RCW 10.97.010: Declaration of policy.

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Washington Code › Title 10 › Chapter 97 › Section 010

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The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to provide for the completeness, accuracy, confidentiality, and security of criminal history record information and victim, witness, and complainant record information as defined in this chapter.

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