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Kittitas County Clerk

Superior Court records: felony, civil, family, probate and juvenile cases, with court calendars and forms.

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Kittitas County at a glance

State
Washington
County seat
Ellensburg
Population
44,337
Area
2,333 sq mi
Founded
1883
Cities and towns
10

Kittitas County offices and records

Courts. Kittitas County Superior Court in Ellensburg hears felonies, larger civil cases, family law, probate and juvenile matters; its files are kept by the Kittitas County Clerk, an elected office separate from the court. Misdemeanors, infractions, small claims and smaller civil cases go to the Lower District Court in Ellensburg or the Upper District Court in Cle Elum. Ellensburg also has a municipal court. Statewide case indexes are available through the Washington Courts search.

Property records. Deeds, mortgages, liens and plats are recorded by the Kittitas County Auditor. Ownership, assessed values and parcel data are kept by the Kittitas County Assessor, and property tax statements and payments by the Kittitas County Treasurer; the TaxSifter parcel search combines assessor and treasurer data.

Sheriff and jail. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office polices the unincorporated county, serves civil process and runs the Kittitas County Corrections Center in Ellensburg, where the current jail roster is published online. Its records division handles incident and case reports. Ellensburg and Kittitas have city police departments, and Cle Elum, Roslyn and South Cle Elum share the Cle Elum-Roslyn Police Department.

Vital records. Kittitas County Public Health issues certified Washington birth and death certificates, and the Washington State Department of Health issues them for the whole state. Marriage licenses are issued by the Kittitas County Auditor, and divorce decrees are part of the Superior Court files kept by the County Clerk.

Elections and county offices. The Kittitas County Auditor registers voters, mails ballots and publishes election results, with statewide registration through VoteWA.gov. County departments, commissioner meetings and public records requests go through Kittitas County in Ellensburg.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Kittitas County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Kittitas County

Old mine sites
342
Sites with no status in the records
3
Still producing
12
Main minerals
Gold; construction sand and gravel; Diatomite
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
264
Shafts and tunnels
77
What they are
adit, quarry, open pit mine, prospect pit
Maps surveyed
1953 to 2003
Records behind them
659 records for 621 sites, the rest are the same working written down twice
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 357 named mine sites inside the county, 342 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 264 holes drawn inside the county, 77 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; construction sand and gravel; Diatomite.

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.

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Kittitas 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 Kittitas County (212 shown, 142 more named and 252 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Washington abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

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 Kittitas County, Washington?

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

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

Where do I find court records in Kittitas County, Washington?

Superior Court records (felonies, civil, family, probate, juvenile) are kept by the Kittitas County Clerk in Ellensburg. District court records (misdemeanors, infractions, small claims) are kept by the Lower District Court in Ellensburg and the Upper District Court in Cle Elum. The Washington Courts case search indexes all of them, and copies come from the court that holds the file.

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