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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.17.410 (2026)

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(1) To protect vulnerable individuals and their children from identity crimes and other forms of victimization, neither the state nor any of its agencies shall release sensitive personal information of vulnerable individuals or sensitive personal information of in-home caregivers for vulnerable populations, as those terms are defined in RCW 42.56.640.
[ 2017 c 4 s 10 (Initiative Measure No. 1501, approved November 8, 2016).]

Notes:

Intent—2017 c 4 ss 8, 10, and 11 (Initiative Measure No. 1501): See note following RCW 42.56.640.
Short title—Intent—Construction—2017 c 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1501): See notes following RCW 9.35.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2022 · leading case: Bradley Boardman v. Jay Inslee, 978 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2020).
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Bradley Boardman v. Jay Inslee, 978 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2020). “” Wash. Rev. Code § 43.17.410 (1) (2018). “Sensitive personal information” includes care providers’ names, addresses, and “other personally identifying information.”
Puget Sound Advocates For Ret. Action v. State Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 19× “If DSHS had not been barred from releasing records by a temporary injunction, RCW 43.17.410 would not have applied and DSHS would have been required to release any responsive records.”
Serv. Employees Int'l Union Local 925, App. v. Dept. Of Early Learning (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 10× “6402 and RCW 43.17.410,3 as established through voter Initiative 1501 (I-1501), apply retroactively, and also that former RCW 74.”
Serv. Emps. Int'l Union Local 925 v. Dep't of Early Learning (Wash. 2019). · cites it 6× “In the Court of Appeals, SEIU 925 argued that the trial court erred by failing to apply 1-1501 (specifically, the provisions later codified atRCW 43.17.410(1) and RCW 42.56.640)because that law barred release ofthe requested records by the time the court ruled on the motion for…”
Wa Educ. Ass'n, V. Dept.of Ret. Sys. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “In that case, the Supreme Court held that RCW 43.17.410(1) prevented the Foundation from accessing personal information of in-home caregivers or vulnerable populations.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 43.17.410(1) — 4 cases
Puget Sound Advocates For Ret. Action v. State Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “If DSHS had not been barred from releasing records by a temporary injunction, RCW 43.17.410 would not have applied and DSHS would have been required to release any responsive records.”
Serv. Emps. Int'l Union Local 925 v. Dep't of Early Learning (Wash. 2019). “In the Court of Appeals, SEIU 925 argued that the trial court erred by failing to apply 1-1501 (specifically, the provisions later codified atRCW 43.17.410(1) and RCW 42.56.640)because that law barred release ofthe requested records by the time the court ruled on the motion for…”
Serv. Employees Int'l Union Local 925, App. v. Dept. Of Early Learning (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “6402 and RCW 43.17.410,3 as established through voter Initiative 1501 (I-1501), apply retroactively, and also that former RCW 74.”
Wa Educ. Ass'n, V. Dept.of Ret. Sys. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “In that case, the Supreme Court held that RCW 43.17.410(1) prevented the Foundation from accessing personal information of in-home caregivers or vulnerable populations.”
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