SeaTac Booking Reports Lookup

SeaTac booking reports cover arrests, jail intake records, and police case files written each day in the city. The SeaTac Police Department is run by the King County Sheriff's Office under contract, and bookings move to the SCORE Jail in Des Moines. You can search SeaTac booking reports by going through the King County Sheriff's records portal, or by filing a request for jail data with SCORE. This page shows you each step, the contacts, and the laws that shape what gets released. Use the tool below to start a quick lookup.

SeaTac Police Booking Reports

The SeaTac Police Department is run by the King County Sheriff's Office under a contract with the city. The local office sits at 4800 S. 188th Street and the phone is 206-973-4900. Officers patrol the city, take 911 calls, and write the case reports tied to each arrest. Those reports are the source for any local SeaTac booking record.

Because KCSO writes the reports, the records request goes to the sheriff's records unit instead of a city clerk. Visit the SeaTac Records via KCSO page to file your request for booking reports, incident files, dispatch logs, and body camera clips. The image below shows the live page.

The portal lets you fill out the request, track the case, and pay any fee that applies. KCSO replies within five business days under RCW Chapter 42.56. Note: when you file, name SeaTac in the subject so the records officer pulls the right files.

SCORE Jail Booking Records

SeaTac is a member city of the South Correctional Entity, or SCORE. The jail sits in Des Moines and serves several south King County cities. Anyone booked by SeaTac police is taken to SCORE for intake. The booking number is set at the door, and from there the SCORE roster holds the live data for the length of the stay.

SCORE runs an inmate roster you can search by name. The roster shows the booking date, charges, court date, and bail. Most jail records, including booking photos, are not public under RCW 70.48.100. The law lists the small set of fields that have to be released.

The state Criminal Records Privacy Act under Chapter 10.97 RCW shapes what conviction and non conviction data the jail can hand out.

How SeaTac Booking Reports Work

A SeaTac booking starts at the SCORE intake desk. Staff record the name, the time, and the charges from the arresting officer. The booking number is set right then. From that point on, the SCORE roster holds the live data while the person is in custody.

The KCSO case report tracks the same arrest from the field side, and it lives with the sheriff's records unit. For a current booking, use the SCORE roster. For an older case, file a request with KCSO.

For court files tied to a SeaTac booking, the King County District Court at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent often handles the early hearings. The King County court directory points to the right clerk.

SeaTac Booking Reports Fees

KCSO charges standard state rates for paper and digital copies. Paper is $0.15 per page. Scans are $0.10 per page. Body camera video runs about $0.92 per minute for redacted clips. Inspection of records in person is free.

SCORE follows the same rate sheet for jail records. Larger requests may need a 10 percent deposit before any work begins.

Records Beyond SeaTac Police

Some SeaTac arrests are made by other agencies. The Port of Seattle Police handles calls inside the airport. The Washington State Patrol covers I-5, I-405, and SR 518 through the city. Federal arrests in SeaTac move to the U.S. Marshals Service. Each agency keeps its own booking files.

For a name based history, the state runs the WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov. WATCH costs $11 per name and pulls conviction data only. It is the broadest legal way to look up an arrest record without a court order.

County Office for SeaTac Records

SeaTac sits inside King County, and the King County Sheriff's Public Disclosure Unit handles most records tied to SeaTac arrests. The unit is at 516 3rd Avenue, Room W-116, in the King County Courthouse in Seattle. Phone calls go to the unit during normal business hours.

If you do not know which agency made the arrest, start with the sheriff's records unit. Staff can route the request to the right place.

More on SeaTac King County Booking Reports

SeaTac Booking Reports come from the King County Sheriff under the city police contract, with intake at the SCORE Jail in Des Moines. The SeaTac Police office sits at 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188 and the public line is 206-973-4900. Staff there can point you to the right form for an arrest record or jail roster check. The King County jail handles long term custody for most SeaTac cases, and the county seat in Seattle is where most court files end up. Use King County Sheriff for the main records contact, and start a search by name or case number when you have one in hand.

Most SeaTac 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 SeaTac arrest often start at King County District Court at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. The clerk there holds the docket, the bail data, and the next court date. For felony cases, the file moves up to the King 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.

Cases that move from the field to the SCORE Jail get a fresh booking number at intake. The roster shows the name, the charges, and the bail set by the on call judge. The SeaTac desk does not hold long term inmate files. For older case data, file the public records request with King County. The county has a five day rule under RCW 42.56, the same law that shapes every police record search in the state.

If you need a name based history that goes past the SeaTac city line, the WATCH service from the Washington State Patrol pulls statewide conviction data for $11 per name. The state Criminal Records Privacy Act under RCW 10.97 sets the limits on what gets shared and what stays sealed.

Nearby Cities

These cities also file booking reports through King County or SCORE.