Vancouver 24 Hour Booking Lookup

Vancouver 24 Hour Booking records list every person the Vancouver Police Department arrests and books into the Clark County Jail within the last day. You can search by name, find the booking time, see the charges, and track custody status on the local jail roster. Vancouver is the largest city in Clark County and the county seat, so most city arrests move through the main downtown jail. Use the tools below to search the Vancouver 24 hour booking list, reach the police records office, or file a public records request for older jail register entries.

Where Vancouver 24 Hour Booking Records Live

Vancouver is the largest city in Clark County. City police make the arrest, then hand the person to the county jail for booking. That means the current 24 hour booking list for Vancouver sits on the Clark County side, not the city side. The Clark County Jail current inmate list is the live page to check first. It updates often and shows the name, booking date, and charges for each person in custody at 707 West 13th Street.

The Vancouver Police Department runs the arrest side of the process. Officers book into the county jail, not a city lockup. The department is at 510 W 11th Street. The non-emergency line is (360) 487-7355. For records older than the live jail roster, the city keeps its own file of arrest reports and police incident data.

The Vancouver Police site is the gateway for local arrest records, 24 hour booking questions, and the online request form for police reports.

Vancouver Jail Roster Search

To look up a Vancouver 24 hour booking, open the Clark County current inmate list and type a last name. The roster shows the name, date of birth, booking date, facility, and each charge. You can scan the list by booking time to find people taken in during the last 24 hours. The Clark County Jail can hold more than 650 inmates, so the list is long on busy weekends.

You need a few things to search well:

• The full or partial name of the person
• The rough booking date
• A middle initial or birth year to break ties
• The booking number if you already have one

If the online roster does not show the person, they may have been released, cited and freed, or moved to a different facility. Call the jail intake desk or file a records request with the county. The Clark County Sheriff runs the jail and keeps the full file. For Vancouver cases that moved to court, the Odyssey Portal shows Superior Court case info by name.

The Clark County Sheriff page links out to the jail inmate list, visitor rules, and the records unit that handles Vancouver booking requests.

Vancouver Police Public Records

The Vancouver Police Department keeps its own file of incident reports, arrest reports, and police records tied to city calls. To get a copy, use the city's Vancouver Police public records request page. The request goes to the city clerk's records officer and runs under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act.

Keep the request short. Name the date or the date range. Name the person or case number. Ask for the arrest report and any 24 hour booking paperwork the city holds. The city must reply within five business days, even if the file takes longer to pull. Some law enforcement records are exempt under state law, and parts of the file can be redacted.

The records phone for the Vancouver Police is (360) 487-7555. The public records officer can tell you which parts of a file the city can release and which parts are held by Clark County. Jail booking info stays with the county even when the arrest was made by a city officer.

Clark County Jail and 24 Hour Booking

The Clark County Jail sits one block from the Vancouver Police station at 707 West 13th Street. The jail books arrests from the Vancouver Police, the Clark County Sheriff, Washington State Patrol troopers, and the smaller city departments in the county. All of these bookings show up on the same current inmate list.

The jail follows the state jail standards and keeps a public register under RCW 70.48.100. The register must list each person held, the reason for the hold, the date of booking, and the legal authority. You can see that same info on the online roster. Booking photos, medical notes, and classification files are kept private under the same law.

The Clark County Jail visitors page shows the hours and rules for in-person and video visits with people held after a Vancouver arrest.

If you cannot find the person on the roster and the arrest is fresh, wait a few hours. New bookings take time to process before the list updates. You can also call (360) 397-2011 for the main sheriff number to check on intake status.

State Tools for Vancouver Arrests

Several state tools help fill gaps the local jail roster does not cover. The DOC Incarcerated Search finds anyone sent to state prison after a Vancouver case. The Washington Courts case search is the gateway to district and municipal court files. VINELink is the free notification tool that tells you by phone, email, or text when custody status changes at the Clark County Jail.

For criminal history checks, the Washington State Patrol WATCH system is the official state source under RCW 10.97. It shows past convictions tied to a name, but not fresh Vancouver 24 hour booking entries. The Attorney General's Open Government Resource Manual walks through the records request process step by step.

For a plain summary of what a Washington jail must release, the MRSC jail services guide is a solid read before you send a request to Clark County or to the Vancouver Police.

Vancouver Court Files and Jail Standards

Once a Vancouver 24 hour booking moves past intake, the case shifts to court. Felony cases land at the Clark County Superior Court. City misdemeanor cases go to the Vancouver Municipal Court. County misdemeanor cases go to the Clark County District Court. All three feed into the Odyssey Portal, the public case search the state runs.

The Clark County Jail must follow the state jail standards in RCW 70.48. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs runs the jail certification program. The standards cover intake, medical care, classification, and the jail register. Conviction history is public under RCW 10.97, but booking photos and medical notes stay private under state law.

Nearby Cities and County

Vancouver is part of Clark County. Nearby cities with their own 24 hour booking pages include: