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Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-070 - Office hours

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Public records are available for inspection and copying by
				appointment only, as described in WAC 1-06-086. Appointments may only be
				scheduled during the customary office hours of the agency. For the purposes of
				this chapter, the customary office hours of the agency are from 8:00 a.m. to
				noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
				holidays.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110 and
				  34.05.385. 09-14-023, §
										1-06-070, filed 6/23/09, effective
				  8/1/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-06-070, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06; Order 8, §
										1-06-070, filed 9/25/74, effective
				  10/25/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-080 - Requests for public records

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All requests under the Public Records Act to inspect or copy
				public records of the agency must be written and directed to the agency public
				records officer at the email address, street address, or facsimile number set
				forth in WAC
				1-06-140. Requests may also be
				physically delivered to the front desk of the office of the code reviser during
				normal business hours. Each request must include:
(1)The requestor's name, email address or
			 street address, and telephone number;
(2)A request for identifiable public records;
			 and
(3)An indication that the
			 request is made pursuant to the Public Records Act.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-06-080, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06; Order 8, §
										1-06-080, filed 9/25/74, effective
				  10/25/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-082 - Responses to public records requests

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(1)
Generally.
The agency will
			 respond to public records requests in the manner prescribed by the Public
			 Records Act.
(2)
Priority of
			 requests.
The agency will generally handle requests in the order in
			 which they are received. However, the agency will modify this approach, to the
			 extent it deems necessary, to ensure that requests which seek larger volumes of
			 records, require closer review, or are otherwise more complicated or time
			 consuming, do not unreasonably delay simpler, more routine requests.
(3)
Installments.
The agency may
			 provide records on an installment basis as provided in the Public Records Act.
			 For purposes of WAC 1-06-084 through
			 1-06-090 each installment of
			 records is treated as a separate public records request, unless otherwise
			 specified.
(4)
Customized
			 electronic access.
Where the agency deems it appropriate, the agency may
			 choose to provide customized electronic access to public records. However, any
			 requestor seeking such customized electronic access must pay, in advance, for
			 agency staff time and any other direct costs related to providing such
			 customized electronic access. Because the agency maintains electronic records
			 in a very wide variety of formats, the viability of providing this service is
			 evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-084 - Notice of availability

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(1)
Generally.
Once records responsive to a request, or any
			 installment thereof, have been located, assembled, reviewed, and prepared for
			 release, and any affected third persons or agencies notified, the agency will
			 promptly notify the requestor that those records are available for inspection
			 or copying.
(2)
Statement of
			 copying, mailing, or other costs.
The notice of availability will state
			 any costs for obtaining a copy of the records, the costs for having a copy
			 mailed to the requestor, and any other allowable costs under WAC
			 1-06-090 or the Public Records
			 Act.
(3)
Response to notice of
			 availability.
Upon receipt of a notice of availability, the requestor
			 may inspect the records by:
(a)Scheduling a
			 viewing appointment as provided under WAC 1-06-086;
(b) Requesting that a copy of the requested
			 records be held for pickup at the agency office, subject to payment of any
			 copying or other charges; or
(c)
			 Requesting that a copy of the requested records be sent to the requestor,
			 subject to payment of any copying or other charges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-086 - Viewing appointments

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(1)
No fee.
No fee is charged for inspecting records at the agency's
			 office.
(2)
By appointment
			 only.
In-office inspections are by appointment only. In-office
			 inspections must be scheduled in advance by contacting the agency as provided
			 in WAC 1-06-140.
(3)
Protection of public
			 records.
Access to records during viewing appointments is restricted to
			 the viewing area designated by the agency. No document may be physically
			 removed by a member of the public from the viewing area for any reason
			 whatsoever; nor may any member of the public who is viewing documents
			 disassemble, deface, or cause the disorganization of any record for any reason
			 whatsoever. An agency staff member may observe any inspection to ensure that
			 records are not disorganized, defaced, or otherwise harmed. Records furnished
			 must be returned in the same file sequence or organization as when furnished.
			 Boisterous or otherwise disruptive conduct during viewing appointments is not
			 permitted.
(4)
Identification
			 of records reviewed.
At the end of each viewing appointment, the
			 requestor shall identify to agency staff those records reviewed during the
			 appointment. If any records remain to be reviewed, another viewing appointment
			 must be scheduled at that time. Reviewed records, or remaining records for
			 which no further viewing appointment has been scheduled, are subject to
			 disposition as provided under WAC 1-06-095.
(5)
Obtaining copies at viewing
			 appointments.
At the end of each viewing appointment, the requestor
			 shall identify to agency staff any records he or she would like copied. Agency
			 staff will arrange to provide such copies in as timely a manner as possible in
			 view of all circumstances, including the volume of copies requested, any
			 pending copying requests, time of day, staff resources, and any other relevant
			 considerations. Records identified for copying during viewing appointments are
			 subject to prepayment of any copying or other costs in accordance with WAC
			 1-06-090.
(6)
Failure to attend a scheduled
			 viewing appointment.
A requestor who fails to attend a scheduled viewing
			 appointment must call the agency within ten business days to reschedule the
			 missed appointment. Unless otherwise permitted by the agency, a viewing
			 appointment may not be rescheduled more than two times. If a requestor fails to
			 reschedule a missed viewing appointment within ten business days or has already
			 rescheduled the appointment two times, the agency may consider the request
			 closed and may dispose of any records or copies made available in accordance
			 with WAC 1-06-095.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-095 - Closing public records requests

