WAC Directory

The Washington Administrative Code currently
contains 184 titles.  Each of the 184 titles
is broken down into two levels of
subdirectories.  One level contains the 
title digest, that is, the list of all
chapters in the title.  The second level
corresponds to the chapters in the title;
that is, there is a choice for each chapter.
Each section of the RCW is a separate file
in the chapter subdirectory. 

Please note that the chapters and the
sections are not necessarily numbered
consecutively.  For instance, the first
chapter in Title 1 is Chapter 1.04; the
second chapter is Chapter 1.06.  The first
section in Chapter 1.06 is Section 1.06.010;
the second is Section 1.06.020.

.    WAC (Washington Administrative Code)  
     subdirectory
     ..   title_01
          ...  01_title_digest
          ...  chapter_004
               .... rcw_1_04 (chapter digest)
               .... rcw_1_04_010
               .... etc.
          ...  chapter_006
               .... rcw_1_08 (chapter digest)
               .... rcw_1_08_010
               .... rcw_1_08_020
               .... etc.
          ...  etc.
     ..   etc.

A WAC section includes the citation
(number), caption, WAC text, history, and
notes (not all sections have notes).  A
WAC title digest includes the title number,
the title name, and the list of chapters in
that title.  A WAC chapter digest includes
the chapter number, the chapter name, and the
list of sections in that chapter. The WAC is
updated four times a year.

The following are examples of how to retrieve
WAC text from the main entry level directory
using FTP:

     cd pub/wac/title_01/chapter_004
     get wac_1_04_010

     cd pub/wac/title_458/chapter_010
     get wac_458_010

If you use the Web to access Washington 
legislative information, you can
use RCW Search to find a WAC section
containing a particular word or words.  Click
the check box for the WAC, then enter your
search term(s).  You may use single words,
root words (e.g., crim* to find crime,
crimes, criminal, and criminals), and AND,
OR, or NOT searches.  If you use the
connectors, you get the following results:

cat AND dog     Will find any RCW in which
                BOTH "cat" and "dog" appear

cat OR dog      Will find any RCW in which
                EITHER "cat" or "dog" appears

cat NOT dog     Will find any RCW in which
                "cat" appears but not if
                "dog" also appears

If you enter more than one word without a
connector, the system will treat your search
as an OR search.

When the WAC section appears on the screen,
the search terms will be highlighted.

The list that appears after you have accepted
the search terms is ranked according to the
relevance of each section to the search
terms.  The list notes the directory in which
the document is located, its name, and its
size.  You may also use Search system to
work your way through the titles and
chapters.


The following are examples of how to retrieve
RCW tables from the main entry level
directory using FTP:

     cd pub/rcw/
     get rcw_to_bill_table
     get bill_to_rcw_table
     get rcw_sl_section_95_table