Camas Booking Reports Search

Camas Booking Reports cover arrests, jail intake files, and police incident reports made each day in the city. The Camas Police Department keeps the local case files, and the Clark County Jail in Vancouver holds the live roster for anyone booked in town. You can look up Camas Booking Reports online through the Clark County Jail tools, or file a public records request with the Camas city clerk. This page walks you through where to look, who to call, and what each office can hand you. Start with the tool below.

Camas Police Booking Reports

The Camas Police Department is the main source for Camas Booking Reports from city arrests. CPD keeps the case file, the booking sheet, and the officer narrative. The station sits at 2100 NE 3rd Avenue, Camas, WA 98607. Call 360-834-4151 during business hours to ask about a case or to start a records request.

Head to the Camas Police Department page for records info, unit contacts, and crime data. The image below shows that page.

File a formal request for a Camas Booking Report through the city clerk at cityclerk@cityofcamas.us, or call 360-817-1591. Staff will confirm the request, give you a tracking number, and reply as files become ready.

The city main portal hosts news, forms, and records info. Head to the City of Camas portal for the main site. The screenshot below shows that page.

All requests run under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act, and the city must reply within five business days.

Clark County Jail Records

Anyone booked by Camas Police heads west to the Clark County Jail at 707 West 13th Street in Vancouver. The jail is the main place to find a live Camas Booking Report. The Sheriff posts a daily roster online.

Go to the Clark County Jail Roster for a name based lookup. The Clark County Jail Services page lists visiting hours, bail info, and inmate mail rules. For Sheriff records, head to the Clark County Sheriff site.

Under RCW 70.48.100, every Washington jail must keep a public booking register. The register lists name, charge, and book time. Other parts of the jail file stay closed. That statute is why the Clark County Jail can post its daily Camas Booking Reports online.

Clark County is the oldest law enforcement agency in Washington, with the Sheriff's office tracing back to 1849.

Camas Booking Reports and State Law

Washington law sets tight rules on what a jail or police agency can release from a booking file. The booking log is open under state law, but the full jail file and the full police case report stay closed or limited. That split matters when you ask for a Camas Booking Report. The log shows name, charge, and book time.

Cleared cases often come out faster than open ones. Open cases may need redaction to shield witness names and sealed fields. Ask records staff where your case sits before you file. Knowing the status saves days of wait.

How Camas Booking Reports Work

A booking starts the moment a person is taken into custody. The intake desk logs the name, date of birth, charges, and the officer on scene. That data feeds the Clark County jail register and the CPD case file at the same time. After release, parts of the file move to the archive. The Camas Police case report stays with CPD.

Need an older report? File with CPD. Need to find someone right now? Use the Clark County roster.

Charges on a Camas Booking Report may change once the case hits the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. The court file holds the final outcome. Under Chapter 10.97 RCW, the Criminal Records Privacy Act, conviction data stays open while non-conviction data has tight release rules.

What to Include in a Camas Request

Records staff work faster when you give them the right facts up front. Keep the scope tight to hold fees down.

• Full name of the person booked
• Date of arrest or booking
• Case number if you have it
• Street or site of arrest in Camas
• Type of record you want

Type the request in plain words. Say what you want and the time frame. The city clerk can help you shape the ask if you are not sure what to name.

Records Outside Camas Police

Not every Camas Booking Report sits with CPD. The Clark County Sheriff works the land outside city limits, and the Washington State Patrol covers SR-14 and I-205 through the area. Federal arrests move to the U.S. Marshals. Each group has its own records path.

Try the WATCH system for a name based criminal history check. WATCH costs $11 per name and shows conviction data. For court outcomes, the Clark County court directory points to the right clerk.

The Washington Department of Corrections posts the state prison roster at DOC Incarcerated Search.

County Office for Camas Records

Camas sits in Clark County, and most jail and court records for city bookings flow through county offices in Vancouver. The Clark County Sheriff runs the jail and takes public records requests through the Sheriff contact page.

If your case moved out of the city, follow the trail to the county records officer. The courthouse holds the court file and the clerk processes records requests during business hours.

Clark County also runs a Sheriff contact page at Clark County Sheriff Contact with direct phone lines for records, patrol, and the jail. Use it when you need to reach a specific unit about a Camas Booking Report.

Camas operates its own municipal court for lower level charges, while felony cases move to the Clark County Superior Court. Each court clerk holds its own file. A Camas Booking Report from the police side will not show court outcomes, so plan to check both levels when tracking a case.

More on Camas Clark County Booking Reports

Camas Booking Reports come from the Camas Police Department and the Clark County Jail in Vancouver. The Camas Police office sits at 2100 NE 3rd Avenue, Camas, WA 98607 and the public line is 360-834-4151. Staff there can point you to the right form for an arrest record or jail roster check. The Clark County jail handles long term custody for most Camas cases, and the county seat in Vancouver is where most court files end up. Use Clark County Jail Roster for the main records contact, and start a search by name or case number when you have one in hand.

Most Camas arrest records come out of two systems. The first is the city police case file, written at the scene. The second is the jail intake record, made when the person walks into custody. Both files tie to the same booking number. Police records show the field side. The jail roster shows the live in custody side. To get a full picture, check both. Note: ask for the case number first, since it speeds up every later step.

Court hearings tied to a Camas arrest often start at Camas-Washougal Municipal Court at 2100 NE 3rd Avenue. The clerk there holds the docket, the bail data, and the next court date. For felony cases, the file moves up to the Clark County Superior Court. Jail records are kept in confidence under RCW 70.48.100, so only the small set of fields named in the law gets released to the public.

Nearby Cities

These cities also file booking records through Clark County.