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(1)
Generally.
Once the requestor has inspected or been provided with
			 copies of the records made available in response to his or her request, that
			 request is closed. However, with respect to any installment of records other
			 than the final installment, the foregoing applies only to that installment and
			 not the entire request, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
(2)
Other closing events.
A
			 request may also be closed:
(a) If a requestor
			 does not respond to a request for clarification or otherwise fails to clarify
			 within ten business days;
(b) If
			 the requestor fails to make a required deposit or payment for requested copies
			 as provided under WAC
			 1-06-090;
(c)If the requestor fails to respond to a
			 notice of availability as provided under WAC 1-06-084;
(d)If all records identified in any notice of
			 availability, including a notice with respect to an installment of records,
			 have not been inspected, paid for, or picked up within fifteen business days of
			 issuance of such notice of availability; or
(e)As otherwise provided by this chapter or
			 by law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-100 - Exemptions

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(1)
Generally.
Chapter 42.56 RCW, and other applicable law, provide
			 that certain public records are exempt from public inspection and copying. For
			 informational purposes only, the agency lists the following laws that are
			 believed to exempt or prohibit disclosure of specific information or records of
			 the agency:
(a)RCW
			   1.08.027 exempts or prohibits disclosure of
			 certain records related to the bill drafting functions of the agency. This
			 includes any file or writing in the office of the code reviser created in
			 connection with a request for preparation of legislation or research
			 thereon.
(b)RCW
			   5.60.060(2)(a) exempts or
			 prohibits disclosure of certain records relating to communication between an
			 attorney and his or her client.
(c)RCW
			   44.68.060(2) may exempt or
			 prohibit disclosure of certain records placed or maintained in the legislative
			 service center by the agency.
			 RCW
			   44.68.060(3) exempts or
			 prohibits disclosure of certain bill drafting records placed or maintained in
			 the legislative service center by the agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-110 - Review of denials of public records request

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(1)
Petition for review.
Any
			 person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition
			 for prompt review of such decision by tendering a written request for review to
			 the public records officer. The written request must specifically refer to the
			 written statement by the public records officer or other staff member which
			 constituted or accompanied the denial.
(2)
Response to petition.
Immediately after receiving a written request for review of a decision denying
			 a public record, the public records officer or other staff member denying the
			 request will refer the request for review to the code reviser or his or her
			 designee. The code reviser or designee will immediately consider the matter and
			 either affirm or reverse such denial within two business days following receipt
			 of the written request for review of the denial.
(3)
Exhaustion of administrative
			 remedies.
Administrative remedies are not exhausted until the agency has
			 returned the petition with a decision or until the close of the second full
			 business day following receipt of the written request for review of the denial,
			 whichever occurs first.
Order 8, §
										1-06-110, filed 9/25/74, effective
				  10/25/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-130 - Records index

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(1) A chronological
			 index is maintained providing identifying information as to all governmental
			 records that are deemed by the agency to fall within the purview of
			 RCW
			   42.56.070(5).
(2) The current index promulgated by the
			 agency is available to all persons under the same rules and on the same
			 conditions as are applied to public records available for inspection and
			 copying.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-06-130, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-06-130, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00; Order 8, §
										1-06-130, filed 9/25/74, effective
				  10/25/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-140 - Public records address

