How are the five business days calculated when responding to a public records request?

RCW 42.56.520 provides that a response to a request for public records must be made by the agency within five business days. The day the request is received does not count as one of the five days. RCW 1.12.040 provides: "The time within which an act is to be done, as herein provided, shall be computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, and then it is also excluded." The general statute appears to be of application throughout the state statutes.

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1. How do I submit a Public Records Request?
2. Can I See All City Records?
3. Will my request for records be kept confidential?
4. How are the five business days calculated when responding to a public records request?
5. Must the City copy records at no charge for non-profit organizations?
6. What is third party notification?
7. When is a request considered abandoned?
8. How does the City handle large requests?
9. Where can I find Council meeting recordings, minutes and agendas?
10. How do I get Birth/Death, Marriage, or Divorce certificates?
11. Must the City agree to provide copies of “future records”?
12. What public records are exempt from disclosure?