(1) The following rules have been put in place to help the agency protect the public records under its care:
- (a) You may not remove any public record from the agency premises.
- (b) State parks may require that a designated agency employee be present while inspecting public records.
- (c) You may not mark or deface a public record in any manner during inspection.
- (d) You may not dismantle public records that are maintained in a file or jacket or in chronological or other filing order.
- (2) Access to file cabinets, shelves, vaults, or other storage areas is restricted to agency personnel unless other arrangements are made with the public records officer or designee.
- (3) State parks follows rules established under RCW 40.14.060 regarding destruction of public records. The destruction of records responsive to a public records request will be delayed until the request is resolved.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 79A.05 RCW. WSR 19-15-137, § 352-40-120, filed 7/23/19, effective 8/23/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 79A.05.030, 79A.05.070, 79A.05.075, chapter 42.56 RCW, RCW 42.56.040 and 42.56.070. WSR 08-24-005, § 352-40-120, filed 11/20/08, effective 12/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 79A.05.030, 79A.05.070, 79A.05.075, and chapter 42.17 RCW. WSR 03-11-068, § 352-40-120, filed 5/19/03, effective 6/19/03; Order 15, § 352-40-120, filed 7/25/73.]