Agencies are encouraged to use the office of the code reviser's electronic filing system for the filing of documents to be published in the Washington State Register.

(1) To participate in electronic filing, agencies must first complete and submit a physical copy of the registration letter for electronic filing, which may be found at the office of the code reviser's website in the Washington State Register section (http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/E-Filing.aspx). The agency must designate a contact person, phone number, and the email address to receive all official stamped filings returned by the office of the code reviser. Only one registration letter per agency.

(2) To file electronically, agencies must submit only Word documents (CR forms or agency typed documents) and .pdfs of rules text prepared by a typing service (provided by our office), if applicable, to EFileWSR@leg.wa.gov. Submit only one filing per email (one filing may have multiple attachments). Documents in alternative formats will not be accepted. Required signatures must be affixed to the Word documents where applicable. After submitting an email to the electronic filing system, an automatically generated reply is sent from the electronic filing system to confirm that the agency email was received. IMPORTANT: If the auto-generated reply is not received within a matter of minutes, contact the office of the code reviser immediately by phone to ascertain if the electronic filing system is not functioning properly. DO NOT resend your document(s) until instructed to do so by code reviser staff.

(3) To correct or withdraw submitted document(s) before that filing has been published, the agency must contact the office of the code reviser's editor or assistant editor immediately. IMPORTANT: Do not send regular correspondence or questions to the electronic filing email address. For corrections to electronic filings or withdrawals from publication, contact the office of the code reviser for guidance on how to proceed.

(4) Electronic filings must be received by the office of the code reviser by noon on the cut-off date for inclusion in a particular issue. Filings received at 12:01 p.m. or later on the date of cutoff will appear in the next issue and hearing and adoption dates may need to be delayed so the agency is in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(5) If the official stamped copy from the office of the code reviser is not returned to the agency by 9:00 a.m. on the day after submitting the document(s), contact the office of the code reviser by phone to inquire regarding the status of the submission.