Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 10.97 Washington State Criminal Records Privacy Act

10.97.010 Declaration of policy
The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to provide for the completeness, accuracy, confidentiality, and security of criminal history ...

10.97.020 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Washington State Criminal Records Privacy Act.[1977 ex.s. c 314 § 2.]Notes: Reviser's note: The phrase "This 1977 amendatory ...

10.97.030 Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the definitions of terms in this section shall apply. (1) "Criminal history record information" means information contained in records collected ...

10.97.040 Information required -- Exceptions
No criminal justice agency shall disseminate criminal history record information pertaining to an arrest, detention, indictment, information, or other formal criminal charge made after December ...

10.97.045 Disposition data to initiating agency and state patrol
Whenever a court or other criminal justice agency reaches a disposition of a criminal proceeding, the court or other criminal justice agency shall furnish the ...

10.97.050 Restricted, unrestricted information -- Records
(1) Conviction records may be disseminated without restriction. (2) Any criminal history record information which pertains to an incident that occurred within the last twelve ...

10.97.060 Deletion of certain information, conditions
Criminal history record information which consists of nonconviction data only shall be subject to deletion from criminal justice agency files which are available and generally ...

10.97.070 Disclosure of suspect's identity to victim
(1) Criminal justice agencies may, in their discretion, disclose to persons who have suffered physical loss, property damage, or injury compensable through civil action, the ...

10.97.080 Inspection of information by subject -- Challenges and corrections
All criminal justice agencies shall permit an individual who is, or who believes that he may be, the subject of a criminal record maintained by ...

10.97.090 Administration by state patrol
The Washington state patrol is hereby designated the agency of state government responsible for the administration of the 1977 Washington State Criminal Records Privacy Act. ...

10.97.100 Fees
Criminal justice agencies shall be authorized to establish and collect reasonable fees for the dissemination of criminal history record information to agencies and persons other ...

10.97.110 Civil remedies -- Criminal prosecution not affected
Any person may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of any act or acts in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, ...

10.97.120 Criminal penalties -- Civil action not affected
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor, and any person whether as principal, agent, officer, or director for himself or for ...

10.97.130 Child victims of sexual assaults, identification confidential
Information identifying child victims under age eighteen who are victims of sexual assaults is confidential and not subject to release to the press or public ...

10.97.140 Construction
Nothing in RCW 40.14.060 or 40.14.070 or chapter 42.56 RCW precludes dissemination of criminal history record information, including nonconviction data, for the purposes of this ...