Checking Criminal History in Pacific County
Start with the free Washington Courts Search Case Records index when the goal is to locate a filed criminal case. A felony file belongs to Pacific County Superior Court and its clerk. North or South Pacific District Court, South Bend Municipal Court, or a contracted municipal docket may hold lower-level matters. Use Odyssey Portal for Superior Court data and re:SearchWA for limited-jurisdiction records, then ask the correct clerk for the official file. WATCH answers a different question about statewide public conviction history.
The Pacific County government gateway provides a useful first view of local departments. Its separate links matter because court, sheriff, jail, and prosecutor files do not share one custodian.
The Pacific County gateway helps locate an office, but the record type still determines where a request must go.
- Search the Washington Courts index with the full name and likely court level.
- Note the cause number, court, filing date, and case type.
- Use Odyssey or re:SearchWA to review public docket details.
- Contact the court clerk for filed documents, certification, or an older file.
- Use WATCH or fingerprint review only when a state repository record is the actual need.
Pacific County Records at One Address
Several Pacific County criminal record offices use 300 Memorial Drive in South Bend, yet they are not one records counter. The courthouse holds Superior Court, the clerk, North District Court, Juvenile Court Services, the prosecutor, and PACCOM/911. The adjacent Public Safety Building holds the sheriff's South Bend office and Jail Services. Each has its own role, phone, mailing address, and legal access rules.
The county's department directory shows why a request should name both the record and the office. “The courthouse” is not a sufficient destination for a Pacific County criminal history request.
The Pacific County directory separates the clerk, courts, prosecutor, sheriff, jail, and emergency communications contacts that share the justice campus.
Superior Court Clerk
300 Memorial Drive, PO Box 67, South Bend, WA 98586
360-875-9320
Superior Court criminal files and copies
Pacific County Sheriff
300 Memorial Drive, PO Box 27, South Bend, WA 98586
360-875-9395
Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jail Services
300 Memorial Drive, PO Box 47, South Bend, WA 98586
360-875-9396
Current custody and booking records
Washington Official Background Checks
The Washington State Patrol Criminal Records Division maintains WASIS and operates Washington Access to Criminal History, known as WATCH. Its public name-and-date-of-birth search returns Washington convictions, arrests less than one year old with dispositions still pending, and registered sex or kidnapping offender information. It excludes most nonconviction data. WSP also warns that missing agency reports, delayed court dispositions, spelling variations, or close names can affect results.
A name match is not positive identification. WSP fingerprint review is the stronger path for a person checking their own record. The FBI's electronic process serves a different purpose: a person may request their own nationwide fingerprint-linked Identity History Summary.
| Official product | Listed fee | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| WATCH online name/DOB | $11 per name | Washington public conviction-history response |
| WATCH mailed name/DOB | $32 | Mailed Washington name search |
| WSP fingerprint conviction check | $58 | Fingerprint-linked Washington result |
| WSP Olympia fingerprint capture | $16 | Fingerprint service at the state section |
| FBI Identity History Summary | $18 | The requester's own federal summary |
Pacific County WATCH Match Limits
WATCH requires a legal first name, last name, and date of birth. Middle names and other names used can help separate similar people. Requester information is logged under Washington law, and the portal charges for each search even when it returns no exact match. A result should be treated as a possible name match until the identity and originating court records agree.
When reviewing your own Pacific County criminal history, compare the WATCH response with the court's judgment and disposition. If the state record appears wrong, identify the arresting agency or court that supplied the disputed event and follow WSP's record review and challenge process.
| WATCH field | Type | Required | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Yes | Legal surname |
| First Name | Text | Yes | Legal given name |
| Middle Name | Text | Not specified | Helps distinguish close matches |
| Date of Birth | Date | Yes | Month, day, and year |
| Other Names Used | Text | Optional on mail form | May require separate online searches |
Criminal Record Types
Pacific County criminal records describe different steps in a case. An officer writes an incident or arrest narrative. Jail Services creates a booking record. The prosecutor decides what charge, if any, to file. A court then keeps the pleadings, hearings, orders, disposition, and sentence. WSP receives qualifying arrest and disposition reports for WASIS. These records may use the same name and event date while still showing different facts.
