Clark County Jail Roster

Clark County booking reports come from the Clark County Sheriff's Office and the Clark County Jail in Vancouver. The sheriff's office is the oldest law enforcement agency in Washington State, founded in 1849. The county runs an online jail roster that lets anyone search for current inmates by name. The roster lists the booking date, the charges, and the bond. For older booking records or items not on the roster, the county takes public records requests through the sheriff's records side. Both routes are open to the public, with no fee just to search.

Clark County Sheriff's Office

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Horch. The office was established in 1849 and is the oldest law enforcement agency in Washington State. The mission of the office is to protect and safeguard the community. The vision is to make Clark County as safe and livable as possible. The office values hard work, dedication, commitment to service, teamwork, a healthy work and family balance, personal integrity, and human dignity. The office posts an action plan that lists current efforts to strengthen the agency.

The sheriff's site has a jail services hub that links to the public roster, the visitation rules, and the records request form. Visit the Clark County Sheriff page for the main entry point. The page has the contact list for each unit and a map of the office locations. The sheriff also lists the jail commander and the records team for direct calls.

The sheriff page is the main hub. From there you can reach the jail roster, the records portal, and the staff directory.

The contact page at clark.wa.gov/sheriff/sheriff-contact-information lists the phone lines and the office address.

Clark County Jail Roster Search

The Clark County Jail roster is the main tool for finding current bookings. The page lists each person held at the jail with the booking date, the charges, and the bond. The roster is updated as new bookings come in and as releases happen. The page does not show booking photos in most cases. State law makes mug shots exempt from public release, with narrow exceptions for active investigations and sex offender notices.

The roster pulls from the jail records system. The Clark County Sheriff's Office is the agency in charge of the data. The roster page is a live tool, so the data shifts during the day. For an older record, you have to file a request with the records team. Visit the Clark County Jail Roster page to start a search. The page is open to anyone and does not require a login.

The roster page is the fastest path. It lists current jail holds in a single table.

Clark County Jail Services

The Clark County Jail Services page covers the rules for visits, mail, phone calls, and inmate funds. The page also has the address of the jail and the hours for in-person business. The jail is the main hold facility for the Clark County Sheriff's Office and for several city police agencies in the county. Bookings from the Vancouver Police Department, the Battle Ground Police Department, the Camas Police Department, the Washougal Police Department, and other local agencies come through the same jail.

For the full list of services and rules, see the Clark County Jail Services page. The page has links to the roster, the visit schedule, and the form to deposit funds for an inmate's account. The jail also runs alternative custody programs like Electronic Home Monitoring and Work Crew for inmates who qualify.

The jail services page is a good companion to the roster. It explains how each part of the jail operates.

How to Request Clark County Booking Reports

For booking reports older than the live roster, file a public records request with the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Send the request by email or by mail. Include the full name of the person, the date of birth if you know it, and the date of the arrest if you have it. The county must respond within five business days under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act. The first response may be the records, an estimate, or a request for more details.

Fees apply for paper copies. State law caps the per-page rate. There is no fee to inspect records in person. The records team handles booking files, incident reports, and other sheriff's office records. Court files are held by the Clark County Clerk and have a separate request path.

Note: Booking photos are exempt from public release in most cases under state criminal records privacy law.

Court and State Records Tied to Bookings

Each charge on a Clark County booking report has a matching court file. Felony cases go to Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver. Misdemeanor cases go to Clark County District Court or to a city municipal court. The Washington Courts case search at courts.wa.gov covers Superior Court files for the county. The page shows the docket, the case status, and the next hearing date. The site is free to use.

For state-level criminal history checks, the Washington State Patrol runs the WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov. WATCH is a fee-based name search of conviction data from courts across the state. For people in state prison, use the Washington DOC Offender Search. The DOC tool covers people held by the state Department of Corrections, not local jails.

Privacy Limits on Clark County Booking Files

State law sets the limits on what jail data is open. The jail register part of a booking file is public under RCW 70.48.100. The rest of the file is not. Medical screens, mental health intake, and victim contact data fall under RCW 10.97, the Criminal Records Privacy Act. The records team will redact those items before sending out a copy of a booking report. The basic facts on the public roster stay on the record.

Clark County Sheriff's Office History

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in Washington State. It was set up in 1849, before Washington was even a state. Sheriff Horch leads the office today. The mission is to protect and safeguard the community. The office runs the county jail, the patrol unit, and the records side that handles Clark County booking reports. The full Clark County Sheriff page is at clark.wa.gov/sheriff. That page also lists the action plan and the office values.

The jail in Vancouver books people from every law enforcement agency that works in the county. That includes the Vancouver Police Department, the Battle Ground Police Department, the Camas Police Department, the Washougal Police Department, and the state patrol. All of those bookings flow through the same county records system. Each booking on the public list is tied to a court file in Clark County Superior Court or Clark County District Court.

Note: A Clark County booking report shows the arrest, not the outcome, so the court docket is needed for the final result.

Court Files and State Searches

For each charge on a Clark County booking report, the court case can be looked up on the Washington Courts site at courts.wa.gov. Felony cases go to Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver. Misdemeanor cases go to Clark County District Court or to a city court. The case file shows the docket, the next hearing date, and the final order. Court records have their own request path that is separate from the jail records request.

For state-level data, the Washington State Patrol runs WATCH at watch.wsp.wa.gov, a name-based criminal history check. The state Department of Corrections runs an inmate search at doc.wa.gov. Use that one for people sent to state prison after a Clark County case. Both tools use data that ties back to the jail register fields set out in RCW 70.48.100. Sealed parts of a file fall under RCW 10.97 and stay out of public view.