Find Booking Reports in Grant County

Grant County booking reports cover every adult booked into the Grant County Jail in Ephrata. The Grant County Sheriff's Office posts the inmate roster online and updates it throughout the day. You can search Grant County booking reports by name, find a booking number, check charges, and see the bail amount. Use the links and tools on this page to look up a person, pull a record, or file a public records request with the Grant County Sheriff. The process is quick and most of the roster data is free.

Grant County Jail Inmate Roster

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is at the Grant County Courthouse, 35 C Street NW in Ephrata. Phone is 509-754-2011 Ext. 2938. The jail roster is posted on the county site and updates throughout each business day. Under RCW 70.48.100, the roster is a public record. State law says the name of each person in jail, the hour and date of booking, the cause of confinement, and the hour and date of release are all open to the public.

To run a search, open the Grant County Jail Inmate Roster page. The county states plainly that the roster is a public record and that news media can publish the info on it.

The Grant County jail inmate roster is the fastest way to look up a current booking.

The roster page shows the name, booking date, and charges for every current inmate. Under Washington law, booking photos are held back except when they help an active case or when a registered sex offender is being released. That is why you will not see mug shots on the public roster.

Grant County also keeps a broader Sheriff page that links out to the jail, records, and patrol info.

Use the main Sheriff page if you need patrol info, warrant data, or a records request form. It also lists the command staff and the public records officer.

Grant County Public Records Requests

Some Grant County booking reports take a formal public records request. Full incident files, body cam video, and booking photos are not on the public roster. File your request with the Grant County Public Records Office. The mailing address is P.O. Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823. Phone is 509-754-2011 Ext. 2938. Hours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act, the office has five business days to respond. The county points to Resolution 23-103-CC for its fee schedule. The Public Records Office does not handle requests for the Auditor, Coroner, or court records. It also does not run background checks. Grant County says a valid request must be for identifiable records per RCW 42.56.080.

The Grant County public records page explains the process in detail and lists what the office can and cannot handle.

Example case numbers use a format like 24GS01234, which is the year, a GS code, and a five digit number. That helps you spot a valid Grant County case number when you cross check a booking against the court docket.

How to Find a Grant County Inmate

Start with a last name. The Grant County jail roster is easy to scan. Look for the person, note the booking number, and check the charges. If the name is not on the roster, the booking may not be in the system yet. New arrests can take a few hours to show up. Call the Sheriff's Office to confirm.

Here are the main steps to find a Grant County booking record:

• Search the Grant County jail roster by last name
• Note the booking number and booking date
• Check the charges and any bail amount
• Call the jail if the name is missing
• File a records request for older files

For state prison data, use the Washington DOC inmate search. Grant County booking reports only cover local jail time, not state prison stays. Some records also fall under RCW 10.97, the Washington Criminal Records Privacy Act, which controls what the Sheriff can release.

Grant County Booking Reports and Courts

Every booking that leads to charges shows up on the Grant County Superior Court or District Court docket. Cross check a booking number on the Washington Courts public case search. That gives you the case number, hearings, and judge. District Court handles misdemeanor cases. Superior Court handles felony cases and family law.

Municipal courts in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Quincy, and other Grant County cities handle city level misdemeanors. A city court case may still tie back to a Grant County jail booking. The jail booking number is the bridge. It links the arrest, the jail stay, and the court case together.

Grant County Cities with Booking Reports

Grant County has several cities. Moses Lake is the biggest. Ephrata is the county seat and hosts the courthouse and main Sheriff office. Other cities include Quincy, Warden, Mattawa, and Royal City. All of those feed arrests into the Grant County Jail in Ephrata. The Moses Lake Police, Ephrata Police, Quincy Police, and Washington State Patrol all use the same county jail.

Note: Any arrest in Moses Lake, Ephrata, or the rural parts of Grant County shows up on the same jail booking roster.

Grant County Public Records Office

The Grant County Public Records Officer handles formal requests for older Grant County booking reports and other county files. The office is at P.O. Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823. The phone line is 509-754-2011 ext. 2938. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. The office does not process requests for the Auditor, Coroner, or Court Records, and it does not provide background checks or criminal history reports. The full request page is at grantcountywa.gov.

A Grant County public records request must be for identifiable records under RCW 42.56.080. That means a name, a date range, or a case number. A valid case report number in Grant County looks like 24GS01234 (year + GS + 5 digits). The fee schedule is set out in Grant County Resolution 23-103-CC. Free in-person inspection is allowed. Copy fees apply for paper output. Staff have five business days to respond.

Note: Grant County booking photos stay sealed under state law except when used for an active investigation or for a sex offender release notice.

Grant County Jail Roster Rules

The Grant County Jail Roster is a public record under RCW 70.48.100. The roster lists the name of each person in jail, the hour and date of confinement, the cause, and the hour and date of release. State law says that if someone goes to jail, the name and the cause are public. The Sheriff's Office and the news media can publish that data. The full roster is at grantcountywa.gov/1538.

Sealed items on a Grant County booking report fall under RCW 10.97. That covers medical files, mental health intake notes, victim contact data, and informant info. Booking photos are also sealed in most cases. For state-level data, the WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov runs a name-based criminal history check for a small fee. The DOC Offender Search covers people held in state prison.