WAC 173-03-080   What happens when the department denies a public records request?  When the department refuses, in whole or part, a request for inspection of any public record, it must include a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the refusal and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250. 98-16-052 (Order 98-12), § 173-03-080, filed 7/31/98, effective 8/31/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250 - 42.17.340. 78-02-041 (Order DE 77-35), § 173-03-080, filed 1/17/78.]