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Find the right office in Thurston County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Court records
The courts that sit in Thurston County hear its criminal cases, and the court clerk keeps the charges, the dispositions and the sentences on file.
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Property, real estate, corporation and public utility taxes.
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Link to the county sheriff's office.
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Official death certificates from the county of Thurston County.
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Search for business information in the county.
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Index of Thurston County's services and resources.
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The Thurston County Clerk explains how to search Superior Court criminal, civil and family law cases by name or case number, with charges, calendars and hearings.
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The Thurston 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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Search for inmates held by the county.
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Get information of marriage records in Thurston County.
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Information for students, parents and teachers.
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County Auditor recorded information and record access.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Thurston County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Thurston County.
Police Departments. Thurston County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Thurston County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Olympia Police Department, Lacey Police Department, Tumwater Police Department, and Yelm Police Department. Each city department is responsible for law enforcement within its respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office handles the unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Thurston County is primarily provided by Thurston County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 5, Olympia, WA 98502 The Sheriff's Office website at www.co.thurston.wa.us/sheriff provides information on services, community programs, and public records requests. Thurston County Corrections Facility, located at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98502, houses inmates and operates a searchable online roster accessible through the Sheriff's website where citizens can look up current inmates by name, booking date, or charges.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Thurston County are maintained by Thurston County Sheriff's Office and the various municipal police departments within Thurston County.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Thurston County are taken and retained by Thurston County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a request to the office. While some third-party websites may offer mugshot searches, the most reliable source is the official Sheriff's Office portal.
The online portal allows you to search by the inmate's name or booking number. For more detailed information, you can contact the Jail directly at (360) 786-5510. Municipal courts operate independently in Olympia (360-753-8216), Lacey (360-491-3214), Tumwater (360-754-4180), and Yelm (360-458-8411), handling traffic infractions and municipal code violations within their respective city limits. 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98502 • Phone: (360-753-8300 Document images are viewable and printable at no charge for research purposes. Thurston County Assessor-Treasurer's Office, located at the same Lakeridge complex (phone 360-786-5400), manages property tax assessments, parcel data, and tax collection. Thurston County court system operates under the Washington State judicial framework with multiple levels of jurisdiction. Thurston County Superior Court, located at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 2, Olympia, WA 98502 (phone 360-786-5560), handles felony criminal cases, civil cases exceeding $100,000, family law matters including divorce and custody, probate, guardianship, and appeals from lower courts. Thurston County District Court, at the same Lakeridge facility (phone 360-786-5580), has jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes, civil cases up to $100,000, protection orders, small claims up to $10,000, and traffic infractions.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 102 named mine sites inside the county, 94 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 147 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Flagstone.
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.
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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Thurston County Sheriff or a city police department in Thurston 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.
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.
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.
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.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Thurston County are kept by the Thurston County auditor. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
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.
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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