Washington Administrative Code

Within the United States or within a territory or insular possession subject to the dominion of the United States depositions shall be taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the state of Washington or of the place where the examination is held; with…

A party desiring to take the deposition of any person upon oral examination shall give reasonable notice of not less than three days in writing to the board and all parties. The notice shall state the time and place for taking the deposition, the name and address of each person t…

After notice is served for taking a deposition, upon its own motion or upon motion reasonably made by any party or by the person to be examined and upon notice and for good cause shown, the board may make an order that the deposition shall not be taken, or that it may be taken on…

Examination and cross-examination shall proceed as at an oral hearing. In lieu of participating in the oral examination, any party served with notice of taking a deposition may transmit written cross interrogatories to the officer who, without first disclosing them to any person,…

The officer before whom the deposition is to be taken shall put the witness on oath and shall personally or by someone acting under his direction and in his presence, record the testimony by typewriter directly or by transcription from stenographic notes, wire or record recorders…

When the testimony is fully transcribed the deposition shall be submitted to the witness for examination and shall be read to or by him, unless such examination and reading are waived by the witness and by the parties. Any changes in form or substance which the witness desires to…

Subject to rulings by the board upon objections a deposition taken and filed as provided in this rule will not become a part of the record in the proceeding until received in evidence by the board upon its own motion or the motion of any party. Except by agreement of the parties …

Deponents whose depositions are taken and the officers taking the same shall be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the superior courts of the state of Washington, which fees shall be paid by the party at whose instance the depositions are taken.[Order, § 2…

Where the deposition is taken upon written interrogatories, the party offering the testimony shall separately and consecutively number each interrogatory and file and serve them with a notice stating the name and address of the person who is to answer them and the name or descrip…

Where the interrogatories are forwarded to an officer authorized to administer oaths the officer taking the same after duly swearing the deponent, shall read to him seriatim, one interrogatory at a time and cause the same and the answer thereto to be recorded before the succeedin…

The officer before whom interrogatories are verified or answered shall (1) certify under his official signature and seal that the deponent was duly sworn by him, that the interrogatories and answers are a true record of the deponent's testimony, that no one except deponent, the o…

In all other respects, depositions upon interrogatories shall be governed by the previous deposition rule.[Order, § 298-08-250, filed 1/13/70; § 25, filed 12/13/67.]

The board upon request made before or during a hearing, will officially notice:(1) Federal law. The Constitution; congressional acts, resolutions, records, journals and committee reports; decisions of federal courts and administrative agencies; executive orders and proclamations;…

In the absence of controverting evidence, the board, upon request made before or during a hearing, may officially notice:(1) Business customs. General customs and practices followed in the transaction of business;(2) Notorious facts. Facts so generally and widely known to all wel…

Upon proof of the predicate facts specified in the following six subdivisions hereof without substantial dispute and by direct, clear, and convincing evidence, the board, with or without prior request or notice, may make the following presumptions, where consistent with all surro…

The existence or nonexistence of a material fact, as made or agreed in a stipulation or in an admission of record, will be conclusively presumed against any party bound thereby, and no other evidence with respect thereto will be received upon behalf of such party, provided:(1) Up…

Every decision and order shall:(1) Be correctly captioned as to name of agency and name of proceeding;(2) Designate all parties and counsel to the proceeding;(3) Include a concise statement of the nature and background of the proceeding;(4) Be accompanied by appropriate numbered …

In all proceedings the issues to be adjudicated shall be made initially as precise as possible, in order that the board may proceed promptly to conduct the hearings on relevant and material matter only.[Order, § 298-08-310, filed 1/13/70; § 31, filed 12/13/67.]

In any proceeding the board upon its own motion, or upon the motion of one of the parties or their qualified representatives, may in its or his discretion direct the parties or their qualified representatives to appear at a specified time and place for a conference to consider(1)…

The board shall make an order or statement which recites the action taken at the conference, the amendments allowed to the pleadings and the agreements made by the parties or their qualified representatives as to any of the matters considered, including the settlement or simplifi…

Where practicable the board may require:(1) That all documentary evidence which is to be offered during the taking of evidence be submitted to the hearing examiner and to the other parties to the proceeding sufficiently in advance of such taking of evidence to permit study and pr…

When portions only of a document are to be relied upon, the offering party shall prepare the pertinent excerpts, adequately identified, and shall supply copies of such excerpts, together with a statement indicating the purpose for which such materials will be offered, to the hear…

The board in all classes of cases where practicable shall make an effort to have the interested parties agree upon the witness or witnesses who are to give expert or opinion testimony, either by selecting one or more to speak for all parties or by limiting the number for each par…

The board, in all classes of cases in which it is practicable and permissible, shall require, and when not so permissible, shall make every effort to bring about by voluntary submission, that all direct opinion or expert testimony and all direct testimony based on economic or sta…

That the board, consistent with the rights of the parties, cause the parties to make available for inspection in advance of the hearing, and for purposes of cross-examination at the hearing, the data underlying statements and exhibits submitted in accordance with WAC 298-08-370, …

