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Police & jail

Mason County Sheriff's Department

The Mason County Sheriff's Office in Shelton: the jail with a current inmate list and visitation, civil papers, sheriff sales, concealed pistol licenses, fingerprinting, public records, sex offender information and crime statistics.

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Juvenile Court

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

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Mason County Courts

Mason County Courts, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.

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Mason County at a glance

State
Washington
County seat
Shelton
Population
65,726
Area
1,051 sq mi
Founded
1854
Cities and towns
9

Mason County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Mason County is provided by Mason County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments, including the Shelton Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Mason County is primarily handled by Mason County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 411 North 5th Street in Shelton, Washington 98584. To look up current inmates in Mason County Jail, the public can access the online inmate roster through the Sheriff's Office website or by calling the jail at extension 358. Within Mason County, the City of Shelton maintains its own Police Department, providing municipal law enforcement services independent of the Sheriff's Office.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce, located at 221 West Railroad Avenue in Shelton (phone 360-426-2021, website sheltonchamber.org), provides business networking, economic development information, and directories of local businesses.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Mason County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Mason County

Old mine sites
79
Sites with no status in the records
6
Still producing
7
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Manganese; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
120
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, borrow pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry
Maps surveyed
1959 to 1997
Records behind them
229 records for 212 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 92 named mine sites inside the county, 79 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 120 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Manganese; crushed stone.

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.

Mason 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 Mason County (93 shown, 119 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.

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 Mason County, Washington?

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

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