Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 49.17.200 (2026)

Confidentiality—Trade secrets

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All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the director, or his or her authorized representative, in connection with any inspection or proceeding under the authority of this chapter, which contains or which might reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential, except that such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this chapter, or when relevant in any proceeding under this chapter. In any such proceeding the director, the board of industrial insurance appeals, or the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.

[ 2010 c 8 s 12017; 1973 c 80 s 20.]

Notes:

Uniform trade secrets act: Chapter 19.108 RCW.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: Cowles Publ'g Co. v. State Patrol, 748 P.2d 597 (Wash. 1988).

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Cowles Publ'g Co. v. State Patrol, 748 P.2d 597 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 2× “220, RCW 49.17.200, and RCW 78.52.260. Rhinehart, at 236-37.”

Lyft, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 418 P.3d 102 (Wash. 2018). “See Lyft's Answer to Br. of Amicus Curiae Wash.”

Rhinehart v. Seattle Times Co., 654 P.2d 673 (Wash. 1982). “220, RCW 49.17.200, and RCW 78.52.260. Federal statutes forbid disclosure except for limited purposes of census information (Census Act, 13 U.”

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