Access Kirkland Booking Releases
Kirkland booking releases are kept by the Kirkland Police Department and the King County Sheriff. The city sits on the east side of Lake Washington, in King County. People arrested by Kirkland officers may be booked into the King County jail. To find a Kirkland booking release, you put in a request for the police report or look up the inmate roster online. The city has both a police records portal and a city clerk records portal. This page walks through which one to use, what they charge, and how long staff has to respond.
Kirkland Overview
Kirkland Police Public Disclosure
The Kirkland Police Department runs an online public disclosure portal for all police records. When making your records request, be as specific as possible. Date ranges narrow the search across thousands of documents. Keywords reduce the time it takes to find files. Case numbers help when you are asking for records tied to a specific event. Addresses also help.
After submitting a request, you will receive an email confirmation with a tracking number. A follow up email will be sent within the next five business days. If the request requires more than five business days to complete or requires clarification, you will be provided an estimated date when you will receive your records.
When you receive the response you can expect one or more of the following: full or partial release; a reference to records already on the city website; some records may be withheld or redacted; or no responsive records found. There may be a minimum charge of five dollars per certified record along with copying fees.
The Kirkland police public disclosure page is at kirklandwa.gov police public disclosure. The image below shows the layout.
That page is the right starting point for any Kirkland booking release tied to a police case file. The records team will route the request from there.
Note: Per RCW 42.56, requests for body worn camera recordings must include identifying info or risk being denied.
Body Worn Camera Records
Requests for body worn camera (BWC) recordings can be made online or in person at the Kirkland Police Department or City Hall. The city highly suggests submitting the request online for accuracy. Per RCW 42.56, BWC requests must include one of the following: name of person involved in the incident; incident or case numbers; dates, times, and locations; or identifying info of officers involved.
The PRA allows an agency to charge a requestor the reasonable costs of redacting, altering, or otherwise obscuring portions of body worn camera footage prior to disclosure. Exempt requestors include a person directly involved in the incident, an attorney for that person, certain state commission directors, and attorneys handling civil rights cases tied to the recording.
The City charges a rate of $0.84 per minute of body worn camera video redaction time to requesters who are not exempt under RCW 42.56.240. This rate applies to the time it takes to redact, not the length of the video. If the total estimated cost of redaction exceeds fifty dollars, a ten percent deposit may be required prior to processing.
Kirkland City Clerk Records
The City of Kirkland responds to records requests in accordance with RCW 42.56 and city legislation. Requests will be responded to within five business days. The city clerk handles many different record types: fire medical records, fire reports inspections and permits, GIS maps or layers, municipal court records, planning and building records, police records including BWC, public works records, and other city files.
The city clerk records page is at kirklandwa.gov city clerk public records. The screenshot below shows the layout.
From there you pick the type of record you want and the system routes the request to the right team. After submitting, you will receive an email confirmation with a tracking number.
Note: When the city denies a request for disclosure, the specific statutory exemption on which the denial is based must be identified.
King County Jail Records for Kirkland
People arrested by Kirkland police are often booked into the King County Jail. The King County Sheriff Public Disclosure Unit handles formal requests. They are at the King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Avenue, Room W-150, Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: 206-263-2103. Email: KCSODisclosure@kingcounty.gov. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed weekends and holidays.
The King County jail roster shows current inmates with booking dates and charges. For more on county-wide procedures, see our King County booking releases page. Per RCW 70.48.100, jail records are mostly confidential, but the basics like name, booking date, and charges are still public.
How to Search Kirkland Records
Start with the city's online portal. Pick the right form, fill in what you know, and hit submit. You will get an email tracking number. Inside five business days the records team will send a first response. They might give you the records right away, ask for more info, or tell you a date by which the records will be ready.
Inspection of records is free. Paper copies have a small per-page fee. Body camera video has the per-minute redaction cost listed above. For a fast turnaround, give as much detail as you can about the case.
Court records tied to a Kirkland booking can be searched at courts.wa.gov. That site is the statewide hub for court case data.