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  • A designated driver stopped in Pullman, arrested for DUI and processed at the station

    Transparency BodycamOn YouTube: A designated driver stopped in Pullman, arrested for DUI and processed at the station (opens in a new tab)Pullman, Washington

    The momentA driver arrested at the roadside for impaired driving and read implied consent warnings before an evidentiary breath test.

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    Body camera footage of a traffic stop in Pullman. The driver, who says she is the designated driver, goes through roadside evaluations and is arrested for driving under the influence. The list this came from says the station portion includes the implied consent warnings being read before a breath test.

    What it showsThe whole arc of a DUI stop in one recording: the stop, the roadside tests, the arrest, and the warnings read before the breath test at the station.

    What Washington law says about this
  • A driver found asleep in a Pullman drive thru, then arrested for DUI

    Transparency BodycamOn YouTube: A driver found asleep in a Pullman drive thru, then arrested for DUI (opens in a new tab)Pullman, Washington

    The momentA person found asleep behind the wheel of a car that is not moving, and an impaired driving investigation that starts from there.

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    Body camera footage from Pullman of officers contacting a woman asleep in her car at a Taco Bell, then investigating and arresting her for driving under the influence.

    What it showsImpairment investigated where the car is not moving: a sleeping driver behind the wheel, and the roadside evaluation that follows the wake up.

    What Washington law says about this
  • A 21 year old stopped in Pullman, field sobriety tests and a DUI arrest

    Transparency BodycamOn YouTube: A 21 year old stopped in Pullman, field sobriety tests and a DUI arrest (opens in a new tab)Pullman, Washington

    The momentStandardized field sobriety tests given at a night traffic stop, followed by an impaired driving arrest.

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    Body camera footage of a night traffic stop in Pullman. The list this came from says the car was stopped for driving without headlights, that the driver did the eye test and the walk and turn, and that she was arrested and read her rights.

    What it showsStandardized field sobriety tests as they actually run at the roadside, and the arrest that follows them.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Seattle police stop shoplifting suspects at a Costco

    Seattle Police DepartmentOn YouTube: Seattle police stop shoplifting suspects at a Costco (opens in a new tab)Seattle, Washington

    The momentOfficers stopping suspected shoplifters as they leave a store, before any value is added up into a charge.

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    A Seattle Police Department release of officers stopping suspected shoplifters at a Costco. The list this came from says officers met them in the store vestibule and took them into custody there.

    What it showsA retail theft arrest from the department's own camera, as a picture of the encounter the theft ladder's degrees are applied to afterward.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Richland police serve a search warrant at a restaurant

    Apple Valley News NowOn YouTube: Richland police serve a search warrant at a restaurant (opens in a new tab)Richland, Washington

    The momentOfficers executing a search warrant at a business and collecting records and recordings.

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    Full body camera footage of Richland police searching the Moon Palace restaurant. The list this came from says officers served a warrant on the business during an investigation and collected records and security recordings.

    What it showsA warrant served on a business rather than a home: who is told, what is looked for, and what is taken.

    What Washington law says about this
  • A Washington attorney on whether a driver must tell an officer about a gun

    Washington Gun LawOn YouTube: A Washington attorney on whether a driver must tell an officer about a gun (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentWhether a driver carrying a firearm has to tell an officer about it during a traffic stop.

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    A Washington firearms attorney answers whether a person carrying a firearm has to tell an officer about it during a stop in Washington.

    What it showsThe disclosure question asked about Washington specifically, which matters because the answer differs from state to state.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Two Washington defense attorneys on a DUI stop

    J & S Law Group, PLLCOn YouTube: Two Washington defense attorneys on a DUI stop (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentWhat happens at an impaired driving stop, from the first contact to the arrest decision.

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    A Law Talk episode in which two Washington defense attorneys go through what happens at a DUI stop in Washington.

    What it showsThe stop described by lawyers who practice in Washington courts, beside the statutes the section quotes.

    What Washington law says about this
  • The 10 day notice to comply or vacate, from the Pierce County Law Library

    Pierce County Law LibraryOn YouTube: The 10 day notice to comply or vacate, from the Pierce County Law Library (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentThe written notice a landlord has to serve before an eviction can be filed in court.

