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Benton County Treasurer Property Taxes
The Benton County Treasurer explains property tax statements, due dates and payment options, and lets owners look up taxes owed on a parcel.
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Benton County Sheriff's Department
The Benton County Sheriff's Office in Washington: the civil division, records division, detective and patrol divisions, concealed pistol licenses, the public records portal, Kennewick office hours and annual reports.
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Benton County Death Records
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Juvenile Court
The juvenile division of the Benton County court hears delinquency and dependency cases, and its records are sealed by law except to the people and agencies the court allows.
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Benton County Property Search
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Benton County Daily Jail Roster
The Benton County Corrections Department in Kennewick posts a daily roster of people booked into and held at the county jail.
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Benton County Marriage Licenses
Marriage licensing from the Benton County Auditor in Prosser, Washington: how to apply, the waiting period and fees, and certified copies of a marriage certificate.
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Benton County Public Records Search
Benton County Auditor recording division in Kennewick, Washington: search recorded documents from 1971 on, historical indexes back to 1906, marriage licensing and document recording requirements.
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District Court
District Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Benton County, Washington.
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Benton County Voter Registration
Benton County Elections under the County Auditor in Prosser, Washington: voter registration, ballot drop boxes, candidate filings and election results.
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Benton County at a glance
- State
- Washington
- County seat
- Prosser
- Population
- 206,873
- Area
- 1,760 sq mi
- Founded
- 1905
- Cities and towns
- 7
Benton County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Benton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of Benton County. The office is involved in various community programs and has specialized divisions such as the K-9 unit and a marine patrol unit that monitors activities on the Columbia River.
Police Departments. In addition to Benton County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Benton County. They collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and regional law enforcement initiatives, making sure of full coverage across Benton County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Benton County is primarily provided by Benton County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 7122 West Okanogan Place, Building A, Kennewick, WA 99336. Inmate searches and jail rosters can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website, where the public can look up current inmates by name, booking date, or charges.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Benton County District Court, also located at the Justice Center (phone: 509-736-2929), handles misdemeanor criminal cases, civil matters up to $100,000, small claims up to $10,000, traffic infractions, and protection orders. Building permits, development permits, and zoning information are handled by Benton County Planning & Building Department, located at 7320 West Quinault Avenue, Building B, Kennewick, WA 99336 (phone: 509-736-3070). Benton County court system consists of several levels handling different types of cases. Benton County Superior Court, located at Benton County Justice Center, 7122 West Okanogan Place, Kennewick, WA 99336 (phone: 509-736-3071), has jurisdiction over felony criminal cases, civil cases exceeding $100,000, divorce and family law matters, juvenile cases, and appeals from lower courts. Property and land records for Benton County are maintained by Benton County Auditor's Office, which is the County Recorder, located at 620 Market Street, Prosser, WA 99350 (phone: 509-736-3085).
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Benton County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Benton County
- Old mine sites
- 75
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Still producing
- 6
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Gold
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 217
- Shafts and tunnels
- 3
- What they are
- borrow pit, gravel pit, prospect pit, mine shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1962 to 1993
- Records behind them
- 303 records for 299 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 82 named mine sites inside the county, 75 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 217 holes drawn inside the county, 3 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Gold.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Washington has no state abandoned mine land program page; the survey's coal mine maps are the record.
Washington mine map and abandoned mine records
- Washington Geological Survey, Coal Mine Map CollectionAbout 1,100 maps of about 230 coal mines, organized by county in 65 zip files, catalogued in Open File Report 94-7, kept for mine subsidence hazard evaluation.
- Washington Geological Survey, Coal, Metallic and Mineral ResourcesThe survey's coal and metal mining page with the historical coal mine map collection and the inactive and abandoned mine lands reports.
Named workings recorded in Benton County (82 shown, 217 unnamed on the map)
- HanfordClay | Past Producer
- ProsserClay | Past Producer
- KionaDiatomite | Occurrence
- Prosser QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer
- Barrel SpringsGemstone | Prospect
- Artesian Coulee PlacerGold | Unknown
- Berrian Island PlacerGold | Occurrence
- Berrian Island PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Blalock Island PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Chinaman Bar PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Gone Busted PlacerGold | Occurrence
- Gone Busted PlacerGold | Past Producer
- ProsserPerlite | Occurrence
- Nine CanyonPumice | Occurrence
- Rider PitPumice | Past Producer
- South ProsserPumice | Occurrence
- ProsserPumice; Gold | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Acme Concrete CoSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Anderson Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Benton CitySand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence
- Cherry Lane QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- D.O.E. Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Fallon Bridge PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Fallon River BarSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence
- Finley PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Hibbs PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Hoit PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Kennewick PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- KionaSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence
- Matheson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Pf R-76 PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Plymouth PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Prairie Rock PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Prosser PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Putnam PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Richland PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Sanders and Young PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Shelby Road PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- South KionaSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence
- State R-50 QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed Pit LSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction; Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Borrow PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Borrow PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Crow Butte PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Farmers Field PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Gravel PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Gravel PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Gravel PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Highway 221 QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Johnson PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Luth QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Marin QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Reils QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Rothrock QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unnamed Quarry SStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Gravel PitStone, Dimension | Past Producer
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Benton County, Washington?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Benton County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Benton County. Ask that agency for its record. Under RCW 70.48.100 the jail register (name, date, time and cause of confinement, and release) is open to the public, but other records of a person confined in jail are confidential and go only to criminal justice agencies and the others the law lists. Law enforcement may use booking photographs to investigate crimes, and photographs of people convicted of a sex offense may be released under the sex offender notification laws.
How do I get a criminal background check in Benton County, Washington?
The Washington criminal history record comes from the Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section. Run a name and date of birth search online through WATCH (Washington Access to Criminal History), or send the Request for Conviction Criminal History form or a fingerprint card to PO Box 42633, Olympia WA 98504-2633. Fee: $11.00 for a WATCH name search online; $32.00 for the Request for Conviction Criminal History form; $58.00 for a fingerprint card.
How can I look up sex offenders in Benton County, Washington?
Search the Washington Sex Offender Public Registry (Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Benton County, Washington?
Register with the county auditor (the county elections office; King County Elections in King County) or through the Washington Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day; you can register in person at a county elections office until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
How do I look up property records in Benton County, Washington?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Benton County are kept by the Benton County auditor. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Benton County, Washington?
Certified birth and death certificates for Washington come from the Washington State Department of Health Vital Records. Local health departments in Washington also issue certificates; check with your local health department for the certificates it offers and whether it serves people in person. By mail with check or money order to PO Box 9709, Olympia, WA 98507, online or by phone through VitalChek, or in person by appointment at the Tumwater office. Fee: $25 for each certified or informational birth certificate.
How do I find business license records in Benton County, Washington?
Business entity filings are searched with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division. More than 200 cities and towns, and some counties for their unincorporated areas, issue their business license endorsements through the state Business Licensing Service at the Department of Revenue; a city or county not on its lists must be contacted directly.
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