Managing Law Enforcement Records

Records Retention...

• Which Schedules to Use?
• Common Records (CORE) v.5.0 (Oct 2024)
• State Government General v.6.3 (Oct 2024)
• Animal Services v.2.0 (Oct 2013)
• Emergency Comm (911) v.1.0 (Nov 2012)
• Law Enforcement v.8.0 (Feb 2022)
• Washington State Patrol v.1.0 (Feb 2025)
• More Help with Records Retention...
  • Examples of Common Records with Minimal Retention
• Updating Records Retention Schedules

How to...

• Go Paperless ("Scan & Toss")
• Destroy Non-Archival Records
• Transfer Archival Records
  • Transfer Sex Offender Records to WASPC (external link)

Need Help With...

• Where Do I Start?
  • Getting Training
  • Basics of Managing Law Enforcement Records Training
• Improving Records Management in Your Agency
• Disasters...
  • How to Prepare
  • How to Respond
  • Security Microfilm
• Getting Records Scanned by Imaging Services
• Creating Policies and Procedures
• Inventorying Records
• Organizing Records

Need Help Managing...

• Board/Committee Meeting Records

• Body Cam Recordings

• Construction Records

• Dash Cam Recordings

• Electronic Records...

• Employee Misconduct Records

• Evidence/Property

• Financial Records

• Human Resource/Personnel Records

• Information Security/Privacy

• Notorious/Historically Significant Case Files/Inmate Records

• Payroll Records

• Public Records Requests

• Radar Calibration Records

• Sex Offender Case Records

• Training Records

• Use of Force Reports