Email from General Administration, February 24, 2006

Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:48:08 -0800
From: "Valandra, Steve (GA)" <SValand at GA.WA.GOV>
To: "'ben at inwa.net'" <ben at inwa.net>
Subject: Feb. 23 response to your disclosure request

February 24, 2006

Mr. Livingston,

I am following up on your public disclosure request. I can respond now to your first two questions:

1. What grounds a trespass warning can and/or will be issued under General Administration's authority;

2. what laws, rules or case law provide authority to issue trespass warnings;

State law that applies to the authority is contained in RCW 46.08.150, Control of traffic on capitol grounds, and RCW 46.08.160, Control of traffic on capitol grounds -- Enforcing officer.

I have attached links to these RCWs:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.08.150
<http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.08.150>

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.08.160
<http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.08.160>

I am still researching your other questions and should know more by next week. Either I or someone else in the Communications Office at General Administration will get in touch with you.

Best wishes,

Steve Valandra
Communications Director
Washington Department of General Administration
(360) 902-7215
svaland at ga.wa.gov