High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ (Spokane County Sheriff's Office)

Dear Emma Best:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Spokane County. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Your request was received in this office and given the reference number R002567-081120 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the following:

* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or hightechcrimecops.org

You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and the date of the processing of this request.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

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Not all public documents are available in electronic format. If the document(s) requested are not available electronically, we will make them available for inspection or by paper copy in accordance with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.
Spokane County

Attachments:
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Emma Best:
In accordance with the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.520, this message acknowledges receipt of your public records request, received by Spokane County on August 11, 2020. This request has been assigned reference No. R002567-081120. Please include this code in any communications concerning this request.
Specifically, you requested:
“Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the following:
* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or hightechcrimecops.org
You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and the date of the processing of this request."
Our procedure is to locate records, review them for exemptions, and then prepare them for your inspection and/or copying.
We have gathered together the records which fall within the parameters of your request. These records total 26154 emails.
Due to the number of records involved in conjunction with your public records request, a ten percent (10%) deposit is required prior to our production of the records.
Please forward your payment in the amount of $32.69, made payable to “Spokane County Public Records Office” with a notation specifying public disclosure file R002567-081120, addressed to:
Spokane County Public Records Office
1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99260
The deposit amount equals 10% of the total cost of 26154 emails at $0.05 per four files, which equals $326.93.
Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 42.56.120, a copy of our current fee schedule is attached.
Upon receipt of your deposit, we will begin our review of the records. Due to the volume of responsive records that are associated with this request, we anticipate processing this request in installments.
We reasonably anticipate requiring approximately 60 days from the date your deposit is received to provide a first installment of responsive records. We will follow up with you on or about that date regarding the status of your request. If public records become available in advance of this estimate, we will endeavor to produce them as they become available. Conversely, if staff encounters a need to extend our estimate, we will advise accordingly.
Because of the volume of records that you have requested, as well as the current volume of public records requests being processed by this office, we reasonably anticipate providing you an installment of 250 emails every 60 days, with the first installment being available 60 days from the date your deposit is received. At this rate of review, we anticipate it taking approximately 17 years to complete your request.
Upon the completion of each installment, you will be notified of the availability of the records and/or costs related with producing that installment.
If payment is not received within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this letter , this request will be considered abandoned and the file regarding this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Luara Baseler
Public Records Specialist
509-477-2654
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 11, 2020, Reference # R002567-081120

Dear Emma Best,
Your invoice is ready.  Please login to the Public Records Center to make an online payment. If the invoice is not paid within 30 days your request will be considered abandoned and will be closed.
Respectfully,
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