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The agency's public records officer may be contacted at the
				following mailing address, telephone number, or email address:
Public Records Officer
Office of the Code Reviser
P. O. Box 40551
Olympia, WA 98504-0551
Telephone: 360-786-6777
Facsimile: 360-786-1471
Email: CodeRev.WA@leg.wa.gov
The agency's web site is at http://leg.wa.gov/Code
				Reviser/.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-06-140, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-06-140, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00; Order 8, §
										1-06-140, filed 9/25/74, effective
				  10/25/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-06 - Public records › Section 1-06-160 - Request for public record - Form (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-06-160, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-06-160, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW   42.17.250 and 42.17.300. 78-06-011 (Order
				  18), §
										1-06-160, filed
				  5/10/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-005 - Purpose

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This chapter implements
				RCW
				  34.05.210 and
				34.05.310 through
				34.05.395, the provisions of the
				Administrative Procedure Act on agency rule making. It also implements
				chapter
				34.08 RCW, the State
				Register Act. It replaces the former chapters 1-12 and 1-13 WAC on drafting and
				filing of notices and rules. It covers both institutions of higher education
				and all other administrative agencies, since
				chapter
				34.05 RCW merged chapters
				28B.19 and 34.04 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-005, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-008 - Electronic filing

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Agencies are encouraged to use the office of the code reviser's
				electronic filing system for the filing of documents to be published in the
Washington State Register
.
(1) To participate in electronic filing,
			 agencies must first complete and submit a physical copy of the registration
			 letter for electronic filing, which may be found at the office of the code
			 reviser's website in the
Washington State Register
section
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/E-Filing.aspx
.
			 The agency must designate a contact person, phone number, and the email address
			 to receive all official stamped filings returned by the office of the code
			 reviser. Only one registration letter per agency.
(2) To file electronically, agencies must
			 submit only Word documents (CR forms or agency typed documents) and .pdfs of
			 rules text prepared by a typing service (provided by our office), if
			 applicable, to EFileWSR@leg.wa.gov. Submit only one filing per email (one
			 filing may have multiple attachments). Documents in alternative formats will
			 not be accepted. Required signatures must be affixed to the Word documents
			 where applicable. After submitting an email to the electronic filing system, an
			 automatically generated reply is sent from the electronic filing system to
			 confirm that the agency email was received.
IMPORTANT:
If the
			 auto-generated reply is not received within a matter of minutes, contact the
			 office of the code reviser
immediately
by phone to ascertain if
			 the electronic filing system is not functioning properly.
DO NOT
resend your document(s) until instructed to do so by code reviser
			 staff.
(3) To correct or withdraw
			 submitted document(s) before that filing has been published, the agency must
			 contact the office of the code reviser's editor or assistant editor
			 immediately.
IMPORTANT:
Do not send regular correspondence or
			 questions to the electronic filing email address. For corrections to electronic
			 filings or withdrawals from publication, contact the office of the code reviser
			 for guidance on how to proceed.
(4)
			 Electronic filings must be
received
by the office of the code
			 reviser by noon on the cut-off date for inclusion in a particular issue.
			 Filings received at 12:01 p.m. or later on the date of cutoff will appear in
			 the next issue and hearing and adoption dates may need to be delayed so the
			 agency is in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(5) If the official stamped copy from the
			 office of the code reviser is not returned to the agency by 9:00 a.m. on the
			 day after submitting the document(s), contact the office of the code reviser by
			 phone to inquire regarding the status of the submission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-010 - Preproposal statement of inquiry

