Everett Booking Releases
Everett booking releases come from two main sources. The Everett Police Department Records Unit holds the city side of arrest paperwork. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office holds the jail booking data once a person is moved into county custody. To search Everett booking releases you can file a request with the city records portal, ask the Everett PD Records Unit direct, or use the county public disclosure unit. This page lists the offices, the forms, and the sites you need.
Everett Overview
Everett Police Booking Releases
The Everett Police Department is the first stop for Everett booking releases tied to a city arrest. The Records Unit handles police reports, incident reports, collision reports, body worn camera footage, and general police records. The office is at 3002 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98201. You can call 425-257-8539 or fax 425-257-6501. The public records officer is Brent Flagg, Public Disclosure Manager. Email goes to EPDDisclosure@everettwa.gov. The Everett Police Department uses GovQA to take police records requests. Under RCW 42.56, the Public Records Act, the city must reply within five business days.
The Everett PD Records Unit page lays out what the unit does. It processes logs, court documents, public disclosure requests, and a lot of other paperwork tied to booking releases.
The page shows the unit's contact info and the range of records it pulls for the public.
Fees for body worn camera footage run $38.41 per hour of redaction time. The minute fee is $0.64 and is prorated for less than a full hour. This is set under RCW 42.56.240(14)(II). Plain paper copies cost $0.15 per page. Scanned copies cost $0.10 per page.
Filing for Everett Booking Records
Most Everett booking releases go through the city's online system. The City Clerk's Office runs a general records portal for non-police records. For police records you file a separate request with the Everett PD Records Unit. The City Clerk's Office is at 2930 Wetmore Ave, Suite 1-A, Everett, WA 98201. Phone is 425-257-8610. Hours run Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The clerk's email is PublicDisclosure@everettwa.gov.
Use the Everett Public Records Requests page to start. The page sorts requests by type so the right office gets your ask.
The page explains the split between police records and general city records. Pick the right path before you file.
Note: EMS and medical records are not subject to public records requests in Everett, and Everett Municipal Court records are held by the court and not by the city records office.
Everett Digital Records Center
Everett runs a free Digital Records Center that holds a lot of city content online. It has City Council agendas and minutes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, interlocal agreements, mayoral orders, the Everett Municipal Code, and real property info. You can pull most of this data with no cost and no request form.
Visit the Everett Digital Records Center to browse. The tool is good for background context when you work on a booking release case.
The page links out to each section of the city archive. Fees only kick in if you want printed or scanned copies.
Snohomish County Jail Booking Releases
Everett sits in Snohomish County. Anyone booked into the county jail goes through the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. The Public Disclosure Unit is at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. The phone is 425-388-3769. The email is Unit.SCSOPublicDisclosure@snoco.org. Hours run Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a noon to 1 p.m. break. You can file a request through the Snohomish County Public Records portal.
The Sheriff's Office also handles law enforcement records for cities that contract with the county. For Everett the city police handle its own arrests, but the jail data still flows through the Sheriff's Office once a person is booked.
State Sources for Everett Booking Releases
Beyond the local options, the state holds extra info. The Washington DOC Incarcerated Search is free. It shows people held in state prison. Use it when the person has moved past county jail. The DOC also runs a Wanted for Arrest page with active warrants.
The Washington State Patrol runs a paid background check tool. Use the WSP Criminal History page to order a full report. Results show convictions statewide. The VINELink site is a free victim notification tool that sends alerts when an inmate is released.
Traffic collision records for Everett are not handled by the city. They go through Washington State Patrol instead. Use the WSP site to request a collision report.
Statutes and Everett Records Limits
State law sets the rules. Under RCW 70.48.100, jail records are confidential. The law lists the few items the jail can share. These are the arrestee name, the date and time of booking, the reason for booking, the date and time of release, and the reason for release. All other jail data is held back.
The Public Records Act at RCW 42.56 covers the rest of the police records held by Everett PD. The Act forces the city to respond in five business days. Some records are exempt. Active investigation files are one example.
Note: Everett PD will not give out records lists for commercial use since state law blocks that.
In Person Visits for Everett Booking Releases
You can drop in at the Everett PD Records Unit during normal business hours. The office sits in downtown Everett. Bring a photo ID and the case number if you have one. Staff can check the file and tell you if it is ready to release or still part of an open case. A walk-in visit often gets a faster reply than a mailed form.
For the county, the Public Disclosure Unit at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue in Everett also takes walk-in asks. The same building holds the county sheriff main office. Since Everett is the county seat, the sheriff and the city police sit within a short walk. That makes a same-day trip doable for most records needs tied to an Everett arrest.
Note: Call ahead to confirm hours and holiday closures. The county closes for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. on most weekdays.
If you need a case number to start the search, ask the front desk to run a name lookup. Staff can often find a case tied to a recent booking in a few minutes. Older cases may take longer since the file could be in archive storage.
Snohomish County Booking Releases
Everett is in Snohomish County, and the county handles all jail booking data once a person is in custody. For the full county overview and more sources, visit our Snohomish County booking releases page.