Wash. Admin. Code § 390-37-005 - Complaint review and categorization

(1) PDC staff, upon receiving or initiating a complaint, will promptly conduct an initial review and preliminarily assign matters to certain categories.

(2) Upon initial review, a matter may be preliminarily categorized as:

(a) Unfounded or frivolous, pursuant to WAC 390-37-060;

(b) A remediable violation, pursuant to RCW 42.17A.005;

(c) Appropriate for resolution as a technical correction, pursuant to RCW 42.17A.005;

(d) A minor violation, appropriate for alternative resolution alternatives, pursuant to WAC 390-37-061;

(e) Appropriate to initiate an investigation as to whether or not there has been a material violation;

(f) Appropriate for referral to the attorney general, pursuant to WAC 390-37-042; or

(g) Other status as authorized and appropriate under chapter 42.17A RCW or Title 390 WAC.

(3) Each enforcement matter will be posted on the PDC's public case-tracking database, where its status will be updated from time to time as appropriate until the matter is closed, to apprise the parties and general public.

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Wash. Admin. Code § 390-37-005

Adopted by WSR 18-24-074, Filed 11/30/2018, effective 12/31/2018 Amended by WSR 20-02-062, Filed 12/24/2019, effective 1/24/2020