Washington Code 4.24.555 – Release of information not restricted by pending appeal, petition, or writ
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An offender’s pending appeal, petition for personal restraint, or writ of habeas corpus shall not restrict the agency’s, official’s, or employee’s authority to release relevant information concerning an offender’s prior criminal history. However, the agency must release the latest dispositions of the charges as provided in chapter 10.97 RCW, the Washington state criminal records privacy act.
[ 1990 c 3 § 118.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 4.24.555
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.