Release Records Without Consent In Washington
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Washington state law does not prohibit the use of photos taken without someone's permission if they were taken in a public place or from a security camera in your home—provided they do not have recorded sound. The inclusion of sound would make the video subject to audio-interception laws.
Washington State is a "2-party" consent recording state. You have a right to privacy in your private conversations. This means that you must get permission from everyone being recorded in the private conversation before you can record them by video or audio.
Washington is a Two Party Consent state. Unless all parties agree, you can not legally make a recording of any telephone call, in-person conversation or otherwise digital conversation. The exceptions for emergency services, phone stalking, and hostage-taking don't apply.
Washington State is a "2-party" consent recording state. You have a right to privacy in your private conversations. This means that you must get permission from everyone being recorded in the private conversation before you can record them by video or audio.
Generally no, though there are many exceptions. Washington is a “two-party consent” state, meaning you need the speaker's permission to record a private conversation. The applicable statute – RCW 9.73. 030 – makes most types of audio recordings illegal.
Make a request Submit a request through the new Public Records Request Portal. The Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW) is a Washington State law that allows you to review government records. Public records include documents in all formats, whether electronic or paper, that relate to government operations or conduct.
Email: publicrecords@atg.wa The Attorney General will conduct an independent review of the request and provide a written opinion on whether the record requested is exempt. More information on the denial review process can be found here and on the Attorney General's website.
To obtain other public records from the Attorney General's Office, you may fill out the online request form, or email your request to publicrecords@atg.wa. Public Records Act requests to the AGO must be sent or submitted only to the public records officer in the Olympia main office.
Citizens can control their government only if they remain informed about the decisions their government officials are making. That important principle underlies Washington's open public records and meeting laws. "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
The Washington Attorney General's Office will provide a waiver or acknowledgment of personal service of original service of process of a Summons and Complaint only after actual receipt of the Summons and Complaint at the following email address: serviceATG@atg.wa.
