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Wash. Rev. Code § 42.56.060 (2026)

Disclaimer of public liability

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No public agency, public official, public employee, or custodian shall be liable, nor shall a cause of action exist, for any loss or damage based upon the release of a public record if the public agency, public official, public employee, or custodian acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1992 c 139 s 11. Formerly RCW 42.17.258.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2015–2020 · leading case: Benton Cnty. v. Donna Zink, 361 P.3d 801 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Benton Cnty. v. Donna Zink, 361 P.3d 801 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “See also RCW 42.56.060 (disclaimer of agency liability for good faith release of public records).”
Assoc. Press v. Wash. State Legislature (Wash. 2019). “" For example, RCW 42.56.060 protects every "public agency, public official, public employee,[and] custodian" from liability if that individual "acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of the PRA.”
Associated Press v. Wash. State Legislature (Wash. 2019). “" For example, RCW 42.56.060 protects every "public agency, public official, public employee,[and] custodian" from liability if that individual "acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of the PRA.”
Thomas A. Harris, App- Cross Resp v. State Of Washington, Resp-cross App (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “833; (2) that the State was not liable under RCW 42.56.060; and (3) that the State had an absolute immunity because they are statutorily required to publish Harris’s records.”
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