Washington, Whatcom County
Where Custer's records are kept. Custer has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Whatcom County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington.
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Custer has no town government of its own and relies on Whatcom 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, which covers Washington State: how to report a crime or submit a tip, the office's wanted persons and missing persons notices, and how to request your own FBI Identity History Summary (the federal criminal record check) from the FBI's CJIS Division.
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The Washington Department of Financial Institutions: lookups of licensed banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, loan originators, escrow agents, securities brokers and investment advisers, enforcement actions and consumer complaints against them, and how to file a complaint.
Open official site Washington Department of Financial Institutions licensee searchPolice & jail
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office in Bellingham: records requests, concealed pistol licenses, sex offender registration, civil process and the county jail.
Open official site Whatcom County Sheriff's OfficeProperty records
Whatcom County real estate excise tax from the Treasurer: the tax due on property sales, the affidavit, rates and exemptions.
Open official site Whatcom County real estate excise taxVital records
Birth and death certificates from the Whatcom County Health Department: certified copies for births and deaths in Washington ordered online, by mail or in person.
Open official site Whatcom County birth and death certificatesCounty court
The Whatcom County Superior Court Clerk: civil, criminal, family and probate case files, certified copies, fines and jury service, with the online case search.
Open official site Whatcom County Superior Court ClerkProperty records
Whatcom County property search from the Assessor: ownership, assessed values, taxes, sales and maps for every parcel.
Open official site Whatcom County property searchPolice & jail
Whatcom County Jail inmate lookup: people in custody at the main jail and the work center, searched by name, with booking and release information.
Open official site Whatcom County Jail inmate lookupVital records
Whatcom County marriage licenses from the County Auditor: applying, the waiting period, fees and certified copies.
Open official site Whatcom County marriage licensesCounty court
Whatcom County Superior Court: civil, criminal, family, juvenile and probate cases, judges and calendars, with records through the County Clerk.
Open official site Whatcom County Superior CourtState records
Whatcom County voter resources from the County Auditor: registration, ballot drop boxes, vote by mail status and election results.
Open official site Whatcom County voter registrationPolice & jail
Registered sex and kidnapping offenders in Washington, searchable by name, address or map, from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, which runs the statewide public registry for the state.
Open official site Washington sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Department of Corrections incarcerated individual search: people held in Washington state prisons, by name or DOC number, with the facility and custody status.
Open official site Washington corrections offender searchPolice & jail
WATCH, the Washington State Patrol online conviction record search: statewide criminal conviction history by name and date of birth, for a fee, from the Washington Access to Criminal History system.
Open official site Washington criminal history record checkState courts
The Washington Courts case search: superior, district and municipal court cases statewide by name or case number, plus appellate court records, from the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Open official site Washington court recordsVital records
Birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates for Washington from the Department of Health Center for Health Statistics, ordered online, by mail or in person.
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The Corporations and Charities Filing System of the Washington Secretary of State: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and charities by name or UBI number, with filings and status.
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Unclaimed property held by the Washington Department of Revenue: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, deposits and other property, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site Washington unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Custer, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Custer is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. The Whatcom County offices are in Bellingham, the county seat. Each Whatcom County office is listed on our Whatcom County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Custer address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $12,101 in back wages agreed for 187 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTM Berry Farms, LLC | 1 | $12,101 | 187 |
| Signature Plastics LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Custer, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Washington wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Same county
Other places in Whatcom County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Whatcom County records are on the county page.