Washington, Grant County
Where Moses Lake's records are kept. Moses Lake has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Moses Lake's own offices, along with State of Washington offices; the Grant County offices are on our Grant County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Moses Lake website, run from City Hall at 401 S Balsam, links problem reports, water and garbage service, permits, planning, parks and recreation and city news.
Open official site City of Moses LakePolice & jail
The Moses Lake Police Department at 411 S. Balsam St. works in partnership with citizens to provide timely, professional and effective police service, with police forms and other information.
Open official site Moses Lake Police DepartmentCity records
Moses Lake public records requests go through the Public Records Officer, with separate contacts and request forms for police, fire and other city records.
Open official site Moses Lake Public Records RequestCity records
The Moses Lake Building Department at 321 S. Balsam St. enforces the building and site development rules in the municipal code and takes permit applications electronically.
Open official site Moses Lake Building Permits & InspectionsPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Moses Lake area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
A division of the Office of the Secretary of State that preserves Washington's public records, offering online records, an archives catalog, Ask an Archivist help and five regional branches.
Open official site Washington State ArchivesVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Quick search for missing children near Moses Lake Washington.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, WashingtonFederal
Census Bureau summary of the city of Moses Lake, Washington drawn from the 2020 Census (25,146 people), population estimates and the American Community Survey, with demographic, housing, economic and geographic statistics.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCounty court
Eastern Washington federal bankruptcy court, with a clerk office in Spokane; the site books intake appointments, posts calendars for each judge, takes discharge copy requests and offers digital audio and PACER access.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of WashingtonEverything else, organized
12 more Moses Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Moses Lake, a place of 25,146 people, is in Grant County, whose county seat is Ephrata. Court and property records sit with Grant County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington. Moses Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our Grant County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 4 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; 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.
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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Washington is run by the Washington Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Moses Lake.
Deeds for property in Moses Lake are recorded by the Grant County Auditor, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Grant County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Washington come from the state vital records office, Washington Center for Health Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Moses Lake register with the Washington Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Moses Lake requires one, comes from the town or Grant County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.