WAC 468-06-050   Who is the department's public records officer?  (1) The director of administrative services is the department's public records officer. The director is responsible for:

     (a) Ensuring employees comply with department processes and procedures and state laws about public disclosure;

     (b) Managing headquarters, regional, and division public disclosure coordinators and delegating responsibilities to them;

     (c) Approving and signing public record exemption letters; and

     (d) Contacting the attorney general's office for legal opinions on public record exemptions, subpoenas, and other legal matters.

     (2) You may contact the headquarters public records officer at:


     Transportation Building

     310 Maple Park Avenue S.E.

     P.O. Box 47300

     Olympia, WA 98504-7300


     Telephone: 360-705-7000

     TTY: 1-800-833-6388

     www.wsdot.wa.gov


     (3) In the absence of the public records officer, the records manager performs the duties of the public records officer.

     (4) A public disclosure coordinator is available in each region or division. Region and division contact information is available at www.wsdot.wa.gov.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 42.17, 42.56 RCW. 08-16-030, § 468-06-050, filed 7/29/08, effective 8/29/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250 through 42.17.340. 89-17-047 (Order 120), § 468-06-050, filed 8/14/89, effective 9/14/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250 through 42.17.350. 81-11-035 (Order 62), § 468-06-050, filed 5/19/81. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-06-050, filed 12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-03-040.]