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(1) To
			 solicit comments from the public as required by
			 RCW
			   34.05.310 on a subject of possible rule
			 making, but before a formal notice is filed under
			 RCW
			   34.05.320, an agency must complete and file
			 with the office of the code reviser a CR-101 form (preproposal statement of
			 inquiry). This requirement does
not
apply to all rule making. The
			 exceptions are set forth in
			 RCW
			   34.05.310(4).
(2) The text of the new rule is neither
			 required nor recommended at this stage, but if text is submitted for filing, it
			 must meet the form and style requirements of WAC
			 1-21-110 through
			 1-21-130.
(3) Submit the Word version electronically to
			 EFileWSR@leg.wa.gov or submit the original, and a minimum of three hard copies,
			 in person or by mail.
(4) The
			 filing will appear in the
Washington State Register
in
			 accordance with the schedule provided in WAC
			 1-21-040.
			 Note that the CR-101 must be published at least thirty days before the CR-102
			 form (proposed rule making) may be filed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-010, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030 and 2001 c 25.
				  01-20-090, §
										1-21-010, filed 10/3/01, effective
				  11/3/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030 and 34.05.354 as amended
				  by 1998 c 280 §§ 6 and 2. 98-14-048, §
										1-21-010, filed 6/24/98, effective
				  7/25/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.230, 34.05.354 and 1997 c
				  409 §§ 202 and 208. 97-15-035, §
										1-21-010, filed 7/10/97, effective
				  7/27/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.310,
				  34.05.320 and 1995 c 403
				  §§ 701 and 704. 95-17-070, §
										1-21-010, filed 8/17/95, effective
				  9/17/95. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.030 and
				  34.05.310 as amended by 1994 c 249
				  § 1. 94-12-075, §
										1-21-010, filed 5/31/94, effective
				  6/9/94. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-010, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-015 - Expedited rule making

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(1) Expedited rule
			 making filed under
			 RCW
			   34.05.353 includes both the expedited
			 adoption of rules and the expedited repeal of rules.
(2) An agency must file notice for the
			 expedited rule making with the office of the code reviser on a CR-105 form
			 (expedited rule making). The agency must file the full text of a proposed new
			 or amendatory rule, along with the CR-105 form. The text must meet the form and
			 style requirements of WAC
			 1-21-110 through
			 1-21-130. The filing
			 will appear in the
Washington State Register
in accordance
			 with the schedule provided in WAC
			 1-21-040.
			 The expedited rule making must be published in the
Washington State
			 Register
at least forty-five days before the agency may file a CR-103P
			 form (rule-making order).
(3) WAC
			 sections proposed for expedited repeal must be listed by citation and caption
			 only, either individually or by entire chapter.
(4) The agency must either file the expedited
			 rule-making package (form and text) electronically and the office of the code
			 reviser will forward a stamped electronic copy to the joint administrative
			 rules review committee; or the agency may submit, in person or by mail, the
			 original and six hard copies of the expedited rule-making package (form and
			 text). The office of the code reviser will keep the original and two copies and
			 return four stamped copies to the agency. The joint administrative rules review
			 committee has requested that the agency submit three of these copies to the
			 committee for purposes of legislative review. The agency should keep the
			 remaining copy for its files.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-015, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030 and 2001 c 25.
				  01-20-090, §
										1-21-015, filed 10/3/01, effective
				  11/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-020 - Notice-Form, contents, numbers

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(1) An
			 agency must file a regular notice of proposed rule making under
			 RCW
			   34.05.320 with the office of the code reviser
			 on a CR-102 form (proposed rule making). The agency must file the full text of
			 the proposed rule along with the notice form (RCW
			   34.08.020). This filing must be at least
			 thirty days after the CR-101 form, if required, was published (RCW
			   34.05.310).
(2) The agency must either file the
			 rule-making package electronically and the office of the code reviser will
			 forward a stamped copy to the joint administrative rules review committee; or
			 the agency may submit, in person or by mail, the original and six hard copies
			 of the notice package (form and text). The office of the code reviser will keep
			 the original and two copies and return four stamped copies to the agency. The
			 joint administrative rules review committee has requested that the agency
			 submit three of these copies to the committee for purposes of legislative
			 review. The agency should keep the remaining copy for its files.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-020, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-21-020, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030. 34.05.354 as amended by
				  1998 c 280 §§ 6 and 2. 98-14-048, §
										1-21-020, filed 6/24/98, effective
				  7/25/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.230, 34.05.354 and 1997 c
				  409 §§ 202 and 208. 97-15-035, §
										1-21-020, filed 7/10/97, effective
				  7/27/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.310,
				  34.05.320 and 1995 c 403
				  §§ 701 and 704. 95-17-070, §
										1-21-020, filed 8/17/95, effective
				  9/17/95. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-020, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-030 - Notice period-Washington State Register distribution date

