Agency record · 3 cases on file

Washington State Patrol

WSP

Statewide law enforcement agency. Recent cases in the registry document three Public Records Act matters across roughly 18 months (one alleging actual records destruction tied to the 2021 COVID vaccine-mandate terminations; two alleging withholding/delay), totaling roughly $548,000 in settlements and court-ordered fines.

WA-2026-WSP-RECORDS-DESTRUCTION · May 21, 2026 · Documented · $340K

WSP settles $340K records-destruction lawsuit — alleged auto-deletion of chat messages and withheld documents tied to 132 vaccine-mandate terminations; CJTC complaint open

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Statutory noncomplianceStructural failure
WA-2026-CJTC-TRAINING · Apr 15, 2026 · Documented

Criminal Justice Training Commission — SAO performance audit finds 84%+ of WA officers out of compliance with mandatory de-escalation training

Washington's Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act (LETCSA) — rooted in voter-approved Initiative 940 (2018) and strengthened by the 2021 Community Safety Act — requires the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission…

Statutory noncomplianceStructural failure
WA-2025-TORT-AGGREGATE · Jan 19, 2025 · Documented · $500M

$500M+ in state agency tort payouts over 2 years — Gildon report documents 151 DCYF payouts over $1M, 14 DSHS, 9 DOC, 3 WSP

This is an aggregate pattern case, not a single lawsuit or settlement. It documents Sen. Gildon's January 2025 compilation of state agency tort payouts drawn from Office of Risk Management data, released to support SB 5144, which would…

Aggregate liability