(1) The Washington state patrol is a law enforcement agency. The Washington state patrol is headquartered in the Helen Sommers Building, 106 - 11th Avenue S.W., Olympia, Washington 98504. The department has eight district headquarters with working addresses as follows:

(2) Any person wishing to request access to public records of the Washington state patrol, or seeking assistance in making such a request, shall contact the public records officer of the Washington state patrol:

Public Records Officer

Washington State Patrol

P.O. Box 42631

Olympia, WA 98504

Phone: 360-596-4137

Fax: 360-596-4153

Email: pubrecs@wsp.wa.gov

Information is also available at the Washington state patrol's website at http://www.wsp.wa.gov/.

(3) The public records officer shall oversee compliance with the act, but another Washington state patrol staff member may process the request. Therefore, these rules shall refer to the public records officer "or designee." The public records officer or designee and the Washington state patrol shall provide the "fullest assistance" to requestors; create and maintain for use by the public and Washington state patrol officials an index to public records of the Washington state patrol; ensure that public records are protected from damage or disorganization; and prevent fulfilling public records requests from causing excessive interference with essential functions of the Washington state patrol.