No single database replaces the original custodian. Use the record that answers the question.
- Police and sheriff reports: narratives, probable-cause facts, evidence references, and incident numbers held by the arresting agency.
- Booking records: intake time, custody status, initial charges, holds, bond, and release data held by Jail Services.
- Court files: filed charges, docket events, pleas, motions, judgment, sentence, and later orders held by the named court.
- Repository history: Washington criminal-history information compiled from agency and court submissions by WSP.
- Supervision or registry data: selected DOC custody information and risk-based sex offender registry information.
Pacific County Jail Record Search
The free Pacific County Jail roster has separate Roster, Bookings, and Releases views. Its only exposed filter is last name. A public entry can show the SO or jail number, booking and arrest times, arresting agency, court abbreviation, bond status, warrant or citation number, and listed charges. It does not display a mugshot, date of birth, physical description, housing unit, or next court date.
The roster reports local custody, not guilt. A state-sentenced person belongs in the Washington DOC search resources, while a federal sentenced-prisoner search belongs in the federal locator.
The DOC route helps distinguish state prison or community custody from Pacific County Jail Services and local pretrial records.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator covers federal custody, not the county jail or Washington DOC.
There is no federal prison in Pacific County, so the federal tool is only a separate custody layer when a federal case is involved.
Pacific County Community Custody Records
Pacific County's budget uses the words “Department of Corrections” for local Jail Services, but that Pacific County unit is not the Washington State Department of Corrections. The county jail holds local pretrial detainees and qualifying local sentences. Washington DOC manages state prison custody and eligible community custody, which is Washington's term for supervised release in many felony cases. A roster entry that lists DOC as a billing agency or hold does not provide a full supervision history.
The DOC Raymond Field Office serves local community-custody work from 515 Fifth Street, Raymond, WA 98577, at 360-942-4817. Verify public custody through the DOC locator, then use the sentencing judgment for the legal terms of supervision. Officer notes, treatment information, medical material, third-party data, and active-supervision details may not be public. The Washington Indeterminate Sentence Review Board has release authority only over specified populations; modern determinate sentences more often use community custody.
Note: County Jail Services and Washington DOC keep different Pacific County criminal records even when both appear in one custody chain.
Inside a Pacific County Criminal Record
A Pacific County court record centers on the cause number, court, charge, filing date, docket, hearings, outcome, and sentence. A WSP record may add aliases, a Washington SID, fingerprint transaction identifiers, arrest cycles, dispositions, and supervision history. Booking records focus on intake and custody. Differences among these files do not by themselves prove that one is wrong.
Read status terms in their own context. “Dismissed” means the case ended without a conviction on that charge. “Acquitted” follows a not-guilty finding. “Vacated” reflects later statutory relief and does not mean every trace was destroyed.
| Name and identifiers | Party names, aliases, date of birth where released, SID or booking number depending on the source. |
|---|---|
| Arrest and booking | Agency, date, intake time, initial charge, bond, hold, and release status. |
| Charges and statutes | Officer-reported allegations or prosecutor-filed charges with Washington citations. |
| Disposition | Dismissal, acquittal, conviction, or later vacation as entered by the court. |
| Sentence | Custody, financial obligations, restitution, and community conditions in the judgment. |
| Custody or supervision | County jail, Washington DOC custody, local probation, or community custody entries. |
Why Pacific County Records Disagree
An arresting officer records believed charges. Jail staff carry those allegations into the booking file. The Pacific County Prosecuting Attorney then reviews the referral and may file a different charge, decline it, or wait for more evidence. The court records only the case that is filed. WSP later depends on agency and court submissions to connect the arrest cycle with its disposition.
Record flow: Arrest report › Booking › Prosecutor review › Court filing › Disposition › WSP update
For a current answer, compare the Pacific County court of filing with the original agency record. The Pacific County criminal court case file is the best source for the filed charge and final outcome.
- Arraignment
- The hearing where the filed charge is stated and a plea is taken.
- Disposition
- The case result, such as dismissal, acquittal, or conviction.
- Information
- The prosecutor's formal felony charging document used in Washington.
- Community custody
- Washington DOC supervision in the community for eligible felony cases.
