The definitions set forth in RCW 42.56.010 apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

1. (1) "Case" means an adjudicative proceeding as defined in RCW 34.05.010(1).
2. (2) "Case file" means the same thing as "official record" while a case is pending with the office. Once a case is no longer pending with the office, "case file" means any records possessed by the office which are copies of all or part of the official record.
3. (3) "Days" means calendar days unless otherwise stated.
4. (4) "Office" and "OAH" mean the office of administrative hearings. Where appropriate, office also refers to the staff and employees of the office of administrative hearings.
5. (5) "Official record" means the complete record of a case, as defined in RCW 34.05.476. The official record may be either paper or electronic. The official record does not include any additional copies or drafts of documents, or notes.
6. (6) "Page" means one impression on a single side of a sheet of paper, or the electronic equivalent.
7. (7) "Public records officer" means the public records officer or designee for the office appointed by the chief administrative law judge.
8. (8) "Referring agency" means an agency that refers cases to the office under RCW 34.05.425 (1)(c).

[Statutory Authority: RCW 34.12.080. WSR 24-01-091, § 10-04-015, filed 12/18/23, effective 1/18/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.12.030(6). WSR 18-01-144, § 10-04-015, filed 12/20/17, effective 1/20/18.]