Washington Supreme Court September 1, 2016, No. 92161-0 (Belenski v. Jefferson County)

lead-opinion

Fairhurst, J.

¶1 Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW, allows citizens broad access to public records and provides a cause of action to challenge inadequate responses to records requests. When Mike Belenski requested certain records from Jefferson County (County), the County responded that it had “no responsive records.” Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 214.