The links below provide useful starting places for legal research on the Internet. This page is not intended to be an exhaustive list of legal research resources. For additional information please consult your local library.
| INDEX |
| Primary Administrative Hearing Sources |
| Unemployment Benefits |
| Child Support - e.g., establishment, modification, license suspension |
| Public Assistance Hearings - e.g., TANF, Basic Food, Child Care, Medical |
| Public Instruction (Education) Hearings - Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| Trade Contractor Licensing |
| Electrical Contractor Licensing |
| Financial Institutions - e.g., consumer lenders, securities dealers, loan originators |
| Executive Ethics Board |
| Gambling Commission Hearings |
| Insurance Commissioner Hearings |
| Statutes and Rules Regarding the Office of Administrative Hearings |
| Law Libraries |
| Legal Dictionaries |
| Other Legal Resources |
| Washington Law Help |
| Law for WA.org |
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| Primary Administrative Hearing Sources |
| • WA Administrative Procedure Act |
| • Model Rules of Procedure |
| • Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Search) |
| • Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Browse) |
| • WA State Court
Decisions - By Courts of Appeals & WA Supreme Court |
| • WA Administrative Code (WAC) (Search) |
| • WA Administrative Code (WAC) (Browse) |
| • WA State Register Online (WSR) |
| • WA State Constitution |
| • United States Code - Federal Statutes |
| • Code of Federal Regulations |
| • Links to All Washington State Agencies |
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| Unemployment Benefits |
| • RCW Title 50 |
| • WAC Title 192 |
| • ESD Website |
| • Employment Security Department Commissioner's Decisions - Precedential Decisions by the Commissioner of the Employment Security Department. nearly all of the decisions on job separations were issued prior to 2003, when the Employment Security Act was revised. |
| • Employment Security Dept's Unemployment Tax Handbook |
| • Employment Security Dept's Unemployment Tax Web page |
| • Washington Law Help - useful pamphlets for people with unemployment hearings. |
| • Washington Court Decisions on Unemployment Benefits |
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| Child Support - Establishment, Modification, License Suspension |
| • DSHS Division of Child Support Website |
| • WAC
Title 388 |
| • DSHS Hearing Rules |
| • DSHS Division of Child Support Rules |
| • Child Support Calculator |
| • Child Support Economic Table |
| • Child Support Schedule Statute - RCW 26.19 |
| • Washington Law Help - useful pamphlets for people with child support issues. |
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| Public Assistance Hearings - e.g., TANF, Child Care, Basic Food, & Child Care |
| • DSHS Website |
| • WAC
Title 388 |
| • DSHS Hearing Rules |
| • Eligibility A-Z Interpretive Policy Manual |
| • Public Assistance Hearing - Step by Step Guide |
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| Public Instruction (Education) Hearings |
| • WA State Office of Superintendant of Public Instruction (OSPI) (Washington State) |
| • Federal Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Dept. of Education) |
| • Western Regional Resource Center |
| • LRP Publications |
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| Trade Contractor Licensing |
| • Dept of Labor and Industries Site on Trade Licensing (DLI website with links to various laws and rules) |
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| Electrical Contractor Licensing |
| • RCW Chapter 19.28 (Electrical Contractor Statute) |
| • WAC Chapter 296-46B (Electrical Contractor Regulations) |
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| Department of Financial Institutions Hearings |
| • WAC 208-08 (DFI Hearing Regulations) |
| • Department of Financial Institutions Website |
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| Gambling Commission Hearings |
| • Washington State Gambling Commission |
| • Gambling Commission Rules |
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| Insurance Commissioner Hearings |
| • Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| • Insurance Commissioner Rules |
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| Executive Ethics Board Hearings |
| • WAC 292-100 (EEB Procedural and Hearing Regulations) |
| • Executive Ethics Board Website |
| • EEB Advisory Opinions |
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| Statutes and Rules Regarding the Office of Administrative Hearings |
| • Chapter 34.12 RCW (OAH authorizing statute) |
| • Chapter 10-04 WAC (Agency organization and public records policy) |
| • Chapter 10-16 WAC (Filing a complaint against an Administrative Law Judge) |
| • Model Rules of Procedure (OAH Model Rules of Administrative Hearing Procedure) |
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| Law Libraries |
| • Washington State Law Library |
| • Washington Association of County Law Libraries |
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| Legal Dictionaries |
| • Law.com Dictionary |
| • Nolo's Law Dictionary |
| • Northwest Justice Project (see the Glossary tab) |
| • Duhaime's Law Dictionary |
| • Findlaw Legal Dictionary |
| • A Guide to Terms Used in Washington Courts |
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| Other Legal Resources |
| • Municipal Research and Services Center |
| • Findlaw Internet Resources |
| • Lexis-Nexis ($ Fee charged for this Service by Lexis-Nexis) |
| • Westlaw ($ Fee charged for this Service by Westlaw) |
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