Auburn 72 Hour Booking Records
Auburn 72 Hour Booking records track each new arrest made by Auburn Police inside the city. The city sits in King County, and most people booked here are moved to the King County Jail in Seattle, the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, or the SCORE Regional Jail in Des Moines. You can look up recent jail bookings, see who is in custody, and pull arrest records for cases that started in Auburn. Use the King County jail roster for current inmate status, and contact the Auburn Police records desk for the underlying case files. Most lookups take only a few minutes online.
Auburn Booking Snapshot
Auburn Police Department Bookings
The Auburn Police Department is at 340 E. Main Street, Auburn, WA 98002. The non-emergency desk is (253) 931-3080. Officers handle the first stage of every booking. They take prints, log property, and run charges. You can reach the department through the city site at auburnwa.gov. The records division processes police reports, arrest paperwork, and accident reports for events that took place in Auburn city limits.
Auburn Police do not run a long term jail. They hold people for short periods only. After booking, most arrestees are moved to a county or contract facility within hours. The Records Division asks for written requests and gives a 5 business day window for most files. Plain copies cost about $0.15 per page. State law under RCW 42.56 sets the public records framework that the city follows for these requests.
Here is the local Auburn Police page that the city uses for records and contact info.
You can confirm hours and the records request form on the city site at auburnwa.gov.
The site lists the records desk phone, the mailing address, and the basic steps for filing a public records request in Auburn.
King County Jail and Auburn Inmates
Most adult arrests in Auburn end up at the King County Jail in downtown Seattle. The county runs an online roster known as JILS, the Jail Inmate Lookup Service. Search by full name to see booking date, charges, court dates, and bail amount. The roster updates several times a day. For a wider view of the King County system, visit the King County 72 Hour Booking page. It covers the sheriff's office, both county jails, and the courts that hear Auburn cases.
The Auburn King County Jail booking source page is shown below. It links to the sheriff's main lookup tool and the daily booking log.
The King County Sheriff page at kingcounty.gov/depts/sheriff hosts the booking lookup and warrant search tools.
You can use it to confirm an Auburn arrestee was moved to King County and get the next court date.
Note: Auburn cases sometimes route through SCORE Regional Jail at jils.scorejail.org instead of King County, depending on contract status and bed space.
Recent Bookings and Court Dates
Auburn Municipal Court hears most misdemeanor cases out of city arrests. The court is at the same address as the police station, 340 E. Main Street. Felonies move to King County Superior Court in Kent or Seattle. To track an open case statewide, use Odyssey Portal from the Administrative Office of the Courts. You can also check Find My Court Date for the next hearing.
Recent bookings show up first on the King County roster. The state also collects this data through the Jail Booking and Reporting System run by WASPC. JBRS is the statewide pool of every jail booking in Washington.
For older cases, run a name through the WSP Criminal History tool. It pulls convictions and pending charges from across the state. Privacy rules under RCW 10.97 govern what shows up there.
What an Auburn Booking Record Shows
Each new 72 hour booking sheet lists basic facts about the arrest. The data is short on the day of arrest and grows as the case moves through court. You can find most of it on the King County roster the same day.
- Full name and date of birth
- Booking date and time
- Arresting agency, in this case Auburn Police
- Charges with statute citation
- Bail or bond amount
- Next court date and courtroom
Mug shots and medical notes are kept under RCW 70.48.100. Those parts are not part of the public sheet. The rest is open under the Public Records Act.
Public Records Requests in Auburn
The Auburn Police Records Division takes written requests in person, by mail, or by email. Send your request with the name of the person, the date of the event, and the case number if you have it. Allow at least 5 business days for the first response. Larger requests take longer.
The state framework for these requests is RCW 42.56, the Public Records Act. The Municipal Research and Services Center has a useful primer at mrsc.org. Some federal Auburn area cases sit with PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov.
The state also keeps a sex offender registry under RCW 4.24.550. The county sheriff posts the local list, and Auburn Police share it on the city site. The DOC Incarcerated Search tool covers people who left the Auburn jail and went on to state prison. Use the DOC warrant search for active state warrants.
For court level data on Auburn cases, the Washington Courts site is the central hub. The county sheriffs file daily booking data with WASPC under RCW 36.28A.040. That feed builds the JBRS system you can read about at waspc.org.
Nearby City Booking Pages
Auburn shares the King County jail system with several nearby cities. Each city has its own police records desk but the same county roster.