Lewis County Booking Records

Lewis County booking reports come from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office and the Lewis County Jail in Chehalis. You can search the Lewis County jail roster online, look up bookings by name, and view recent releases. The Sheriff also runs a public records portal for older Lewis County booking reports. Use the tools on this page to find a person, get a record, or file a request through the records officer.

Lewis County Jail Roster

The Lewis County Sheriff's Office runs a public jail roster for the Lewis County Jail. The roster is an interactive table with the inmate name, ID number, booked at time, and a Notify on Release option. To start a search, go to the Lewis County Jail Roster. The site has filter functionality so you can find a name fast.

The roster has four tabs. The Jail Roster tab shows current inmates. The Bookings tab shows recent bookings. The Completed Releases tab reflects releases within the last 24 hours. The Release Calendar tab shows scheduled releases. An asterisk on the Release Calendar means the inmate may have more than one charge on file.

Note: Lewis County booking reports on the live roster are open under RCW 70.48.100. The jail does not guarantee accuracy, and staff cannot answer questions about release times.

Inmates can use the Completed Release tab to confirm their own release info to friends and family. General release times run between 5:30 AM and 8:00 PM.

Lewis County Sheriff Booking Reports

The Lewis County Sheriff's Office books all adults arrested by deputies and by local police in the county. Bookings happen at the Lewis County Jail in Chehalis. Local police from Centralia, Chehalis, Napavine, and Winlock also book at the same facility. That means the Lewis County booking reports cover all law enforcement in the county.

If you need to find a current Lewis County booking, the jail roster is the fastest way to start. If the name is not on the live roster, the person may have been released or moved to another jail. Call the Lewis County Jail to confirm. Note: Lewis County booking reports follow the same state rules as every other Washington county jail.

The Sheriff also runs the records unit and the public disclosure office. Both tie back to the same booking system. Records officer Casey Mauermann handles incoming requests for the county.

Public Records Requests in Lewis County

For older Lewis County booking reports or full incident files, file a public records request. The records officer is Casey Mauermann. Email: publicrecords@lewiscountywa.gov. You can submit a request online, by mail, in person, by email, or by fax. Mail: Lewis County Public Disclosure Manager, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, WA 98532. Fax: (360) 740-1494. To start online, go to the Lewis County Public Records page.

Lewis County uses a web-based Records Center for tracking and delivery. There is a View My Requests feature so you can check the status of an existing request. Many requests are completed by close of next business day. Complex requests may take up to five business days for an official response under RCW 42.56.

Note: The Public Disclosure Act provides existing records, not new ones. The county cannot create a new document for you. Some Lewis County booking reports get redacted under RCW 10.97.

How to Find a Lewis County Booking

Start with the live jail roster. If the name is on the list, you have a current Lewis County booking. If not, check the Bookings tab for recent activity or the Completed Releases tab to see if the person was just released.

Here are the main steps:

• Open the Lewis County Jail Roster
• Search by last name
• Check the Bookings tab
• Check the Completed Releases tab
• Call the jail to confirm
• File a records request for older files

The Sheriff and the courts work together on the criminal side. Use the booking info to look up a case in Lewis County Superior Court or District Court records.

Lewis County Booking Reports and Washington Law

Washington State law shapes what the public can see in any jail register. RCW 70.48.100 says every county jail must keep a register open to the public. The register must list the name of each person held, the hour and date of confinement, the cause, and the date and time of release. The Lewis County Jail in Chehalis follows this rule, and that is why the live jail roster shows names, book times, charges, and release info for every person in custody. The law does not force the jail to post booking photos on the public site, so those are not on the roster.

RCW 42.56, the Public Records Act, lets you ask for more than what the roster shows. If you want the full booking file, the arrest report, or the incident notes, send a written request to the Lewis County Public Disclosure Manager at 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, WA 98532. You can also fax to (360) 740-1494. Many simple requests get filled by close of the next business day. Larger requests may take up to five business days for the first response.

Some items in a Lewis County booking report are held back. RCW 10.97 covers sealed cases, juvenile files, and certain non-conviction data. Medical notes are not public either. The records officer will redact those items and send the rest.

Lewis County Courts and Booking Records

Each charge on a Lewis County booking report ties to a court file. Felony cases go to Lewis County Superior Court in Chehalis. Misdemeanor and traffic cases go to Lewis County District Court. Both courts sit in the county seat. You can search the full state court docket on the Washington Courts site. Use the name from the jail roster to pull up filings, hearing dates, and case status. The court file has charging documents, bail orders, and sentencing records that go beyond what the booking report shows.

For state-level data, the WATCH system from the Washington State Patrol covers conviction history. The DOC Offender Search shows anyone in state prison. Neither tool shows Lewis County jail bookings, though. The live jail roster at jail.lewiscountywa.gov is the only source for current local custody data.

Lewis County is a mid-size county in southwest Washington. The jail in Chehalis books people from the Sheriff, city police in Centralia, Chehalis, Napavine, and Winlock, and state troopers working the I-5 corridor. All those arrests show on the same Lewis County jail roster. That makes the roster the single source for all local booking data in the county. The jail roster is free to view. No login or account is needed. General release times at the Lewis County Jail run from 5:30 AM to 8:00 PM.