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Property records

Kitsap County Property Search

The Kitsap County property search gives the owner, the parcel number, the legal description and the assessed value of each parcel in the county.

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Kitsap Regional Library

The Kitsap County public library gives readers its catalogue, its online databases and the local history and genealogy collections it holds for the county.

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Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Kitsap County, Washington.

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State records

Kitsap County Voter Registration

The Kitsap County Auditor's elections office holds the county's voter roll, takes new registrations and address changes, and runs the elections held in the county.

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Kitsap County at a glance

State
Washington
County seat
Port Orchard
Population
275,611
Area
566 sq mi
Founded
1857
Cities and towns
20

Kitsap County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of Kitsap County.

Police Departments. In addition to Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Kitsap County, including the Bremerton Police Department, Bainbridge Island Police Department, and Port Orchard Police Department. These agencies handle law enforcement within their respective city limits and collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and regional initiatives.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Kitsap County is primarily provided by Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 614 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366, website kcso.kitsapgov.com. Municipal police departments operate in Bremerton (Bremerton Police Department, 1025 Burwell Street), Port Orchard (Port Orchard Police Department, 216 Prospect Street), and Bainbridge Island (Bainbridge Island Police Department, 625 Winslow Way East). Kitsap County Corrections facility, located at 614 Division Street in Port Orchard, houses inmates and operates a jail roster accessible online at kcso.kitsapgov.com/corrections where the public can search 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.

Kitsap County District Court, at the same address (phone 360-337-7140), has jurisdiction over misdemeanors, civil cases up to $100,000, small claims up to $10,000, and traffic infractions.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Kitsap County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Kitsap County

Old mine sites
78
Sites with no status in the records
1
Still producing
9
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Clay
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
85
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, gravel pit, quarry, open pit mine or quarry
Maps surveyed
1953 to 1994
Records behind them
179 records for 173 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 88 named mine sites inside the county, 78 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 85 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Clay.

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.

Kitsap County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Washington mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Kitsap County (88 shown, 85 unnamed on the map)

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 Kitsap County, Washington?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Kitsap County Sheriff or a city police department in Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap County, Washington?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Kitsap County are kept by the Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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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