Washington Statutes

§ 36.80.040 — Records to be kept.

Washington § 36.80.040
JurisdictionWashington
Title 36COUNTIES
Ch. 36.80ROADS AND BRIDGES—ENGINEER

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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.80.040 (2026).

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The office of county engineer shall be an office of record. The county road engineer shall: Record and has authority over all matters concerning the public roads, highways, bridges, ditches, or other surveys of the county, with the original papers, documents, petitions, surveys, repairs, and other papers, in order to have the complete history of any such road, highway, bridge, ditch, or other survey; and number each construction or improvement project. Records related to roads or rights-of-way annexed or transferred to other jurisdictions may be transferred to those jurisdictions. Records related to transitory or maintenance activities shall be kept according to record retention schedules. The county engineer is not required to retain and file financial documents retained and filed in othe

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Related

Ellingsen v. Franklin County
810 P.2d 910 (Washington Supreme Court, 1991)
19 case citations
Ellingsen v. Franklin County
778 P.2d 1072 (Court of Appeals of Washington, 1989)
3 case citations

Legislative History

[2016 c 19 s 5;1995 c 194 s 8;1969 ex.s. c 182 s 9;1963 c 4 s 36.80.040. Prior:1907 c 160 s 4; RRS s 4147.]

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