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(1) Under
			 RCW
			   34.05.320, notice of proposed rule making
			 must be published in the
Washington State Register
at least
			 twenty days before the agency may hold a hearing on the proposal. The
Washington State Register
is distributed on the first and
			 third Wednesdays of each month. If a distribution date falls on a state holiday
			 as determined by
			 RCW
			   1.16.050, the distribution date of that
Washington State Register
will be delayed until
			 Thursday.
(2) In counting the
			 twenty-day notice period, consider the distribution date of the pertinent
Washington State Register
as day twenty; count down to day
			 zero to find the first day on which a hearing may be held; cf.
			 RCW   1.12.040 and
State ex rel. Earley v. Batchelor
, 15 Wn.2d 149
			 (1942).
(3) The office of the code
			 reviser provides a schedule of closing dates online at
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Documents/basecalendar.pdf
;
			 and on page 2 of each published
Washington State Register
. In
			 case of a discrepancy between the WAC rules and the schedule, the rules have
			 priority.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-030, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-030, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-035 - Joint administrative rules review committee-Review rules

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(1) The joint administrative rules review
			 committee (JARRC) reviews all proposed, expedited (or withdrawals of either),
			 and adopted (permanent and emergency) WAC rules.
(2) Electronically submitted
Washington State Register
filings are automatically forwarded
			 to the JARRC by the office of the code reviser. Agencies that hand deliver or
			 mail hard copy filings to the office of the code reviser must forward three
			 copies of the stamped filing to JARRC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-040 - Washington State Register material-Time for filing

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(1) To permit sufficient lead time for the
			 editorial, data capture, and printing process, material to be published in a
			 particular issue of the
Washington State Register
must be
			 received by the office of the code reviser via the electronic filing email with
			 attachment(s) or be in the physical possession of and filed in the office of
			 the code reviser according to the following schedule:
(a) If the material has been prepared and
			 completed by the office of the code reviser's order typing service (OTS), by
			 12:00 noon on the fourteenth day before the distribution date of that issue of
			 the
Washington State Register
; or
(b) If the material has been prepared by any
			 means other than OTS and it contains:
(i) No
			 more than fourteen pages, by 12:00 noon on the fourteenth day before the
			 distribution date of that
Washington State Register
;
			 or
(ii) More than fourteen but less
			 than thirty-four pages, by 12:00 noon on the twenty-eighth day before the
			 distribution date of that
Washington State Register
;
			 or
(iii) Thirty-four or more pages,
			 by 12:00 noon on the forty-second day before the distribution date of that
Washington State Register
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-050 - Continuance

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(1) Under
			 RCW
			   34.05.325(5), an agency may
			 continue a proceeding that has already started by establishing the later time
			 and place on the record. No publication is required in the
Washington
			 State Register
, but before filing the administrative order adopting
			 the rule, the agency shall give notice of the continuance to the office of the
			 code reviser on a CR-102 form. If no substantial change is made in the
			 proposal, the continuance is not subject to the twenty-day publication
			 requirement of
			 RCW
			   34.05.320. Note that
			 RCW
			   34.05.335(4) prohibits an
			 agency from adopting a rule before the time established in the published
			 notice.
(2) An agency may change
			 the date or the location, or both, of a rule-making proceeding before the
			 proceeding has begun if the agency gives adequate notice to the public through
			 the same methods that were used for the original notice. Adequate notice for
			 purposes of the
Washington State Register
consists of filing
			 the continuance notice on a CR-102 form with the office of the code reviser in
			 time for it to appear in a
Washington State Register
that will
			 be distributed at least five days before the originally scheduled
			 proceeding.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-050, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.310,
				  34.05.320 and 1995 c 403
				  §§ 701 and 704. 95-17-070, §
										1-21-050, filed 8/17/95, effective
				  9/17/95. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-050, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-060 - Withdrawal of proposal

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(1) Under
			 RCW
			   34.05.335, a proposed rule may be withdrawn
			 any time before adoption. The agency must provide notice of withdrawal to the
			 office of the code reviser by a letter or memorandum signed by the person who
			 signed the original notice, or by that person's designee.
(2) The joint administrative rules review
			 committee must receive a copy of the notice of withdrawal. If the agency
			 provides an electronic copy of the notice of withdrawal to the office of the
			 code reviser, then the office of the code reviser must forward an electronic
			 copy of the notice of withdrawal to the joint administrative rules review
			 committee. However, if the agency provides a hard copy of the notice of
			 withdrawal to the office of the code reviser, then the agency must also submit
			 three hard copies of the notice of withdrawal to the joint administrative rules
			 review committee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-060, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-060, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-070 - Administrative order

