Title 40 — Title 40 PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND PUBLICATIONS
9 chapters · 62 sections in this title.
RCW 40.24.030 Address confidentiality program—Application—Certification—Form—Vehicle and vessel information.
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(1)(a) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an individual subject to guardianship as defined in RCW 11.130.010, (b) any election official as described in RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120 who is a target for threats or hara…
RCW 40.24.040 Certification cancellation.
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(1) If the program participant obtains a legal change of identity, he or she loses certification as a program participant.(2) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if there is a change in the residential address, unless the program participant pr…
RCW 40.24.050 Agency use of designated address.
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(1) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the secretary of state as his or her address. When creating a new public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the secretary of state as a program p…
RCW 40.24.060 Voting by program participant—Use of name or address by county auditor.
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The county auditor shall mail a ballot to a program participant qualified and registered at the mailing address provided. Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.[ 2011 c 10 s 81; 2008 c …
RCW 40.24.070 Disclosure of records prohibited—Exceptions.
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The secretary of state may not make any records in a program participant's file available for inspection or copying, other than the address designated by the secretary of state, except under the following circumstances:(1) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enfo…
RCW 40.24.075 Court order for address confidentiality program participant information.
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A court order for address confidentiality program participant information may only be issued upon a probable cause finding by a judicial officer that release of address confidentiality program participant information is legally necessary:(1) In the course of a criminal investigat…
RCW 40.24.080 Assistance for program applicants.
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The secretary of state shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, or stalking to assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and …
RCW 40.24.090 Adoption of rules.
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The secretary of state may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies.[ 1991 c 23 s 9.]
RCW 40.24.100 Property ownership—Resources.
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The secretary of state shall enter into an interagency agreement with the office of civil legal aid to develop and make available information, online self-help resources, and other legal aid services to help participants to own property in the state without public disclosure of s…
RCW 40.24.110 Disclosure of name, address, or vehicle or vessel information.
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The department of licensing, county auditors, or agencies or firms authorized by the department of licensing may not disclose the name, any address, vehicle make, vehicle model, vehicle year, vehicle identification number, vessel make and model, vessel model year, hull identifica…
RCW 40.26.010 Finding.
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The legislature finds that the collection and use of personal information has been a practice of virtually all state agencies and programs. Advances in technology have given rise to new forms of data, such as email and internet protocol (IP) addresses, which can be easily collect…
RCW 40.26.020 Biometric identifiers—Notice and consent—Agencies—Use, storage, retention—Review—Definitions—Exceptions.
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(1) Unless authorized by law, an agency may not collect, capture, purchase, or otherwise obtain a biometric identifier without first providing notice and obtaining the individual's consent, as follows:(a) The notice provided must clearly specify the purpose and use of the biometr…