WSR 24-14-129
PERMANENT RULES
OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
[Filed July 2, 2024, 2:24 p.m., effective August 2, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose is to update current rule language with gender-inclusive pronouns. This change clarifies the language of the rules without changing its effect.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 10-04-050.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
34.12.030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-10-078 on April 30, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 2, 2024.
RaShelle Davis
Chief Administrative Law Judge
OTS-5386.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-01-144, filed 12/20/17, effective 1/20/18)
WAC 10-04-050Inspection of public records.
(1) The office will provide space to inspect public records.
(2) The office will notify the requestor in writing that the records are available to inspect. Within ((thirty))30 days after the office sends notification, the requestor must make arrangements with the office to inspect the records.
(3) After inspection is complete, the requestor must identify which records ((he or she wishes))they wish the office to copy. Depending on staff availability and the volume of records requested, the office may copy the records at that time or provide the records to the requestor at a later date.
(4) When the inspection of the requested records is complete and all requested copies are provided, the public records officer will send notification to the requestor that the request is closed.