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(1) The permanent
			 rule making must be submitted on a CR-103P form or an emergency rule on a
			 CR-103E form provided by the office of the code reviser or, if required by
			 agency practice, on an agency form that provides the information required by
			 RCW
			   34.05.360.
(2) The agency may either file the permanent
			 or emergency package electronically and the office of the code reviser will
			 forward a stamped electronic copy to the joint administrative rules review
			 committee; or the agency may submit, in person or by mail, the original and six
			 hard copies of the permanent or emergency package (form and text). The joint
			 administrative rules review committee has requested that the agency submit
			 three of these copies to the committee for purposes of legislative review. The
			 agency should keep the remaining copy for its files.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-070, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.030, and Executive Order
				  03-01. 04-02-071, §
										1-21-070, filed 1/7/04, effective
				  2/7/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-21-070, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  34.08.020,
				  34.08.030,
				  34.05.230, 34.05.354 and 1997 c
				  409 §§ 202 and 208. 97-15-035, §
										1-21-070, filed 7/10/97, effective
				  7/27/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-070, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-072 - Rules coordinator designation

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Under
				RCW
				  34.05.312, each agency must designate a rules
				coordinator. The agency and mailing address of the rules coordinator must be
				submitted for publication in the
Washington State Register
at
				the time of designation and maintained thereafter on the office of the code
				reviser's website for the duration of the designation. To submit a new
				designation or make changes to an existing designation, send a Word document
				(preferably on the agency letterhead) to the electronic filing system or send
				the original and three copies to the office of the code reviser. An agency may
				use the template found on the office of the code reviser's website at
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/Washington_State_Register.aspx
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-074 - Public records officer designation

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Under
				RCW
				  42.56.580, each state and local agency must
				appoint and publicly identify a public records officer.
For state agencies, the name and contact information of the
				agency's public records officer must be published in the
Washington
				State Register
at the time of designation and maintained thereafter on
				the office of the code reviser's website for the duration of the designation.
				To submit a new designation or make changes to an existing designation, send a
				Word document (preferably on the agency letterhead) to the electronic filing
				system or send the original and three copies to the office of the code reviser.
				An agency may use the template found on the office of the code reviser's
				website at
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/Washington_State_Register.aspx
.
Local agencies are not required to publish their designations
				in the
Washington State Register
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-076 - Notices of public meetings

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(1)
(a) Under
			 RCW
			   42.30.075, state agencies that hold regular
			 meetings must file with the office of the code reviser a schedule of the time
			 and place of the public meetings on or before January 1st of each year for
			 publication in the
Washington State Register
. To submit a
			 public meetings notice, send a Word document (preferably on the agency
			 letterhead) to the electronic filing system or send the original and three
			 copies to the office of the code reviser. An agency may use the template found
			 on the office of the code reviser's website at
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/Washington_State_Register.aspx
.
(b) Notice of any change to a public meetings
			 schedule must be published in the
Washington State Register
for distribution at least twenty days prior to the rescheduled meeting date. To
			 submit a change to a public meetings notice already published, send a Word
			 document (preferably on the agency letterhead) to the electronic filing system
			 or send the original and three copies to the office of the code reviser. An
			 agency may use the template found on the office of the code reviser's website
			 at
http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/Washington_State_Register.aspx
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-078 - Interpretive and/or policy statements

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Under
				RCW
				  34.05.230(4), whenever an
				agency issues an interpretive or policy statement, the agency must submit to
				the office of the code reviser for publication in the
Washington State
				Register
a statement describing the subject matter of the interpretive
				or policy statement and listing the person at the agency from whom a copy of
				the interpretive or policy statement may be obtained. To submit a summary of an
				interpretive or policy statement, send a Word document (preferably on the
				agency letterhead) to the electronic filing system or send the original and
				three copies to the office of the code reviser.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-079 - Rules development agenda

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Under
				RCW
				  34.05.314, each state agency must prepare a
				semiannual agenda for rules under development. The agency must file the agenda
				with the office of the code reviser for publication in the
Washington
				State Register
by January 31st and July 31st of each year. To submit a
				rules development agenda, send a Word document (preferably on the agency
				letterhead) to the electronic filing system or send the original and three hard
				copies to the office of the code reviser. The agency must also submit the
				agenda to the director of financial management, the joint administrative rules
				review committee, and any other state agency that may reasonably be expected to
				have an interest in the subject of rules that will be
				developed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-080 - Numbering system - Captions

