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RCW 42.56.001: Finding, purpose.

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Washington Code › Title 42 › Chapter 56 › Section 001

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The legislature finds that *chapter 42.17 RCW contains laws relating to several discrete subjects. Therefore, the purpose of chapter 274, Laws of 2005 is to recodify some of those laws and create a new chapter in the Revised Code of Washington that contains laws pertaining to public records.

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