Criminal justice requests are for law enforcement and criminal justice agencies only.
Examples of such agencies include:
- Local, state, and federal investigative and law enforcement agencies
- State child and adult protection agencies
- State and federal prosecuting attorneys and attorney generals
- Local, state, and federal courts
- Guardian ad litems with order of appointment
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) investigations
South Sound 911 police report information is already available to subscribing law enforcement agencies through LInX Northwest.
Criminal justice requests do not include requests by defense counsel (public or private). Requests by defense counsel should be submitted via subpoena or may be requested online via the Public Records Portal. Subpoenas may be sent to South Sound 911; ATTN: Records; 3580 Pacific Ave.; Tacoma WA 98418.
Receiving your Records
If you successfully submitted a request via the Criminal Justice Portal, you may check the status of your request(s) anytime. Log into the portal and go to View My Requests, then click the request’s Details button and look for the “Status” located under the Reference Number.
When a record is released, you will receive an email instructing you to log into the portal to view the record. Law enforcement agencies must review some records before releasing. This is why there may be a waiting period to receive a criminal justice request.
Please note:
- South Sound 911 is required by law to keep recordings of 911 telephone conversations for 90 days.
- The Public Records Act does not require South Sound 911 to do research, explain data, answer questions, or create new records for a request; however, the Call for Service Code and Disposition Code list may be helpful in deciphering certain records.
Additional Questions?
If you have additional questions that were not answered on this page, feel free to email us at PDR@southsound911.org or call 253-287-4900.