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(1) The
			 primary division of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) is the
Title.
The office of the code reviser assigns each agency a title
			 number, which usually is in alphabetical order. A newly created agency shall
			 apply to the office of the code reviser for assignment of a title number. If an
			 agency's name is changed, the title number stays the same. The list of titles
			 is published in volume 1 of the WAC.
(2) Each title is divided into
chapters,
which are the major subject matter divisions of the
			 agency's title.
(3) Each chapter is
			 divided into
sections,
which are the individual rules and are the
			 smallest unit that can be amended. The agency shall place a short caption on
			 each section to describe its contents. Sections should be as short as
			 reasonably possible to facilitate finding an individual rule and amending it in
			 the future.
(4) The WAC citation
			 number is a composite of these three divisions:
WAC 16-12-830
Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 Department of Agriculture
Chapter 12 Meat Inspection
Section 830 Labels approved by department
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-080, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-080, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-090 - Redesignation of WAC numbers

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(1) WAC
			 numbers are permanent and may not be changed by the use of addition and
			 deletion marks used for text amendments. If an agency wishes to recodify its
			 permanent rules, it should consult with the office of the code reviser for the
			 method to be used.
(2) WAC numbers
			 previously assigned to repealed sections or chapters may not be reused to
			 designate other sections or chapters. The numbers of the repealed rules are
			 shown in a disposition table prepared by the office of the code reviser and
			 published with the appropriate chapter or title.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-090, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-090, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-100 - Nontext rules

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All tables, charts, maps, and other material that are rules
				under RCW
				  34.05.010 must be either part of another rule
				or be assigned WAC numbers and adopted as individual sections. The latter
				method is preferred, and it simplifies future amendment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-100, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-110 - Amendatory rules

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(1) Designate each
			 amendatory section with the heading "AMENDATORY SECTION" followed by a
			 reference to the WSR number or agency order number and the filing date of the
			 latest permanent order affecting that section. Show amendments to the text in
			 terms of the latest permanent version of the section that has been filed with
			 the code reviser.
(2) If a section
			 to be amended has been exempted from publication under
			 RCW
			   34.05.210 and is not published in the WAC, in
			 later orders amending or repealing the section refer to it by the original
			 agency order and section number or other appropriate description.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  1.08.110, 34.05.356,
				  34.05.385, and
				  34.08.030. 00-18-001, §
										1-21-110, filed 8/23/00, effective
				  12/31/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-110, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-120 - Underlining restricted

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Since
				RCW
				  34.05.395 requires the use of the
				legislature's bill-drafting style to show amendments in previously adopted
				rules, underlined text may be used only to show new material added to an
				existing section. Underlining may not be used for emphasis, as it would not
				permit codification of the section in the usual manner.
Italics
or
boldface
may be used for emphasis.
				Consult with the office of the code reviser if in doubt as to the proper method
				for indicating these styles.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  1.08.110,
				  34.05.385,
				  1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2.
				  06-16-019, §
										1-21-120, filed 7/24/06, effective
				  8/24/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-120, filed
				  5/31/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-125 - Style and formatting

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(1) All material
			 must be submitted in a minimum of ten point type and using recommended
			 accessible font, such as Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, or
			 Calibri fonts. If needed, eight point type is acceptable for tables. Tables
			 must not exceed regular page width and landscape tables must be published as an
			 image.
(2) Excessive use of
			 emphasis is not recommended. Avoid unnecessary bold, italics, and all caps.
			 Underscore is only used to indicate the addition of new material when amending
			 existing agency rules and may not be used for emphasis. Color may not be used
			 for emphasis.
(3) Lower case the
			 names of state agencies, divisions, commissions, committees, etc.
(4) Do not underscore web and email
			 addresses. Neither of these types of addresses will appear as hyperlinks in the
			 published products.
(5) The
			 document(s) should be free of track changes, background images, or
			 watermarks.
(6) For filings other
			 than CR forms, leave the bottom right corner of the first page vacant for the
			 placement of the office of the code reviser's stamp.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 1 - Code Reviser, Office of the › Chapter 1-21 - Rule making › Section 1-21-130 - Repealers

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To repeal one or more current sections, list them individually
				by citation and caption under a heading of "REPEALER." An entire chapter may be
				repealed section by section or as one complete unit. The first method preserves
				the unrepealed section numbers for future use, while the second method
				eliminates the entire chapter number from future use.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.385 and
				  34.08.030. 89-12-028 (Order 89-1),
				  §
										1-21-130, filed
				  5/31/89.