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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.

  1. 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
    ### The underlying terminations
    Statutory noncomplianceStructural failure
  2. 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
  3. WA-2025-TORT-AGGREGATE · Jan 19, 2025 · Documented · $502M
    FY25 WA state tort payouts bigger than FY23+FY24 combined — $2.5B in pending claims, liability account facing $569M shortfall
    This is an aggregate pattern case documenting Washington state's tort liability trajectory through the Liability Account. It pulls together: (1) the FY25 escalation revealed in June 2025 press reporting; (2) Sen. Gildon's January 2025…
    Aggregate liability