Receipt and transmission of restricted information
Seattle Mun. Code ch. 14.12, subch. V, § 14.12.240
in effect14.12.240 - Receipt and transmission of restricted information
A. Sections 14.12.190 and 14.12.200 controlling the receipt and transmission of restricted information from and to another criminal justice or governmental agency apply to the handling of restricted information by departmental personnel assigned the duty of providing for the security and protection of visiting officials and dignitaries, unless the information is collected and transmitted in conjunction with a task force. Restricted information collected for an operating task force may be transmitted or purged with other task force materials.
B. Departmental personnel serving on or working with a task force of cooperating law enforcement and governmental agencies to provide security and protection while a visiting official or dignitary is present, and/or for a period of up to ten days prior to his or her scheduled visit, may:
1. Collect restricted information from cooperating agencies, provided that the information shall be purged within ten days after the visiting official or dignitary departs, unless an authorization under Sections 14.12.150, 14.12.160, or 14.12.170 or a certification under subsection 14.12.210.B.5 allows its retention; and/or
2. Transmit restricted information collected by departmental personnel to other cooperating agencies, provided that wherever practical, the first page and each page containing restricted information in a document transmitted shall contain a prominent notice limiting dissemination or use of the information to the specific purposes for which the document was transmitted, unless otherwise authorized by the Chief of the Department.
C. A log of each written transmission shall be maintained which contains the name of the subject of the restricted information and the recipient agency.
D. Nothing in this Section 14.12.240 shall prevent departmental personnel from transmitting an evaluation of information or pooling information in a common investigation of a series of related incidents as long as restricted information is not disclosed.
(Ord. 110572, § 23, 1982; Ord. 108333, § 22, 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_14.12.240RETRREINFetched: 11/1/2026