Collecting restricted information without an authorization
Seattle Mun. Code ch. 14.12, subch. V, § 14.12.220
in effect14.12.220 - Collecting restricted information without an authorization
Departmental personnel assigned the duty of providing for the security and protection of visiting officials and dignitaries may, without an authorization:
1. Collect restricted information from records open for public inspection, newspapers and libraries, and written communications directed at the general public;
2. Collect restricted information about a demonstration or activity directly from a person who is planning the demonstration or activity in connection with a visiting official or dignitary and who is advised of the purpose of the inquiry;
3. Accept an unsolicited communication;
4. Collect restricted information from another criminal justice or governmental agency which was originally derived from public sources, from direct communication with the subject of the information, or as an unsolicited communication; and/or
5. When time is of the essence, collect restricted information on the condition that it shall be purged within 24 hours after receipt, unless an authorization is granted under Sections 14.12.150 or 14.12.230.
(Ord. 110572, § 21, 1982 [grammar correction and style update]; Ord. 108333, § 20, 1979.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.12COINLAENPU_SUBCHAPTER_VHAREINPRDI_14.12.220COREINWIAUFetched: 11/1/2026