Pasco Busted Mugshots Search
Search Pasco busted mugshots, arrest records, and booking photos through the Pasco Police Department and the Franklin County jail. Pasco is one of the Tri-Cities and shares court and corrections work with Benton and Franklin counties. The city police hold incident reports, arrest data, and booking files. The county jail keeps the daily roster. This page covers the main tools to find Pasco mugshots, the offices that hold the files, and the steps to file a public records request for arrest records and police records.
Pasco Police Department Records
The Pasco Police Department handles the bulk of arrest records and police records inside the city limits. Reports cover incident files, use of force data, arrest logs, and crash reports. You can ask for a copy under the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56. The city site at pasco-wa.gov/police lists the department contact info, the records request form, and the rules for what is open and what is held back.
The department logs each request and tracks it by number. Staff respond within five business days under RCW 42.56.520. They may give a record, ask for more details, point you to a link, or send a date for the next step. Big requests come back in installments. There is no fee to inspect records in person, but copy fees apply for paper and digital files.
The image below comes from the Pasco Police Department page where the records request process is laid out.
The page lists phone, address, and the link to the city public records portal. It also shows how to file a complaint or ask about a case in progress.
Pasco City Records Center
The City of Pasco runs a central records center for all departments. View it on the main city site at pasco-wa.gov. The center logs every request, sends a tracking ID, and lets you check status online. Most arrest records, police records, and booking related files come through this hub.
From the home page you can reach the police link, the city clerk, and the records portal. Note: the city does not post booking photos on the public site, so a request for mugshots must go through the public records process or the county jail.
Franklin County Jail Roster
People booked in Pasco land at the Franklin County jail in most cases. The jail register is open under RCW 70.48.100. The law says the roster must list the name, the hour and date of booking, the cause, and the discharge data. The county sheriff posts the daily roster on the county site. Most jail rosters in Washington use the Tyler Technologies inmate inquiry tool, the same kind used by Benton County for its roster.
You can also use VINELink to get alerts when someone in custody changes status. The state Department of Corrections has its own inmate search at doc.wa.gov for people sent to state prison.
Court Records for Pasco Arrests
Most Pasco court files run through the Franklin County Superior Court and the Pasco Municipal Court. Statewide, the Washington Courts Odyssey portal at odysseyportal.courts.wa.gov holds case data for 37 of 39 counties. Franklin County uses Odyssey, so you can search Pasco case files there by name or case number.
The portal shows charges, hearing dates, and case status. Older or sealed files may not show up. Under RCW 10.97, conviction data is open, but non-conviction data over one year old is closed to the public. The state WATCH site at watch.wsp.wa.gov runs background checks for a small fee. WATCH gives conviction history only.
Search Tips for Pasco Mugshots
A few facts make a search go faster. The more you give, the better.
- Full name and date of birth
- Date or rough date of the arrest
- Booking number if known
- Agency that made the arrest
Start with the county jail roster for fresh bookings. Then move to the Pasco Police records portal for the full file. Use the Odyssey court portal for charges and hearing dates. Use WATCH for a state-level check. Note: RCW 10.97.130 limits the commercial use of mugshots, mainly to stop fee-for-removal sites.
Fees and Wait Times
Fees for Pasco arrest records and police records are capped under RCW 42.56. Paper copies run about fifteen cents per page. Scanning is ten cents per page. Digital files cost pennies per gigabyte. Postage is the actual cost. There is no fee to inspect records in person at city hall. Body camera video may cost more due to the time needed to redact faces and audio.
Wait times depend on the size of the request. A simple arrest report may come back the same week. A full case file with video may take weeks or months. Big jobs come in installments. You have thirty days from the invoice to pay or the request closes.
Franklin County Handles Pasco Bookings
Pasco sits in Franklin County. The county sheriff books most adults arrested in the city. The county jail roster, the superior court files, and the sheriff records cover the deeper data. Statewide tools fill in the rest. For tools that span the full state, see the home page.