015) the following definitions will apply:
(a) "Emergency contact information" means a phone number at which an employee of a wireless telecommunications provider registered to do business in the state of Washington or a reseller of wireless telecommunications services is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to provide information in its possession concerning the current or most recent location of a telecommunications device and call information of a user of the device when requested by law enforcement.
(b) "Immediately" means that updates must be provided to the Washington state patrol district 1 communications (Tacoma) within one hour of any contact information change.
(2) Emergency contact information required under RCW 80.36.XXX (section 1, chapter 190, Laws of 2015) must be provided to the Washington state patrol via e-mail to: g-d-d1commsupervisors@wsp.wa.gov.
NEW SECTION
WAC 446-90-020 Address confidentiality program name information.
The secretary of state will provide an updated PDF format list of names to the Washington state patrol on a daily basis, during normal office hours. The list will distinguish between those participants requesting disclosure and those who request nondisclosure to a law enforcement agency of the location of a telecommunications device and call information of the user as prescribed in RCW 40.24.070 by the addition of one column which will indicate a Y for disclosure or an N for nondisclosure.