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Exemption Details

# Category Who is Exempt Agency or Individual Exempted Documents RCW/U.S.C.
1 Abstract Washington State Department of Licensing Agency Certified copies of abstracts or judgements AGO 61-62 No. 136 (WA State Agency: Abstract or Judgment.)
2 Protection Orders Public Agency, Foreign Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Agency All documents in the case RCW 26.52.060 (Law Enforcement, Prosecutor: Protection Orders.)
3 Emancipation Petitioner for Emancipation Individual A certified copy of the decree RCW 13.64.050 (Petitioner: Emancipation.)
4 Paternity and Support/Support Enforcement/ DCS/DSHS WS DSHS (DCS)/ Attorney General/WA State Department of Social and Health Services Agency Copies of documents necessary to establish paternity or enforce or collect support monies RCW 74.20.300 (DSHC, DCS, WA AG: Paternity and Support)
5 Sentencing Criminal WA State Prosecutors Agency Copies of documents related to criminal convictions RCW 9.94A.500 (WA Prosecutor: Sentencing post-conviction.)
6 Civil Protection Order Petitioner of a protection order Individual Copies of documents in the case RCW 7.105.105 (Petitioner Civil Protection Order)
7 Civil Protection Order Respondent (Restrained Person) Individual One copy of the Protection Order if served electronically RCW 7.105.106 (Respondent: Civil Protection Order)
8 Veterans Veteran legal representative, surviving spouse/domestic partner, child or parent of any deceased veteran Individual Any document in the case file to record and issue RCW 73.04.120 (Veterans, and veterans representatives: case file )
9 Veterans Applicant-Service Personnel Individual Copies of a record that is required by the veteran’s administration to be used to determine the eligibility to participate in benefits available by Veterans administration RCW 73.36.155 (Veteran: case file for eligibility purposes)
10 Veterans Honorably discharged soldier or seaman, or the spouse/domestic partner, orphan, or legal representative Individual Official certificate for the procuring of any pension, bounty, or back pay RCW 73.04.010 (Veteran or legal representative: Certificate.)