Yakima Busted Mugshots
Search Yakima busted mugshots, jail roster data, arrest records, and booking photos through the Yakima Police Department and the Yakima County Jail. Yakima is the seat of Yakima County in south central Washington. Most adult arrests in the city run through the county jail on North Front Street. This page walks through the main tools to find Yakima mugshots, the offices that hold police records, and the steps to file a public records request for Yakima arrest records.
Yakima Police Records
The Yakima Police Department sits at 200 South 3rd Street, Yakima, WA 98901. The main phone line is (509) 575-6200. Records is (509) 575-3571. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The records unit holds incident reports, accident reports, and arrest records. Response time is five to ten business days for non-sensitive reports. The unit page sits at yakimawa.gov police department.
The department also runs a small city jail at the same 200 South 3rd Street location with a separate roster. Concealed pistol license applications go through yakimapolice.org. For a statewide criminal history, the department points users to the Washington State Patrol WATCH program. Police records requests run under RCW 42.56 and get a five business day first response under RCW 42.56.520.
Note: The city has a separate records unit from the county sheriff. Send the ask to the right shop.
Yakima County Jail Roster
The Yakima County Jail sits at 111 North Front Street, Yakima, WA 98901. The main phone is (509) 574-1700. The jail runs an average daily population of 864 with 235 staff and about 10,000 bookings a year. The inmate search page is at yakimacounty.us/2240/Inmate-Lookup. Search by name, booking number, date range, or A to Z.
The roster shows full name, booking number, date in, location, and planned release date. Mugshots and booking photos are confidential under RCW 70.48.100, which sets jail record rules, and under RCW 10.97 for non-conviction data. Video visiting runs Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and you must call (509) 574-2929 to schedule. For more, see the Yakima County busted mugshots page.
Yakima Sources
The lead-in below links to the Yakima city homepage used to grab the screenshot. The page carries links to the police, court, and records request tools.
See yakimawa.gov for the main city hub.
From the home page, click the police services link or the records request link. Both paths lead to Yakima arrest records tools.
Yakima County Sheriff Records
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office sits at 1822 South 1st Street, Yakima, WA 98903. The main line is (509) 574-2500. The records line is (509) 574-2625. Hours run Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The records manager is Chief CarriAnn Ross. Collision reports are also on LexisNexis for faster insurance access.
Fees run fifteen to twenty-five cents per page. Certified copies cost five to fifteen dollars. Name searches run ten to fifteen dollars each. Warrants go through (509) 574-2500 or Recorder at (509) 574-1400. The sheriff uses an online portal 24/7 for records requests.
Under RCW 10.97.130, no site can charge a fee to take down a Yakima mugshot from the web.
Yakima Court Records
Yakima County Superior Court sits at 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901. The clerk line is (509) 574-2700. The court handles felonies, civil cases over one hundred thousand dollars, divorce, adoption, and appeals. Copy fees run fifty cents per page. Certified copies cost five dollars for the first page and one dollar each more. Civil filing is two hundred eighty dollars.
Yakima County District Court at 128 North 2nd Street, Room 226 handles misdemeanors, civil cases under one hundred thousand, small claims, and traffic. Phone is (509) 574-1800. The Yakima Municipal Court at 129 North 2nd Street handles city misdemeanors, traffic, and ordinance cases. It runs about 30,000 cases a year. Yakima County is on the statewide Odyssey portal for case summaries.
Search Tips for Yakima Mugshots
A good Yakima mugshot search needs a few key facts.
- Full name and date of birth
- Rough date of arrest
- Booking or case number
- Arresting agency, city or county
Start on the Yakima County jail roster for current bookings. Move to the Yakima Police records unit for the full police file. Use the Odyssey portal for case summaries. Check WATCH at watch.wsp.wa.gov for a state-level history check.
State Tools for Yakima Records
Washington runs state tools that help with Yakima busted mugshots and arrest records. The WATCH site at watch.wsp.wa.gov gives conviction data for a small fee. The state Department of Corrections runs its own inmate search for people in state prison. VINELink at 1-877-846-3492 sends free alerts when custody status changes. Yakima County sits on the statewide Odyssey portal at odysseyportal.courts.wa.gov.
The Washington State Patrol holds collision reports. See wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records or call 360-570-2355 for a copy. The PACER system holds federal court files for the Eastern District of Washington.
Note: Commercial use of Yakima mugshots has limits under RCW 10.97.130.
The Yakima County Public Records portal sits at yakimacounty.us/1880/Public-Records. The records officer is Patricia Andersen at (509) 574-1200 or recordsrequest@co.yakima.wa.us. Juvenile Court access runs through (509) 574-2055 and is restricted.
The Yakima County Sheriff records manager is Chief CarriAnn Ross. Email tracy.hyatt@co.yakima.wa.us. The sheriff's online records portal runs 24/7 for Yakima arrest record asks. Family Court files for adoption, divorce, and custody are held by the Superior Court clerk under seal.
Yakima County Handles Bookings
Yakima is the seat of Yakima County. The county jail books most adults arrested in the city. For county-wide tools, jail data, and sheriff links, see the Yakima County busted mugshots page.