Public Access Laws in Washington
The Washington Public Records Act governs nonjudicial county and police records, subject to exemptions. Court files follow judicial access rules instead, chiefly General Rule 31. RCW 10.97.050 controls dissemination of criminal-history information and limits most public nonconviction data. This division is why the Pacific County Public Records Center cannot fill a Superior, district, or municipal court-file request.
Protected victim data, juvenile information, sealed records, active investigative details, and specified personal identifiers may be withheld or redacted. An online omission can also reflect the limits of that portal rather than a sealed case.
Key Washington rules:
Chapter 42.56 RCW governs access to agency records and exemptions.
RCW 10.97.050 controls public criminal-history dissemination.
General Rule 31 sets the access framework for court records.
RCW 10.97.060 allows deletion of qualifying nonconviction history under stated conditions.
Route Pacific County Record Requests
The Pacific County Public Records Center routes sheriff case files, sheriff body-camera material, prosecutor files, and other county agency records. It does not accept court files or reports created by Raymond, South Bend, or Long Beach police. A body-camera request must include the separate county BWC form, and redaction charges may apply.
The portal's request tracking and invoice tools apply only after the correct county department receives the request.
The Pacific County Sheriff's contact page lists South Bend and Long Beach counters for records questions.
Both sheriff counters publish weekday hours, while city police reports remain with their respective cities.
- PCSO report or body video: use the County Public Records Center and include the BWC form when video is sought.
- Superior Court case: request the judicial file from the Superior Court Clerk rather than the PRA portal.
- City police report: contact Raymond, South Bend, or Long Beach because the county portal does not hold those files.
- Jail custody record: check the live roster, then ask Jail Services when older or fuller booking material is needed.
Sealed, Expunged, and Restricted Records
Washington separates adult conviction vacation, court-record sealing, juvenile sealing, and deletion of qualifying nonconviction history. Vacating a conviction under RCW 9.94A.640 or RCW 9.96.060 changes the judgment and dismisses the charge as the statute provides. It does not automatically destroy every court reference. Court sealing follows a separate rule and showing, while juvenile sealing uses RCW 13.50.260.
A motion goes back to the court that entered the judgment, not the Pacific County Public Records Center. The Washington Courts vacation and sealing form library provides the current statewide packets.
Pacific County may require local filing or hearing steps, so confirm the process with the sentencing clerk before submitting the statewide forms.
Pacific County Warrant Phone Chain
Pacific County has no verified countywide active-warrant name portal. The jail roster can show a warrant or citation number after a person enters custody, and the weekly arrest archive may describe a warrant arrest. Neither is a complete active list. Call PCSO at 360-875-9395 or 360-642-9404 and the court that may have issued the warrant.
Superior Court Clerk can be reached at 360-875-9320, North District Court at 360-875-9354, and South District Court at 360-642-9417. A DOC Secretary's Warrant covers a community-custody violation, not all court warrants. Never approach a wanted person; use 911 for urgent information.
Note: A stale docket entry is not safe proof that a warrant remains active or has been cleared.
Pacific County Criminal Records by City
Raymond, South Bend, and Long Beach are Pacific County's three largest incorporated cities by the official April 2025 estimates. Their police departments keep their own incident reports, even when an arrested person enters the county jail. Court routes also differ: Raymond contracts with Pacific County District Court, South Bend maintains a municipal court, and Long Beach municipal work runs through South Pacific District Court.
Begin at city altitude for the police narrative, then follow the named court and county booking channels.
Raymond Criminal Records
Population 3,155 · Raymond PD records and a district-court contract
South Bend Criminal Records
Population 1,735 · City police and a separate municipal court
Long Beach Criminal Records
Population 1,730 · City records and South District municipal work
Pacific County's Historic Record Center
Pacific County records reached South Bend by steamer after an 1892 county-seat dispute. Residents physically moved the records from Oysterville in 1893. The present courthouse opened in 1911 and became known as the Gilded Palace of Extravagance. Its art-glass dome, painted rotunda columns, and foyer panels sit beside offices that still hold active criminal case records.
The county's historic courthouse account documents that unusual record history.
The setting is historic, but access remains office-specific: the clerk handles court files and neighboring Public Safety offices handle sheriff and jail records.