# RCW 10.97.060: RCW 10.97.060: Deletion of certain information, conditions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S060

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 10.97.060
- **Heading:** RCW 10.97.060: Deletion of certain information, conditions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 10 / Chapter 97 / Section 060

## Text

Criminal history record information which consists of nonconviction data only shall be subject to deletion from criminal justice agency files which are available and generally searched for the purpose of responding to inquiries concerning the criminal history of a named or otherwise identified individual when two years or longer have elapsed since the record became nonconviction data as a result of the entry of a disposition favorable to the defendant, or upon the passage of three years from the date of arrest or issuance of a citation or warrant for an offense for which a conviction was not obtained unless the defendant is a fugitive, or the case is under active prosecution according to a current certification made by the prosecuting attorney. Such criminal history record information consisting of nonconviction data shall be deleted upon the request of the person who is the subject of the record: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the criminal justice agency maintaining the data may, at its option, refuse to make the deletion if: (1) The disposition was a deferred prosecution or similar diversion of the alleged offender; (2) The person who is the subject of the record has had a prior conviction for a felony or gross misdemeanor; (3) The individual who is the subject of the record has been arrested for or charged with another crime during the intervening period. Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict the authority of any court, through appropriate judicial proceedings, to order the modification or deletion of a record in a particular cause or concerning a particular individual or event.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 10.97.010 RCW 10.97.010: Declaration of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S010.md)
- [RCW 10.97.020 RCW 10.97.020: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S020.md)
- [RCW 10.97.030 RCW 10.97.030: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S030.md)
- [RCW 10.97.040 RCW 10.97.040: Information required—Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S040.md)
- [RCW 10.97.045 RCW 10.97.045: Disposition data to initiating agency and state patrol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S045.md)
- [RCW 10.97.050 RCW 10.97.050: Restricted, unrestricted information—Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S050.md)
- [RCW 10.97.060 RCW 10.97.060: Deletion of certain information, conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S060.md)
- [RCW 10.97.070 RCW 10.97.070: Disclosure of suspect's identity to victim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S070.md)
- [RCW 10.97.080 RCW 10.97.080: Inspection of information by subject—Challenges and corrections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S080.md)
- [RCW 10.97.090 RCW 10.97.090: Administration by state patrol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S090.md)
- [RCW 10.97.100 RCW 10.97.100: Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S100.md)
- [RCW 10.97.110 RCW 10.97.110: Civil remedies—Criminal prosecution not affected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S110.md)
- [RCW 10.97.120 RCW 10.97.120: Criminal penalties—Civil action not affected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S120.md)
- [RCW 10.97.130 RCW 10.97.130: Child victims of sexual assaults and commercial sexual exploitation, identification confidential.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T10_C97_S130.md)

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