Whenever the manner of introduction of opinion or expert testimony or testimony based on economic or statistical data is governed by requirements fixed under the provisions of WAC 298-08-360 or 298-08-370, such testimony not submitted in accordance with the relevant requirements …

Any party who desires a continuance shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of a hearing, or as soon thereafter as facts requiring such continuance come to his knowledge, notify the board of said desire, stating in detail the reasons why such continuance is necessary. The board…

Subject to the other provisions of these rules, all relevant evidence is admissible which, in the opinion of the board, is the best evidence reasonably obtainable, having due regard for its necessity, availability and trustworthiness. In passing upon the admissibility of evidence…

When objection is made to the admissibility of evidence, such evidence may be received subject to a later ruling. The board, either with or without objection, may exclude inadmissible evidence or order cumulative evidence discontinued. Parties objecting to the introduction of evi…

The purposes of certification of librarians are to:(1) Secure qualified librarians by setting definite compulsory standards;(2) Maintain standards within the profession;(3) Assure that employers can secure competent personnel to deliver library and information services to users.[…

The Washington state library commission shall issue librarians' certificates:(1) Without examination to applicants who are graduates of library/information science schools accredited by the American Library Association.(2) By examination to:Applicants who present domestic or fore…

To test for "attainments and abilities equivalent to those of a library/information science school graduate," the examination process shall reflect the principles of a basic professional curriculum in librarianship. The applicant will be expected to understand the principles and …

The library council of Washington shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the commission. Members shall be appointed to broadly represent the library community as specifically outlined by the commission. A term shall be defined as three years, to begin on January 1 of each…

The council shall act as an advisory body to the Washington state library commission and staff on the development and execution of the federally-funded program of library service.[Statutory Authority: RCW 27.04.030 and 27.04.060. WSR 86-12-067 (Order 86-02), § 304-12-045, filed 6…

The mission of the library council of Washington is to promote access to library service and information resources for all people in Washington state. To meet this commitment, the council's membership represents the broadest possible range of library community interests. The role…

(1) In a free and open society the mission of libraries is to be aware of individuals' need for knowledge and personal growth and to respond to those needs by providing access to the wisdom, experience and imagination of mankind.(2) The state agency's criteria for determining the…

(1) The Washington state library will publish a basic list of documents at least annually to include an author, title and subject index to the annual list.(2) Prepare a monthly supplement to the basic list. At least one copy of each basic list and each basic supplement will be se…

(1) There will be two classes of depository libraries in Washington. These will be full and partial. Full depositories shall receive copies of all state publications for distribution by the state library. Partial depositories shall receive at least a core of general interest publ…

With the exception of those public records exempt from public inspection and copying in the Revised Code of Washington, the state library recognizes its stewardship of public records and shall endeavor to comply with requests for public records in a timely and good-faith manner.[…

(1) Requests for state library public records resident in the Pritchard Building or any state library branch statewide shall be directed to the Office of the State Librarian, Olympia, Washington, 98504, for initial action. The state librarian, or public records officer if otherwi…

The state library shall charge no fee for inspection of public records. Depending upon the extent of an individual request, the library may charge a fee equal to the amount necessary to reimburse the agency for its actual costs incident to copying public records, not to exceed li…

(1) Privacy of inquiry is central to freedom and the success of a democratic society. Any state library record, the primary purpose of which is to maintain control of library materials, or to gain access to information, which discloses or could be used to disclose the identity of…

The state library's response to a request to inspect and/or copy public records shall contain at least the following elements:(1) A restatement of the nature of the request;(2) The date of the response;(3) The extent to which the state library has been able to comply with the req…

Any person who objects to a denial of a request for public records may do so in writing, petitioning a prompt review of that decision. The state librarian shall immediately consider such a request for review and either reverse the denial or call a special meeting of the state lib…

(1) Index. The library has available to all persons a current index which provides identifying information as to the following records issued, adopted or promulgated since June 30, 1972:"(a) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in …

The law revision commission is established pursuant to chapter 1.30 RCW. The purpose of the law revision commission is to: (1) Provide facilities and procedures to undertake the scholarly investigation of the law; (2) recommend to the legislature elimination of antiquated and ine…

The law revision commission consists of thirteen members as follows:(1) Two senators, ex officio, designated by the president of the senate, and not members of the same political party;(2) Two representatives, ex officio, designated by the speaker of the house of representatives,…

There shall be a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary of the law revision commission, each elected by majority vote of the members. The officers shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 1.30.050. WSR 92-15-018, § 306-01-030, filed 7/6/92, effective …

(1) The law revision commission shall hold its regular meetings on the last Friday of March, of June, and of September, and the first Friday of December of each year. If at any time any regular meeting falls on a holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the next business da…

(1) All public records of the law revision commission, including minutes, shall be available unless exempt from disclosure under chapters 41.17 or 42.30 RCW. Any member of the public may examine records of the commission by directing a request to the secretary. The secretary shal…