Washington Code 43.60A.290 – Discharge and separation documents — Confidential
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(1) For the protection of applicants and clients, the department and its respective officers and employees are prohibited, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, from disclosing veteran discharge or separation documents, such as DD Form 214 or NGB Form 22. Such records shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
Terms Used In Washington Code 43.60A.290
- Department: means the department of veterans affairs. See Washington Code 43.60A.010
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(a) A veteran requesting the veteran’s own discharge or separation documents;
(b) A veteran’s next of kin;
(c) A deceased veteran’s properly appointed personal representative or executor;
(d) A person holding a veteran’s general power of attorney;
(e) Duly designated representatives of accredited veterans service organizations; or
(f) Sharing agreements among other government entities.
(3) For purposes of this section, “next of kin” means any of the following: An unremarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, or sister of a deceased veteran.
[ 2023 c 327 § 5.]