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    A Pierce County Law Library session on Washington's 10 day notice to comply or vacate, the notice a landlord serves before an eviction case can be filed.

    What it showsThe notice that starts a Washington eviction, explained by a county law library rather than by either side of a case.

    What Washington law says about this
  • How an eviction case moves through court in Washington

    TacomaprobonoOn YouTube: How an eviction case moves through court in Washington (opens in a new tab)Tacoma, WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentThe steps of an eviction case, from the papers served on a tenant to the hearing before a judge.

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    A Tacoma legal aid program walks through the eviction process in Washington, from the summons and complaint to the court hearing.

    What it showsThe court steps of an eviction in order, from the program that represents tenants in them.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Submitting evidence for a protection order, from the King County Law Library

    King County Law LibraryOn YouTube: Submitting evidence for a protection order, from the King County Law Library (opens in a new tab)King County, WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentGathering and filing evidence for a hearing on a civil protection order.

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    A King County Law Library guide to submitting evidence for a protection order hearing in Washington.

    What it showsWhat a court asks for at a protection order hearing, explained by a county law library.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Restraining, protection and no contact orders in Washington, told apart

    Witt Law Group PSOn YouTube: Restraining, protection and no contact orders in Washington, told apart (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentThe difference between a civil protection order, a family court restraining order and a criminal no contact order.

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    A Washington attorney explains the difference between restraining orders, protection orders and no contact orders.

    What it showsThree orders with similar names and different sources, which is the confusion most people bring to the section.

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  • Vacating, expunging and sealing a criminal record in Washington

    The Law Office of Stefanie DornOn YouTube: Vacating, expunging and sealing a criminal record in Washington (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentClearing an old conviction from a criminal record, and the difference between vacating and sealing.

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    A Washington attorney answers common questions about vacating a conviction and sealing or expunging a criminal record in Washington.

    What it showsThe vocabulary of clearing a record in Washington, where vacating and sealing are different things.

    What Washington law says about this
  • What happens at an arraignment in Washington

    Witt Law Group PSOn YouTube: What happens at an arraignment in Washington (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentA first court appearance after a criminal charge, where a plea is entered and release conditions are decided.

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    A Washington attorney explains what happens at an arraignment, the first court hearing after a criminal charge.

    What it showsThe first hearing after a charge, where a plea is entered and release conditions are set.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Custody in Washington: parenting plans, changes and moving away

    Elise Buie Family Law Group, PLLCOn YouTube: Custody in Washington: parenting plans, changes and moving away (opens in a new tab)WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentHow a court sets a parenting schedule, and what it takes to change it or move a child away.

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    A Washington family law firm explains parenting plans, how they are changed, and what happens when a parent wants to relocate.

    What it showsThe parenting plan, which is what Washington calls the custody arrangement, and the two ways it most often comes back to court.

    What Washington law says about this
  • Informal family law trials in King County

    King County Law LibraryOn YouTube: Informal family law trials in King County (opens in a new tab)King County, WashingtonExplained, not filmed

    The momentA family court trial run informally, with the parties speaking to the judge directly.

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    A King County Law Library guide to the informal family law trial, a way of trying a family case in which the parents speak to the judge directly.

    What it showsA trial format many parents do not know they can ask for, explained by the county's law library.

    What Washington law says about this

About these videos

All 15 of these were filmed in Washington. The doctrine travels, the statute does not. A stop in Kentucky can show you exactly what a field sobriety refusal looks like without telling you a thing about what Washington requires, so every card names where it happened, names the moment it is an instance of, and links to the Washington section that carries the law.

What no card does is say how an encounter would have come out here. What an officer knew, what was said off camera and what the report said are none of them on the recording, so this site does not rule on the incident. It names the moment and lets Washington speak for itself.

Some of these are the encounter and some are a lawyer walking through one. Both are useful and they are not the same thing, so a card that is somebody explaining says explained, not filmed on its face.

About this guide — these recordings belong to the people who made them and are embedded, not hosted. Including one is not an endorsement of anyone in it, and an outcome on camera is not a ruling on what Washington law requires. Current as of September 2026.