Washington, Cowlitz County
Where Cougar's records are kept. Cougar has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Cowlitz County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington.
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Cougar has no town government of its own and relies on Cowlitz County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The FBI Seattle Field Office covers Washington State, taking tips on federal crimes and listing wanted fugitives. Personal Identity History Summary checks are requested online from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle OfficeState records
Verify the license of a Washington bank, credit union, lender or other financial business, file a complaint, look up enforcement actions, and request DFI public records.
Open official site Washington State Department of Financial InstitutionsPolice & jail
The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office in Kelso: concealed pistol licenses, fingerprinting, civil process, records, sheriff's sales, public records requests, a local sex offender search, animal control and emergency management.
Open official site Cowlitz County Sheriff's OfficeCourt records
Cowlitz County clerk of the superior court in Kelso, Washington, with court case records, copies of filings and the forms the clerk's office accepts.
Open official site Cowlitz County Clerk of Superior CourtEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Cougar, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
There is no town hall in Cougar. It is a Census designated place, not an incorporated town, so its records sit with Cowlitz County. Kelso, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Cowlitz County office is listed on our Cowlitz County page.
Same county
Other places in Cowlitz County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Cowlitz County records are on the county page.