State Police Agency FOI Request Log (2018 - 2023) (Washington State Patrol)

Dear Beryl Lipton:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Washington State Patrol. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington, RCW 42.56. Your request was received in this office on 1/16/2024 and given the reference number R000806-011624 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.

For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
The date on which the request was received by this office
A description of the requested records
The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
The date on which the request was closed by this office
The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
The number of released pages

Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.

This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.

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.

Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant Washington State Patrol 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 Washington Public Records Act 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. Again, thank you for using the Public Records Center.
Washington State Patrol

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RE: Public Records Request of January 16, 2024, Reference # R000806-011624 Dear Beryl Lipton, The Washington State Patrol has received yourpublic disclosure request regarding: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.

For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
The date on which the request was received by this office
A description of the requested records
The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
The date on which the request was closed by this office
The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
The number of released pages

Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.

This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.

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.

Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Please note that public records requests are only held for 2 years so we only have information dating back until 01/01/22 unless the request is still being worked on. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we are searching our records to determine the location, nature, and amount of records, if any, that may be responsive to your request.  If responsive records are found we estimate that we can make available an installment of records on or before 03/04/24.  If records are ready prior to that time, you will be notified.  If the time assessment requires adjustment, you will also be notified. Should you have any questions, please let us know. Sincerely, Rhonda Tucker, Public Records Manager

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RE: Public Records Request of January 16, 2024, Reference # R000806-011624 Dear Beryl Lipton, Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol. We have completed an installment of your public disclosure request for the following: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.

For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
The date on which the request was received by this office
A description of the requested records
The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
The date on which the request was closed by this office
The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
The number of released pages

Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.

This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.

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.

Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. Please note that this link will only remain active for 30 days. Public Records requests are only held for 2 years unless there is some type of hold place on them.  That is why we still have records from 2018 and 2019. Public Records Request - R000806-011624 The records contain the 1st installment of records responsive to your request. Please also refer to the redaction log for identification of information that is exempt from production and has been redacted or withheld from these records. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we estimate that we can make available an installment of records on or before 04/16/24.  If records are ready prior to that time, you will be notified.  If the time assessment requires adjustment, you will also be notified.  Should you have any questions, please let us know. If there is something in particular you would like to see, or if you wish to modify this request in any way to expedite response, please let me know as soon as possible.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please let us know.
Sincerely, Rhonda Tucker, Public Records Manager

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RE: Public Records Request of January 16, 2024, Reference # R000806-011624 Dear Beryl Lipton, Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol. We have completed the final installment of your public disclosure request for the following: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.

For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
The date on which the request was received by this office
A description of the requested records
The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
The date on which the request was closed by this office
The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
The number of released pages

Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.

This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.

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.

Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Please log in to the Public Records Center at https://wsp.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(f4prp3pf1y2yy22oe5uop5p3))/SupportHome.aspx to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. Please note that this link will only remain active for 30 days. Public Records Request - R000806-011624 The records contain the last installment of records responsive to your request. Please also refer to the redaction log for identification of information that is exempt from production and has been redacted or withheld from these records. This response completes your request.  Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please let us know.
Sincerely, Rhonda Tucker, Public Records Manager