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The officer will collect and review records that are responsive to your request, and may redact (remove) entire records or parts of records that are exempt from disclosure. If your request is very broad or if it is unclear, the public records officer may ask you to clarify what you are requesting. Within 14 days, we will notify you that we received your request. What to Expect in Response to a Request for Public Bar Records

Whether you would like us to send copies of the records to you or if you would rather come to our office to review them (see fee schedule above).

The request must be specific enough for us to identify what you are asking for and whether we have records meeting that description.

A description of the specific records being requested.

Contact information – your name, mailing address, and telephone number or email address.

Your written request must include the following information:

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If you are unable to make your request in writing, please contact the PRO by phone for assistance. Or by letter or email addressed to the Bar’s public records officer: To request public Bar records, you should make your request in writing on the request form, While WSBA will provide you with access to existing public records in its possession in response to a request (unless those records are exempt), please note that WSBA is not required to collect information or organize data to create a record not existingĪt the time of the request. Other exemptions are found in state law, federal A list of specific exemptions from disclosure can be found in GR 12.4. Public hearing or the lawyer has received an admonition) is not subject to disclosure in response to a public records request. For example, confidential disciplinary information (which includes records about pending or dismissed grievances against lawyers, but not records made public when a grievance has been ordered to a Not all WSBA records are subject to public disclosure. View, and for staff time expended in identifying and gathering responsive records, per the fee schedule above). There is no charge for viewing Bar records at WSBA’s offices rather than having us send them to you (although you will be charged for any copies requested of documents you

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WSBA may require a deposit or full payment before the records are provided.

Research: $30 per hour for research services required to fulfill a request taking longer than one hour (fee assessed starting with the second hour).

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Mailing costs: 25 cents per envelope, plus First Class U.S.WSBA charges the following fees to cover its expenses: There are fees associated with making public records requests. We may also notify third parties who have an interest in the records you have requested. We will forward your request to the department(s) within WSBA that hold or may hold the records responsive to your Your request is itself a public Bar record and can be requested by others. We cannot keep your request for public Bar records confidential.

Our website also has a search box that may pull up the records you want by typing in key words, as well as a calendar of events containing information about Bar-related activities.

Information about the Bar's disciplinary system.

WSBA Board of Governors materials, Bylaws, and financial information.

Legal Directory: Search individual members of the Bar by name to find status contact and other information.

For example, the following commonly requested items are available online: Many records and information about WSBA functions are available on our website, so please check there first before making a request. Things to Consider Before Making a Public Records Request Other sources of information While there are similaritiesīetween GR 12.4 and the Public Records Act, there are differences as well.

Please note that the Washington state Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, does not apply to Bar records (other than the exemptions to disclosure contained in the Public Records Act, which also exempt Bar records from disclosure).

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The information on this page is meant to describe generally how to make a request for public Bar records, but for more specific information, you should refer to the rule itself. The rule governing public access to Bar records is General Rule (GR) 12.4. Many records are available on our website, and others are available upon request. Subject to certain exceptions, Washington State Bar Association records are available to the public.