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Sheriff's Office Updates Public Records Process

Sunday, July 26, 2026

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The Clark County Sheriff's Office has updated its public records process, implementing an online portal for requests and revising policies to align with Washington Public Records Act requirements.

The Sheriff's Office Public Disclosure Unit now directs residents to an Online Records Request Portal for submitting requests, replacing previous methods. Updated policies and fee schedules are detailed in General Order 02. 29 and Clark County Code 2. 70, with exemptions listed in a separate document.

Residents seeking specific records like 911 dispatch logs, collision reports, or police incident reports must now use the designated portals for those agencies, as specified in the updated information.

📄 Source: Local Government — https://www.clark.wa.gov/sheriff/public-disclosure-unit

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The Clark County Sheriff's Office has updated its public records processNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The Clark County Sheriff's Office is implementing an online portal for requests“To submit a request for records, visit our Online Records Request Portal.”
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The Clark County Sheriff's Office is revising policies to align with Washington Public Records Act requirementsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The Sheriff's Office Public Disclosure Unit now directs residents to an Online Records Request Portal for submitting requests“To submit a request for records, visit our Online Records Request Portal.”
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The Sheriff's Office Public Disclosure Unit is replacing previous methods with the Online Records Request PortalNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Updated policies and fee schedules are detailed in General Order 02. 29No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Updated policies and fee schedules are detailed in Clark County Code 2. 70No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Exemptions are listed in a separate document“List of disclosure exemptions (link to PDF)”
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Residents seeking specific records like 911 dispatch logs must now use the designated portals for those agencies“911 / Dispatch records are maintained by CRESA and can be requested at https://cresa.wa.gov”
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Residents seeking specific records like collision reports must now use the designated portals for those agencies“Collision reports are maintained by Washington State Patrol and can be requested at https://www.wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records/”
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Residents seeking specific records like police incident reports must now use the designated portals for those agencies“Other agency records:911 / Dispatch records are maintained by CRESA and can be requested at https://cresa.wa.gov(Collision reports are maintained by Washington State Patrol and can be requested at https://www.wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records/Vancouver Police Department (VPD) For incidents which occurred in the Vancouver city limits, VPD is the primary responding agency. Their reports can be requested at https://www.cityofvancouver.us/government/public-records-request/”