University Place 24 Hour Booking

University Place 24 Hour Booking records cover every person taken into the Pierce County Jail from within the University Place city limits in the last day. The city is just west of Tacoma, and it contracts with the Pierce County Sheriff for police services. That means sheriff deputies handle University Place patrols, and every local arrest is booked at the Pierce County Jail. You can search the live jail roster by name to find the booking date, the charges, and the bail. The tools below cover the police, the county jail, and the records path for any University Place 24 hour booking lookup.

University Place Police and 24 Hour Booking

The University Place Police Department is the local law office, but it is staffed through a contract with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff deputies wear University Place Police uniforms and patrol the city. The main station is at 3609 Market Place W, Suite 200, University Place, WA 98466. The non-emergency line is (253) 798-7530. Call 911 for any active case.

Because the Sheriff runs the local police, every University Place 24 hour booking flows into the county jail system. There is no city jail. One roster. One records office. That keeps the search path simple. Families, press, and the public can all go to the same Pierce County tool to find a name.

The Sheriff site lists contact info, request forms, and news for University Place and the rest of the county.

University Place Jail Roster Lookup

The main tool for a University Place 24 hour booking search is Pierce County LINX. LINX is the public case and jail system that Pierce County runs. Type a last name, check the list, and click an entry to see the booking date, the charges, the bail, and the next court date. Fresh University Place arrests show up on the roster within a few hours of intake.

A direct search link is at LINX Search. Use it to find anyone held at the Pierce County Jail. The tool is free and open to the public.

• Full or partial name
• Booking date
• Booking number
• Case number

LINX is the fastest path to a University Place jail roster lookup.

Pierce County Jail Facility

The Pierce County Jail holds University Place arrests at 910 Tacoma Avenue South. The jail has room for about 1,700 people and runs with around 300 corrections staff. Two buildings make up the site, the New Jail from 2003 and the Main Jail from 1985. The booking desk phone is (253) 798-4590. Staff can confirm if a University Place arrest is in custody.

Every University Place 24 hour booking lands here first. The jail serves the whole county, not just Tacoma.

The jail page lists visit rules, mail rules, and phone contacts for booking questions.

Requesting University Place Booking Records

When the live roster is missing what you need, file a public records request with Pierce County. The Pierce County Public Records page has the form, the mailing address, and the fee rate. Every request runs under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act. The agency has five business days to respond.

Keep the request short. Name the date range. Name the person. Ask for the jail register entries that match. The Sheriff will release the public parts and hold back the exempt parts.

The records portal routes University Place requests to the right office.

State Tools for University Place Lookups

For people who move from the Pierce County Jail to state custody, use the DOC Incarcerated Search. Court files tied to a University Place 24 hour booking show up in the Odyssey Portal and the Washington Courts case search. Free release alerts come through VINELink.

Past conviction history comes from WSP WATCH under RCW 10.97. The MRSC jail services guide explains how Washington counties run their facilities.

University Place Court Files After Booking

Once a University Place 24 hour booking moves past intake, the case shifts to court. Felony cases land at the Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma. Misdemeanor cases go to the Pierce County District Court. Both feed into the Odyssey Portal, the public case search the state runs.

The Washington Courts case search is a free second path to the same data. It covers superior, district, and municipal court files across the state. Most University Place 24 hour booking cases post within a day of the first court date. Court files show charges, the next hearing date, and the assigned judge.

Court files do not show booking photos or jail medical notes. Those parts stay private under state jail law. The court file and the jail register together give the full picture of a University Place arrest.

Public Records Act and University Place Bookings

The Washington Public Records Act in RCW 42.56 is the broad rule behind every University Place 24 hour booking request. It sets a five business day reply rule. It caps fees at small per page rates. The AG Open Government Resource Manual walks through the full request path step by step.

Conviction history is public under RCW 10.97. Non conviction arrest data is held back in most cases. Booking photos at the Pierce County Jail stay private under state jail law. The MRSC criminal history page covers what Pierce County can share from a University Place 24 hour booking file.

University Place Jail Intake Details

After a University Place arrest, the deputy drives the person to the Pierce County Jail at 910 Tacoma Avenue South. At intake, jail staff run a warrant check, take a photo, and log the name, charges, and arrest time into the register. Medical staff do a health screen. The intake can take one to three hours on a busy night. Families can call the Pierce County Jail booking desk at (253) 798-4590 to check if a University Place 24 hour booking is in custody. Have the full name ready.

Jail Standards and University Place 24 Hour Booking

The Pierce County Jail must follow the state jail standards in RCW 70.48. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs runs the certification program that checks each Washington jail for compliance. The standards cover intake, medical care, classification, and the jail register. Every University Place 24 hour booking entry on the live roster comes from that register.

The MRSC jail services guide is a plain summary of how Washington counties run their facilities. The same Pierce County jail serves University Place, Tacoma, Spanaway, South Hill, and the rest of the county under one set of rules and one records office.

Nearby Pierce County Locations

University Place shares its jail and records office with several nearby Pierce County places.