50.13.070 - Availability of records or information to parties to judicial or administrative proceedings -- Discovery proceedings -- Subpoenas. - Washington Statutes

Availability of records or information to parties to judicial or administrative proceedings — Discovery proceedings — Subpoenas.

Information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter shall be available to parties to judicial or formal administrative proceedings only upon a finding by the presiding officer that the need for the information or records in the proceeding outweighs any reasons for the privacy and confidentiality of the information or records. Information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter shall not be available in discovery proceedings unless the court in which the action has been filed has made the finding specified above. A judicial or administrative subpoena directed to the employment security department must contain this finding. A subpoena for records or information held by the department may be directed to and served upon any employee of the department, but the department may specify by rule which employee shall produce the records or information in compliance with the subpoena.

[1977 ex.s. c 153 § 7.]