Search Lincoln County Mugshots

Lincoln County busted mugshots come from the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport. The sheriff books people in and out each day. The jail roster is open to the public. You can search by name and find recent bookings. Lincoln County mugshots are taken at intake and stay tied to the booking file. If you need to find a person in custody, the roster is the place to start. The Superior Court file fills in the rest. Both work together to show what happened after the arrest.

Lincoln County Jail Roster

The Lincoln County Jail is small. It holds people for the sheriff and for the courts. Booking happens around the clock. Lincoln County is rural. Most arrests come from rural patrols and from the towns. The jail roster shows who is in custody right now. You can pull it up on the sheriff page at lincolncountywa.gov. Each line has a name, a date, and a charge.

The jail register is public under RCW 70.48.100. That law sets out what must show on the roster. It covers the name, the hour and date of confinement, the cause, and the way the person was let out. Lincoln County mugshots taken at intake are part of that file.

Note: Roster info updates often, so a name may drop off within hours after release.

Lincoln County Sheriff Records

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is at the courthouse in Davenport. The records unit takes requests for police reports, jail records, and incident files. Most requests come in by mail or by email. Some you can drop in for. Under RCW 42.56, the agency has five business days to give you a first reply. They can hand over the file, ask for more time, or deny with a reason.

Conviction info from any Lincoln County case is open under RCW 10.97. Non-conviction data has limits set by RCW 10.97.130. Some Lincoln County arrest records will be open. Some will be held back. The sheriff has to weigh what the law lets out.

You can also call the sheriff for help with older files. Small county offices know their files well. Staff can often point you to the right place fast.

Lincoln County Superior Court

Lincoln County feeds the statewide Odyssey portal. You can run a name search on the Washington Courts site. The portal pulls Superior Court records from 37 counties. Lincoln is one of them. You can check filing dates, charges, hearing dates, and case status. Some files have document links. Most have the docket only.

The image above is from the Washington Courts name and case search. It is the main free tool to look up Superior Court records across most of the state. From the case file you can see how a Lincoln County booking moved through the system.

The Lincoln County Superior Court Clerk keeps the full file at the courthouse in Davenport. Walk-ins can ask for a copy. Bring a photo ID. Certified copies cost more than plain copies. Court staff can help you find a case by name or by case number.

Lincoln County Mugshots Online

Lincoln County mugshots and booking photos are part of the public record. The booking photo is taken at intake, along with prints and basic info. Many small counties post the photo with the roster. Some do not. If the photo is not online, you can ask for a copy through the records unit. The fee is small. The wait is short.

Booking photos are not the only record from a Lincoln County arrest. The case also creates a police report, an incident number, and a court file. Each piece is held by a different office. The sheriff has the report. The clerk has the case file. The state archive at digitalarchives.wa.gov holds older Lincoln County records that have been moved out of active storage.

Note: Older Lincoln County arrest records may live in the state digital archives instead of the county courthouse.

How to Search Lincoln County Arrest Records

To search Lincoln County arrest records the right way, work the systems in order. Start with the jail roster. Move to the Odyssey portal. Check WATCH for the statewide criminal history. Use VINE to track custody status.

• Lincoln County Jail roster for current bookings
• Washington Courts name search for case files
• WATCH for the statewide criminal record
• VINE for free custody alerts

The fee for a WATCH name search is $11. VINE is free. Court name searches on the Odyssey portal are free. Document downloads from the portal cost a small per-page fee.

Lincoln County Jail Visits

Visits at the Lincoln County Jail run on a set schedule. Check the sheriff page before you go. Bring a photo ID. Dress code rules apply. Most jails will turn you away if you do not match the rules. Mail rules cap the number of pages and photos per envelope. No hardcover books. Soft cover only. All mail gets opened and checked.

Bail in Washington uses cash or a bond. A bond agent charges 10% of the total bail. Release after posting takes a few hours. The jail has to clear the booking and run final checks before the person walks out.

Cities in Lincoln County

Lincoln County is rural. None of the towns cross our population threshold for a city page. Bookings from Davenport, Reardan, Sprague, Wilbur, Almira, Creston, Harrington, and Odessa all go through the Lincoln County Jail. The sheriff covers the rural areas around the towns.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Lincoln County. If a person was booked in a nearby county, check that jail first.