- (1) The department shall maintain an official record of each adjudicative proceeding.
(2) The record shall include:
- (a) Notices of all proceedings;
- (b) Any prehearing order;
- (c) Any motions, pleadings, briefs, petitions, and requests filed, and rulings thereon;
- (d) Evidence received or considered;
- (e) A statement of matters officially noted;
- (f) Offers of proof and objections and rulings thereon;
- (g) Any proposed findings, requested orders, and exceptions;
- (h) Any recording of the adjudicative proceeding and any transcript of all or part of the adjudicative proceeding considered before final disposition of the matter;
- (i) Any final order, initial order, or order on reconsideration; and
- (j) Matters placed on the record following an ex parte communication, if any.
- (3) The record is subject to disclosure as provided by chapter 42.56 RCW, the Public Records Act, and by WAC 246-10-114, except as limited by protective orders and provisions contained in the final order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040, 34.05.220, 34.05.410, 18.130.050, and 34.05.413 through 34.05.476. WSR 18-18-049, § 246-10-705, filed 8/29/18, effective 9/29/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. WSR 94-04-079, § 246-10-705, filed 1/31/94, effective 3/3/94; WSR 93-13-005 (Order 369), § 246-10-705, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93.]