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Managing Public Records Requests

Help with Public Records Requests...

  • Office of the Attorney General's:
    • Open Government Ombuds Function (External Link)
    • Local Government Public Records Consultations (External Link)

Records Management and Retention...

  • How Long Do Public Records Request Logs Need to Be Kept?
  • How Long Do Public Records Requests Need to Be Kept?
  • How Managing Records Helps with Public Records Requests
  • Impact of Public Records Requests on Records Retention
  • Why Are Public Records Requests Kept for 2 Years?

Local Records Grants...

  • Can Public Records Request Tracking Software be Funded by a Technology Tools Grant?
  • Can Redaction Software be Funded by a Technology Tools Grant?

Reporting to JLARC...

  • Public Records Reporting to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (External Link)

Looking for...

Open Government Training

Local Records Grant Program

Records Retention Schedules...

State Government Agencies

Local Government Entities

Laws and Rules

Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 RCW)

Model Rules

Other Resources

Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)

Washington Association of Public Records Officers (WAPRO)

Questions?

Public Records Requests...

Contact the Office of the Attorney General

Records Retention...

[email protected]

(360) 586-4901

Reporting to JLARC...

[email protected]

(360) 786-5286

 

 

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