{"id":17,"date":"2012-04-26T06:58:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T13:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:11:33","slug":"public-record-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/public-record-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Record Request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-741f3983680ffeb3d0caa0676683da24\">Washington law requires state and local agencies to make public records available to the public, the Washington State Public Records Act (\u201cPRA\u201d) RCW 42.56. &nbsp;The City of Yakima is committed to providing full access to public records in accordance with the PRA.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Public Records Act requires that the public records requested are for \u201cidentifiable records.\u201d Requests for records must include a reasonable description that would allow City of Yakima employees to locate responsive records. A general question is not a public records request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways To Request Public Records From the City of Yakima:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RecordsApp Request Portal:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/records.yakimawa.gov\/\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:#ffc107\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gray-dark-color\">https:\/\/records.yakimawa.gov\/<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>choose the &#8220;<strong>New Request<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mail a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/files\/2024\/05\/FORM-Records-Req-City-of-Yakima-WA_Updated-05-2024.pdf\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffc107\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gray-dark-color\">Request Form<\/mark><\/a> to:<\/strong> City Clerk&#8217;s Office, 129 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In-Person: <\/strong> City Clerk&#8217;s Office, 129 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business hours:<strong> <\/strong>8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codepublishing.com\/WA\/Yakima\/#!\/Yakima01\/Yakima0109.html#1.09.010\">YMC 1.09.010<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excluding City of Yakima recognized holidays (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codepublishing.com\/WA\/Yakima\/#!\/Yakima02\/Yakima0240.html#2.40.080\">YMC 2.40.080<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone: <\/strong>(509) 575-6037\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding City of Yakima recognized holidays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All records requests received, regardless of format, will be entered into the RecordsApp Portal for response.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/records.yakimawa.gov\/\" style=\"background-color:#18613f\">RecordsApp Portal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vehicle Accident\/Collision Reports via Public Records Request:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/files\/2024\/10\/DPPA-Certification-form.docx\">Supplemental Limited Vehicle\/Driver Record Information Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/files\/2024\/09\/City-of-Yakima-Public-Records-Act-Procedures-08-2024.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/files\/2024\/09\/City-of-Yakima-Public-Records-Act-Procedures-08-2024.pdf\">City of Yakima Public Records Act Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/clerks\/files\/2024\/07\/City-of-Yakima-Public-Records-Fees-and-Charges.pdf\">City of Yakima Public Records Fees and Charges<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/finance\/files\/Revised-25-Fee-Schedule-2.25.25.pdf\">City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington State Office of the Attorney General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.wa.gov\/public-records-and-open-public-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information guide on Obtaining Public Records<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"City Council meeting minutes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/minutes\/#meetings\" target=\"_blank\">City Council meeting minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a title=\"City of Yakima Municipal Code\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.codepublishing.com\/WA\/yakima\/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Yakima Municipal Code<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a title=\"Records Retention Schedules\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/archives\/RecordsRetentionSchedules.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Records Retention Schedules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimacounty.us\/280\/Birth-Death-Certificates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birth &amp; Death Records <\/a>(Yakima County)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a title=\"Marriage Licenses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yakimacounty.us\/253\/Marriage-License\" target=\"_blank\">Marriage Licenses<\/a> (Yakima County)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Public Disclosure Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <a title=\"Washington Coalition for Open Government \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncog.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Coalition for Open Government<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a title=\"Open Meetings Act Information\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.wa.gov\/open-government\" target=\"_blank\">Open Meetings Act Information and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sao.wa.gov\/\">Washington State Auditor&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Municipal Research and Services Center\" href=\"http:\/\/mrsc.org\/Home\/Explore-Topics\/Legal\/Open-Government\/Public-Records-Act.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington law requires state and local agencies to make public records available to the public, the Washington State Public Records Act (\u201cPRA\u201d) RCW 42.56. &nbsp;The City of Yakima is committed to providing full access to public records in accordance with the PRA. 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