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Washington State Patrol Must Unconditionally Disclose Collision Information

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2011

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, News, State Legislation. Location: Washington.

The Washington State Court of Appeals held that the Washington State Patrol (WSP) must disclose records about traffic accidents in specific locations (collision records) following a public records request without first requiring the requester to sign a statement that the records will not be used in litigation against the state. ...

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