King County Arrest Records Search

King County arrest records span the most populous county in Washington, covering Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, and dozens of other cities. You can search current detainees through the DAJD detention portal, look up SCORE jail inmates, request records from the Sheriff's Office, and track court case outcomes through multiple official channels.

DAJD Detention Portal and Subject Lookup

The King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) runs a public-facing detention portal at dajd-jms.powerappsportals.us. To search, go to the Public section and select Subject Lookup. You can search by name or booking number to check whether someone is currently in King County detention. The portal covers both of King County's main adult facilities: the King County Correctional Facility at 500 5th Avenue in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center at 620 W James Street in Kent.

The DAJD administrative office is located at 516 Third Avenue, Room #245, Seattle, WA 98104, and is open from 8:00 AM to 4:40 PM on weekdays. If you cannot find what you need through the portal, contacting the administrative office directly is your next step. Staff can help clarify which facility holds a specific person or how to access records for a closed case.

The King County Detention Portal provides real-time subject lookup for people currently in county custody at any DAJD-managed facility.

Use Subject Lookup under the Public tab to search by name and confirm custody location before calling the jail.

King County operates two major adult detention facilities. The King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle handles pre-trial detention and shorter sentences. The Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent serves the south county area and also handles court proceedings, which means people transferred there may have upcoming hearings scheduled. VINELink covers both facilities, so you can set up victim notification alerts through vinelink.com for either location.

SCORE Jail Inmate Search

Some King County cities use the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) facility rather than the county jail. SCORE is a regional jail at jils.scorejail.org and can be reached by phone at 206-257-6200. The SCORE portal lets you search current inmates, look up past bookings and releases, and check scheduled court events. It also connects to VINELink for victim notification.

If you are not sure whether someone is at a SCORE facility or a DAJD facility, searching both systems is the fastest way to find out. SCORE serves several King County cities under interlocal agreements, so a person arrested by a King County city police department may end up at SCORE rather than the county jail depending on which city they were arrested in.

SCORE provides several search functions beyond just current inmates. The past bookings and releases search lets you look back at recent detention history. The scheduled court events feature is useful if you need to know when someone will appear before a judge. This can save a trip to the courthouse if you are just trying to track a case timeline.

King County Sheriff Records Requests

The King County Sheriff's Office handles records requests through its records request portal. This covers incident reports, arrest reports, and other law enforcement records generated by KCSO deputies. The Sheriff's Office also contracts with several cities to provide police services, including Burien, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, and Maple Valley. Arrest records from those contract cities would come through the Sheriff, not a separate city police department.

The King County Sheriff Records portal provides access to request forms, instructions, and status tracking for law enforcement records from KCSO and its contract city operations.

The Sheriff's Office offers request forms in more than 16 languages, reflecting the diverse communities KCSO serves across King County.

Multilingual access is a notable feature of the King County Sheriff records system. Forms and guidance are available in over 16 languages. This matters in a county as diverse as King County, where many residents may not primarily communicate in English. If you need help submitting a request in another language, the multilingual forms are a good starting point.

Under RCW 42.56, the Sheriff must respond to records requests within 5 business days. The response acknowledges the request and provides an estimated timeline. Complex requests or those involving large volumes of records may take longer, but the initial 5-day acknowledgment is required by law.

Washington Public Records Law and King County

King County operates under the Washington Public Records Act at RCW 42.56. This law gives the public the right to access most government records, including arrest records and jail logs. The county cannot deny access without citing a specific statutory exemption. Routine arrest reports and booking records are generally available.

The jail register requirement under RCW 70.48.100 means King County must maintain a public record showing who has been booked, when, why, and when they were released. The DAJD portal and SCORE inmate search are the online implementations of this legal requirement. Both provide the name, booking date, and charges for current and recent inmates.

Under RCW 10.97.050, conviction records are freely available to the public. Non-conviction data, meaning arrests that did not lead to conviction, is available for inspection but there are rules around how it can be shared. If you are researching someone's arrest history in King County and the case was dismissed or charges were not filed, that arrest data may still appear in records but with restrictions on broader dissemination.

For statewide criminal history, the Washington State Patrol's WATCH portal runs a $11 name-based search. This covers the full state, so it is useful if you want to know whether someone has arrests or convictions in other Washington counties beyond King.

Court case records for King County, including criminal cases following an arrest, are available through the Washington Courts public access portal. Search by name or case number to find charge information, hearing dates, and final case dispositions for King County Superior Court and District Court cases.

King County Arrest Records: City Coverage

King County is large enough that multiple police agencies operate within its borders. Seattle Police, Bellevue Police, Kent Police, and many other city departments make arrests that generate their own records. For arrests made by city police, records requests go to that city's police department, not the Sheriff. However, the person booked may still end up at a county or SCORE facility depending on the charges and the city's agreements.

The King County Sheriff's Office directly polices unincorporated King County and several contract cities: Burien, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, Maple Valley, and others. For those cities, all records requests go through the Sheriff's portal linked above. Checking which agency polices a specific city helps you identify the right records source from the start.

Regardless of which agency made the arrest, the booking information for King County facilities appears in the DAJD portal or SCORE database. So if you just need to check custody status, you can use those tools no matter which police department made the original arrest.

Cities in King County

King County contains more cities with dedicated arrest records pages than any other county in Washington. All criminal cases are processed through the King County court system in Seattle or the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Nearby Counties

King County borders several other Washington counties. If a case crosses county lines or you are unsure which county holds records, check these neighboring jurisdictions.