Washington State Patrol Drone Documents
Submitted | Feb. 3, 2013 |
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From: Drone Watch
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase, research of and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on institutional use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this institution's use of and/or research of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Shawn Musgrave
From: Washington State Patrol
Dear Mr. Musgrave,
Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request (below). We anticipate it may take up to 30 days from the date of this notification to provide a proper response. Additional time is required due to the current volume of pending records requests, and to research this request, collect responsive records, notify involved parties, and/or prepare records for dissemination.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me in reference to PD-13-1055-0037.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Washington State Patrol
Dear Sir or Ma’am,
We are still on schedule for the below referenced response date.
From: Washington State Patrol
Dear Sir or Ma’am,
The Washington State Patrol has completed your records request (below). Attached please find a copy of the existing WSP record(s) you requested.
No information has been redacted or withheld from these records. If you have questions, please contact me in reference to PD-13-1055-0037.
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