This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve official records, conduct background checks, correct agency data, or accept a Washington vacation or sealing filing. Contact the responsible government custodian.
Need an Official Record?
Use the office tied to the record type:
- Court case files: use the Adams County court case lookup, then request copies from the court that heard the case
- Criminal history and rap sheets: contact Washington State Patrol Criminal Records Division
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Corrections Center
- Official background checks: order through Washington State Patrol's WATCH or fingerprint-review channels
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Vacation and record sealing: file in the sentencing court
County Sheriff and jail records route through the Adams County Sheriff's Office, 210 W Broadway Avenue, Ritzville, WA 99169. Call 509-659-1122 for Sheriff routing or 509-659-3331 for current Corrections Center custody information. The Superior Court number is 509-659-3271 and the County Clerk is 509-659-3257 at the same courthouse. District Court is in Suite 305, Ritzville, at 509-659-1002, and at 425 E Main Street, Suite 400, Othello, at 509-488-3935. Both District Court counters publish Monday through Friday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed from noon to 1 p.m. Othello Police reports belong with the department at 500 E Main Street, 509-488-3314; its records counter publishes weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.