Due to the division’s limited staffing, financial constraints, and the high volume of requests to the Police Bureau, fee waivers will be rarely granted but will be considered under special circumstances. In most cases, the Police Bureau needs to recover the actual cost of providing records to offset the burden these requests place on the Police Bureau. Public interest and financial fee waivers will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you submitted a written public records request and it has been longer than 16 weeks, you may contact public records personnel at 50. If you have made your public records request online through the Portland Public Records Request Center, you may check the status of your request on the website. The processing time may take up to 4 weeks from when a public records request is received. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG TO GET MY POLICE REPORT/RECORD?Īs the result of an understaffed division, increased workload, financial restrictions, and the new Records Management System, the Police Bureau is currently experiencing a backlog of requests for public records. Please see the City of Portland Fee Schedule. Please be advised that all public records requests require payment. To submit a public records request or check the status of an existing public records request please visit the Portland Public Records Request Center. The Portland Police Bureau reserves the right to furnish copies of documents in lieu of inspection in order to provide for the protection of the records and to prevent interference with the regular discharge of the duties of the Portland Police Bureau and its members. Information related to an ongoing investigation.Examples of confidential, sensitive, or exempted information include (but are not limited to):

Oregon State Law prohibits disclosure of information deemed confidential or sensitive or as exempted from public disclosure.

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