Public records requests can be made by email, phone, fax or USPS mail.

Email: records@hum.wa.gov

Phone: 1-800-233-3247, Option #6

Fax: 360-586-2282

Mail:

Public Records Officer
Human Rights Commission
P.O. Box 42490
Olympia, WA 98504

A form is not required to submit a public records request, but is available if you want to use it: Records Request Form (pdf)

What to Include

Include the following so that we can respond or contact you to ask for clarification if necessary:

• Your name, address, and telephone number or email address.
• A description of the record(s) requested.
  • Your request must be for a specific, identifiable record or series of records as defined by the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). Please include all information that could help fulfill this request, including specific details about the record(s) you are requesting (e.g., key terms, titles, names, subjects, or document categories). Limiting your request may speed up processing time and reduce any associated fees (charged in accordance with WAC 162-04-037).

How long will it take?

Within five business days of receiving the request, the commission will respond and either:

• Make the requested record(s) available;
• Make a portion of the records available in installments as they are assembled;
• Deny the request; or
• Acknowledge the request and provide a reasonable estimate of time needed to respond.
• Public Records Copying Charges: Summary of Human Rights Commission charges. The full statutory fee schedule is available at: RCW 42.56.120: Charges for Copying

Other Links

• WSHRC WAC Public Records
  • 162-04-030: Public access to records
  • 162-04-032: Agence contact information - Public records officer
  • 162-04-033: Availability of public records
  • 162-04-034: Processing of public records requests - General
  • 162-04-035: Processing of public records requests - Electronic record
  • 162-04-036: Exemptions
  • 162-04-037: Costs of providing copies of public records
  • 162-04-038: Review of denials of public records

HRC Records Index

Pursuant to WSHRC rules (*), the records below serve as the index for the identification and location of WSHRC records:

• For records common to all state agencies, use: State Government General Retention Schedules
• For records unique to WSHRC, use: Washington State Human Rights Commission Records Retention Schedule

(*)
^{(1) The state general records retention schedule and the department's unique records retention schedule, as established and approved by the state records committee, serve as the index for the identification and location of the department's records, including those described in RCW 42.56.070(5).}