Records Request

Public records requests can be made online here. People can also make requests for records in person or by e-mail, phone or fax (contact information for the City Clerk's Office is in the right column of this page). For police records (incident reports, collision reports, clearance letters, 911 calls and criminal history reviews/challenges), go to police public records requests.    

Upon receiving a request for records, the city will respond by either: 1) providing the record; 2) acknowledging receipt of the request and providing a reasonable estimate of the time the city will need to respond to the request; or 3) denying the public records request. Additional time may be required to respond to a request because of the need to seek clarification of what information is needed, to locate and assemble the information requested, to notify third parties or agencies affected by the request or to determine whether any of the information requested is exempt and that a denial should be made as to all or part of the request. (RCW 42.56.520)

Once the responsive records have been assembled, you will be notified that the records are available for your review in the city's Public Records Center.  Copies of records can be requested after the review is completed, or you may request to have copies made without conducting a review of the files. A fee of 15 cents per page (or per side on two-sided copies) is charged for letter-size copies of documents. Copy charges for non-standard pages or other media can be found in the duplication fee schedule.

The city's public records disclosure policy offers complete details about the Bellevue public records request process. 

Name of Requestor:
Address:
City, State Zip:
Phone:
E-mail:   Fax:

Title of Record (if known):
Location/Department of Record (if known):

Please describe the records you are requesting and any additional information that will help us locate them as quickly as possible. (Failure to provide information sufficient to identify the records may cause delay.)

Requestor's Agreement
I acknowledge that Bellevue's public records disclosure policy and duplication fee schedule are available for review.

I wish to have copies/duplicates of the records indicated above. I agree to pay all associated fees.
I wish to make an appointment to review the records indicated above before copies are made.

I realize that requesting records and not paying for the associated costs will mean that I must pay for them before the next request will be released.

I certify that any lists of individuals obtained through this request for public records will not be used for commercial purposes.