Vancouver Booking Reports Database

Vancouver booking reports cover arrests, jail intake records, and police incident files written each day in the city. The Vancouver Police Department keeps the local case files, and the Clark County Jail keeps the live booking roster for any person taken into custody. You can search Vancouver booking reports through the Clark County Jail Roster, or you can file a public records request with the city. This page shows you each office, the right contacts, and the laws that shape how records get released. Use the tool below to begin a quick lookup right now.

Vancouver Police Booking Reports

The Vancouver Police Department writes the case reports tied to each arrest in the city. Those reports become the source for any local Vancouver booking record. The Records Division sits at the West Precinct, 2800 NE Stapleton Rd, and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Staff can take requests in person, online, or by mail.

Start a request at the Vancouver Police Records page. You can ask for police reports, citations, warrant info, and local background checks. The screenshot below shows the live page.

Local background checks from VPD list contacts with the department but do not include conviction history. For full conviction data, the WATCH name check is the right tool.

The City of Vancouver also runs a wider records portal that takes police record asks. Visit the City of Vancouver Public Records page to file a request. The image below shows that page.

Police records contact is 360-487-7598 or vpdpdr@cityofvancouver.us. General city records contact is 360-487-8480 or citypdr@cityofvancouver.us. The records officer is Sarah Leffler. The city replies within five business days under RCW Chapter 42.56.

Clark County Jail Booking Records

Vancouver arrests are taken to the Clark County Jail at 707 West 13th Street. The jail has space for more than 650 inmates. The phone is 360-397-2211. Mail goes to PO Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666. The booking process records the arrest charge, court date, bail, and release date for each new inmate.

The county runs an online jail roster that you can search by inmate name. The roster shows the booking date, charges, class of offense, arresting agency, citation or warrant info, court date, court location, bail type and amount, and the release date.

Most arrest and booking details are classified under RCW 70.48.100. Only certain fields are open to the public. The state Criminal Records Privacy Act under Chapter 10.97 RCW shapes what conviction and non conviction data the jail can hand out.

Visitation is video only and limited to 30 minutes. Onsite visits are free, and remote visits have a fee. Email cntyjailservicesadmin@clark.wa.gov for jail records help.

Vancouver Booking Reports Fees

The City of Vancouver charges standard state rates for paper and digital copies. Black and white copies are $0.15 per side. Color copies are $0.52 per side. Mailings cost actual postage. For larger requests, the city may ask for up to a 10 percent deposit before pulling files. Inspection of records in person is free.

Clark County uses a similar rate sheet for jail records. Body camera video runs about $0.55 per minute for redacted clips. The records office tells you the cost before any work begins.

How Vancouver Booking Reports Work

A Vancouver booking starts at jail intake. Staff record the name, the time, and the charges from the arresting officer. The booking number is set right then. From that point, the Clark County jail register holds the live data while the person is in custody. The Vancouver Police case report tracks the same arrest from the field side, and it lives with the VPD records office.

For a current Vancouver booking, use the county roster. For an older case, file a request with VPD or with Clark County. Both routes pull from the same arrest, but each has its own kind of file.

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney decides the final charges once a case reaches court. The clerk at the Clark County Superior Court keeps the case file from there. A booking report and a court file share the same case number but live in two different offices.

Records Beyond Vancouver Police

Some Vancouver area arrests are made by other agencies. The Clark County Sheriff handles unincorporated calls. The Washington State Patrol covers I-5, I-205, and other state routes through the city. Federal arrests in Vancouver 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.

Court files for a Vancouver booking sit with the Clark County Superior Court. Use that directory to reach the right clerk.

County Office for Vancouver Records

Vancouver is the seat of Clark County, and most jail and court records for Vancouver bookings flow through county offices. The Clark County Sheriff is at 707 West 13th Street. The county jail is at the same address. The mailing address is PO Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666.

Note: most Vancouver booking photos are not released to the public, so plan your request around the data fields the law says are open.

More on Vancouver Clark County Booking Reports

Vancouver Booking Reports come from the Vancouver Police Department and the Clark County Jail at 707 W 13th Street. The Vancouver Police office sits at 2800 NE Stapleton Road, Vancouver, WA 98661 and the public line is 360-487-7355. 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 Vancouver cases, and the county seat in Vancouver is where most court files end up. Use Vancouver Police Records for the main records contact, and start a search by name or case number when you have one in hand.

Most Vancouver 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 Vancouver arrest often start at Clark County District Court at 1200 Franklin Street. 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 reports through Clark County or near by counties.