As government employees, we are all subject to laws and regulations about how we manage records, and this includes how and when we dispose of them (destruction or transfer). For more information, see Disposition of Records guidance.

• Transitory records can be destroyed whenever you want, no documentation is needed
• Records already filed to Content Manager (CM) or stored at the Records Center do not require extra steps (Content Manager manages their retention and automatically initiates disposition once per year)
• For disposition of all other records, fill out a Disposition Request Form

For more information, visit the county’s Records Management Program website or contact them at records.management@kingcounty.gov. The Records Management Program, in the Department of Executive Services, provides guidance, resources, and training to all King County employees to assist them with managing King County’s public records according to state and local legal requirements and best practices.