Access Moses Lake 24 Hour Booking
Moses Lake 24 hour booking records list every person arrested in the city and booked into the Grant County Jail. Moses Lake is the largest city in Grant County, in central Washington. The city runs its own police department, but every fresh arrest goes to the county jail in Ephrata for intake and hold. You can search the county jail roster by name to find a Moses Lake 24 hour booking, see the charge, and check the bail. This page shows the right tools, offices, and forms for a full booking check.
Moses Lake 24 Hour Booking Overview
Moses Lake Police Department
The Moses Lake Police Department handles every arrest inside the city limits. The office is at 411 S Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA 98837. The non-emergency line is (509) 764-3887. Emergency calls go to 911. The department is the main law enforcement agency for Moses Lake and the nearby lakeshore communities.
Moses Lake does not keep a long term jail. Officers drive a new arrest to the Grant County Jail for booking. That means the 24 hour booking record for a Moses Lake arrest lives on the county system, not the city one. The Moses Lake PD records office still holds the police report and the arrest paperwork, which you can request in writing.
Public records requests go through the city records officer. The office must reply within five business days under RCW 42.56. The Washington AG Open Government Manual has a plain English guide to the full process if you run into trouble.
Note: A Moses Lake 24 hour booking file can be split between the city police report and the county jail register, so plan on two requests for a full copy.
Grant County Jail Roster
The main tool for a Moses Lake 24 hour booking check is the Grant County Jail Roster. The roster is a public list of every person held at the county jail. It is kept under RCW 70.48.100, the Washington jail register statute. The roster shows the name, the booking date, the charge, and the facility.
The state jail register statute is the backbone of every Moses Lake 24 hour booking record and sets the list of public fields the county must share.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office runs the jail in Ephrata, the county seat. Deputies patrol the rural parts of the county and back up Moses Lake PD on major calls. Any 24 hour booking from the Moses Lake area ends up at the Ephrata jail unless the case moves to a state or federal facility. The roster is updated through the day as new bookings come in and as people are released on bail or to court.
To use the Moses Lake 24 hour booking roster well, gather:
- Full or partial name
- Date of the suspected arrest
- Arresting agency if known
- Any booking or case number
If the roster does not show what you need, the Sheriff's Office can check the file by phone during business hours. For older records, file a written public records request with the county. The rate for copies is small and set under state law.
What a Moses Lake Booking Shows
Under RCW 70.48.100, the Grant County jail register must list the name of each person held, the reason for the booking, the date of admission, and the legal authority for the hold. Those four facts are the public core of any Moses Lake 24 hour booking.
Most entries on the Grant County roster also show the bail amount, the court date, the arresting agency, and the charges at intake. A few show physical details like age or hair color. Booking photos are not part of the public roster and are kept private under the same statute. Medical records and classification files are also private.
Conviction history for a Moses Lake subject is public under RCW 10.97, and the Washington State Patrol WATCH system is the official channel. WATCH is not a 24 hour booking feed. It is the right tool for past cases, not fresh arrests.
Court Cases and Custody Alerts
Most Moses Lake 24 hour booking cases go to Grant County District Court or Grant County Superior Court. You can track the case on the Washington Odyssey Portal or the Washington Courts case search. Both tools show the hearing schedule, the charges, and the judge. If the case ends in a state prison term, the DOC Incarcerated Search takes over as the right lookup.
For free custody alerts, sign up on VINELink. The service sends a text or email when the custody status changes at the Grant County Jail. It is the easiest way to stay current on a Moses Lake booking without reloading the roster all day. The MRSC jail services page and MRSC criminal history page are helpful state level guides for anyone new to Washington jail records.
Moses Lake Booking Tips and Context
Moses Lake sits along I-90 about halfway between Seattle and Spokane. The freeway traffic, the nearby farms, and the small resort communities around the lake create a steady flow of 24 hour booking cases. Moses Lake PD handles the calls inside the city. The Grant County Sheriff covers the rest. State Patrol troopers out of the Ephrata office take most traffic arrests on the freeway.
When you search the Grant County roster for a Moses Lake booking, look at the arresting agency field. It will tell you which office built the report. That is useful because the public records request for the report itself goes to the agency that made the arrest, not always to the Sheriff that holds the jail file. The jail register entry still comes from the Sheriff either way.
Most Moses Lake cases move to Grant County District Court for first appearance. Felony cases shift to Grant County Superior Court in Ephrata. The Odyssey Portal covers the superior court side. The state Courts case search covers the district court side. Between the jail roster, the court file, and a VINELink alert, you can track a Moses Lake 24 hour booking from intake through sentence with free public tools.
Moses Lake also has its own municipal court for city code and traffic cases. Low level 24 hour booking cases for things like driving on a suspended license can land there. More serious cases move to county court right away. The state Courts case search pulls records from both the municipal court and the county district court on one page, which keeps the lookup simple.
One more note on the Moses Lake 24 hour booking workflow. The drive from Moses Lake to the Grant County Jail in Ephrata takes about 20 minutes. That means a fresh arrest can land on the county roster within an hour of the stop if the paperwork moves fast. If you know about an arrest and do not see it yet, wait a bit and search again. The roster refreshes as the jail finishes intake.
For a family member trying to bail a person out, the Grant County Jail takes cash and bondsman bail. The clerk at the jail can tell you the exact amount set by the court. The bail figure also shows on the public roster once a judge has set it. Before first appearance, the bail field may be blank. After first appearance, the figure is set and the person can post bond and be released.
For record requests, the Grant County Sheriff's Office records unit handles written requests. Short cases can often be answered by phone, which is a good first step when you only need a yes or no on whether a name is on the roster. For copies of the intake paperwork or an older Moses Lake 24 hour booking file, the written request is the right channel under the state public records act.
Nearby County and Links
Moses Lake sits in central Washington along I-90 in Grant County. Use the links below for the parent county page and related pages.