WAC 332-10-060   Public records officer for the department of natural resources.  (1) The public records officer for the department is designated as the chief lands recorder located in the department's administrative office. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: The implementation of the department's rules and regulations regarding release of public records, coordinating the staff of the department in this regard, and generally insuring compliance by the staff with the public records disclosure requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW.

     (2) Additional public record officers may be designated for specific offices within the department:

     (a) The secretary of the commissioner is designated as the public records officer for the board.

     (b) The office manager located in each of the regional offices is designated as the public records officer for region office records.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.220, 34.05.230 and 42.17.250. 91-14-014 (Order 574), § 332-10-060, filed 6/24/91, effective 7/25/91; Order 262, § 332-10-060, filed 6/16/76.]