Orchards Arrest Records
Orchards arrest records are maintained by the Clark County Sheriff's Office because Orchards is an unincorporated community with no city police department of its own. All law enforcement services in Orchards, including patrol and arrests, are handled by the Clark County Sheriff, which has operated in Washington since 1849 and is the oldest sheriff's office in the state.
Orchards Overview
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Because Orchards has no incorporated city government, the Clark County Sheriff's Office is the agency you contact for all arrest and police records involving Orchards incidents. The Sheriff's Office is located at 707 West 13th Street, Vancouver WA 98660. You can also use PO Box 410, Vancouver WA 98666 for mail. The main phone number is 564.397.2211. Public counter hours for the Criminal Records and Warrants unit run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The Clark County Sheriff is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated parts of Clark County, which includes Orchards, Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, and several other communities. If an incident happened in one of those areas, the Sheriff's Office holds the report. If it happened inside the city limits of Vancouver or another incorporated city, you would need to contact that city's police department instead.
It is worth noting that 911 and dispatch records for Clark County are maintained by CRESA, the county's emergency communications agency, not by the Sheriff's Office. Collision reports on state highways are held by the Washington State Patrol. So depending on what type of record you need, you may be directed to a different agency even though the Sheriff's Office handled the underlying incident.
| Address | 707 West 13th St., Vancouver WA 98660 |
|---|---|
| Mailing | PO Box 410, Vancouver WA 98666 |
| Phone | 564.397.2211 |
| Counter Hours | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Governing Law | RCW 42.56 |
Clark County Public Disclosure Unit
Formal public records requests for Clark County Sheriff's Office records go through the Public Disclosure Unit. The unit processes requests under RCW 42.56, Washington's Public Records Act. You can submit a request online through the Clark County portal at clarkcountywa.mycusthelp.com, or contact the unit directly at the main Sheriff's Office number.
Fee schedule for Clark County public records follows Clark County Code 2.70. Paper copies cost $0.15 per page. Copies on DVD or CD cost $0.25 each. Faxed copies cost $1.00 per page. Postage is added for mailed requests. The county cannot charge you for time spent reviewing records to identify what is exempt, but it can charge for the actual cost of copying and transmitting responsive documents.
The five-business-day response rule under RCW 42.56 applies to all requests sent to the Clark County Sheriff's Public Disclosure Unit. Within that window, the unit must either provide the records, send a written acknowledgment with a timeline, ask for clarification, or issue a denial with a legal reason. If clarification is needed, the clock pauses until you respond.
Clark County Jail Roster
The Clark County Sheriff's Office publishes an online jail roster that lets you search for people currently in custody. The jail roster page shows each inmate's case file number (CFN), name, booking date, current location within the jail system, release date if scheduled, and charges listed at booking. You can filter results by date, which is useful if you are looking for recent bookings.
The roster is searchable and publicly available without a formal records request. Booking information is public under Washington law. Charges shown on a booking record reflect what the person was held for at the time of arrest and do not necessarily reflect the charges that were eventually filed by prosecutors. Charges can be added, dropped, or changed after booking.
Jail records beyond basic booking information are governed by RCW 70.48.100, which keeps most internal jail operational records confidential. You can find out if someone is in custody and what they were booked for, but records about medical care, disciplinary actions, and internal classifications are generally not public.
Criminal Records and Warrants
The Clark County Sheriff's Criminal Records and Warrants unit provides 24-hour support to law enforcement patrol. The unit enters wanted persons, missing persons, protection orders, and stolen property into the state's WATCH database and the national NCIC database. This ensures that when any officer anywhere runs a check, they see the full picture for that person or item.
For public criminal history searches, the Washington State Patrol operates the WATCH portal. A name-based conviction record search costs $11.00 and covers conviction records from courts across Washington State. WATCH shows convictions only, not arrests that did not result in a conviction. Criminal history under RCW 10.97.050 has specific rules about what is releasable to the public and what requires a court order.
Warrant information is generally not disclosed to the public. If you believe you have a warrant and want to confirm it, the best approach is to contact an attorney. The Criminal Records and Warrants unit will not confirm or deny active warrants to members of the public over the phone. This is standard practice statewide to protect law enforcement operations.
Washington court records, including case filings, dispositions, and sentencing, are searchable through the Washington Courts public name search portal. This is free and covers Clark County Superior Court and District Court records going back several years. Court records are maintained by the courts, not the Sheriff's Office.
Jurisdiction Notes for Orchards
Orchards sits in unincorporated Clark County, so jurisdiction can get a little complicated depending on where exactly an incident occurred. Incidents within Orchards itself go to the Clark County Sheriff. Incidents inside Vancouver city limits go to Vancouver Police Department. Traffic collisions on state routes or highways, including SR-500 which runs through the area, are typically handled by Washington State Patrol, and WSP holds those collision reports.
The Clark County Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) handles all 911 calls and dispatch records for the county, including Orchards. If you need a 911 call record or a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) report, you would contact CRESA rather than the Sheriff's Office. Both agencies operate under RCW 42.56, so the same request process applies.
Clark County Arrest Records
Orchards is served by Clark County. For full county-level arrest records, jail information, and Sheriff's Office resources, visit the Clark County page.
Nearby Cities
The nearby cities with their own arrest records resources are Vancouver and Camas.