Lynnwood, Washington · Police records, municipal jail, Snohomish custody and court cases
Trace a Lynnwood Arrest From Police Record to Jail and Final Court Result
Lynnwood public arrest records are spread across several systems. Lynnwood Police maintains the incident and arrest records, while a person may be housed in Lynnwood Municipal Jail, Snohomish County Jail or another contract facility.
The court path also changes by case type. Lynnwood Municipal Court handles city limited-jurisdiction matters, Snohomish District Court is a separate system, and felony prosecutions move through Snohomish County Superior Court.
LYNNWOOD JUSTICE ROUTER
IDENTITY CHECK
REGIONAL JAIL REGISTER
LIVE
COURT OF RECORD
OUTCOME CHECKED
BOOKING → COURT VERIFIED
Arrest is not conviction. A police arrest record or jail booking documents an allegation and custody event. Prosecutors can decline, amend or dismiss charges, and a court can acquit a defendant. Always verify the final court disposition.
Lynnwood-specific shortcut: the regional jail register now contains inmates from Snohomish County Jail, Lynnwood Municipal Jail and Marysville Municipal Jail. Always read the Housing Facility field before calling a jail, mailing anything or planning a visit.
Regional inmate search
Search by name, subject number, booking number, dates, facility or agency.
Lynnwood Jail
19321 44th Ave W in the Community Justice Center.
Police records
Lynnwood uses its online public-record request portal.
State court search
Washington case search updates daily and is reference-only.
WSP WATCH
Current online name/DOB criminal-history search: $11.
Record anatomy
One Lynnwood arrest can create several different public records
LYNNWOOD POLICE
Police / arrest record
Documents the incident, police response, arrest, citations and related report information.
Use for: what Lynnwood officers documented.
JAIL REGISTER
Booking and custody
Shows booking information and where the person is currently or historically associated with jail custody.
Use for: jail, bail, booking and housing.
COURT RECORD
Filed criminal case
Shows arraignment, hearings, charges, judgments and dispositions.
Use for: final legal outcome.
WSP WATCH
Washington history
Provides statewide public criminal-history information under Washington disclosure rules.
Use for: broader Washington history—not Lynnwood-only arrests.
Regional jail search
How to search Lynnwood arrest bookings online
The NWS Jail Inmate Inquiry is particularly useful because one search can route you to the correct facility instead of assuming the person is held at Snohomish County Jail.
Open the official regional Jail Inmate Inquiry
Search the surname first
The system recommends LastName, FirstName for a full-name search.
Broaden when spelling is uncertain
The system also accepts a last name, first name, or LastName plus FirstInitial.
Use the subject number when known
This is one of the strongest ways to identify the correct person.
Use booking number for a specific custody event
A person can have multiple bookings.
Filter “In Custody” for current prisoners
Remove the restriction when researching an older booking.
Use Booking From / To dates
This is useful when you know approximately when the Lynnwood arrest occurred.
Filter by arresting agency
Look for Lynnwood Police when you specifically need an LPD-related arrest.
Read Housing Facility before doing anything else
It tells you which jail controls visitation, calls, mail and release questions.
Open the person detail
Save the booking number, subject number, charge information, bail and court data when displayed.
Municipal custody
When the result says Lynnwood Municipal Jail
Lynnwood Municipal Jail
Lynnwood Community Justice Center
19321 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Jail information:
425-670-5648
Lynnwood’s own jail page warns that people being held for Lynnwood may also be incarcerated at Snohomish County Jail, Kirkland Jail, Marysville Jail or SCORE Jail. The online housing location therefore matters more than the arresting city.
Court timing
A person arrested and held in Lynnwood custody is generally seen by Lynnwood Municipal Court on the next business day, excluding weekends and some holidays.
Current in-custody court time: 8:00 a.m. Monday–Friday.
Release timing
Scheduled release dates can appear on the inmate roster. Lynnwood says people serving commitments are generally released around the time they were originally arrested.
Bail, bond or court-order releases are processed as soon as possible.
No commissary
Lynnwood Municipal Jail currently does not offer inmate commissary service.
Booking decoder
Read the jail record without mistaking it for a conviction record
Public jail fields answer custody questions—not final guilt
| Field |
What it tells you |
What it does not prove |
Next action |
| Subject number |
System identifier for the individual. |
Court outcome. |
Use it to reduce identity errors. |
| Booking number |
Identifies one custody event. |
That all charges stem from one court case. |
Save it with the arrest date. |
| Booking date |
When jail booking was recorded. |
Exact time of the alleged offense. |
Compare with LPD report. |
| Charge |
Allegation associated with custody. |
Conviction or final prosecutor filing. |
Check the court case. |
| Arresting agency |
Law-enforcement agency linked to the arrest. |
Which jail holds the person. |
Request police records from that agency. |
| Housing facility |
Jail currently associated with housing. |
That housing cannot change. |
Recheck before visiting or mailing. |
| Bail / bond |
Release information associated with the booking or case. |
That no other hold exists. |
Confirm directly before paying. |
Identity verification
Confirm the person before using a Lynnwood arrest result
Full name matches
Middle name / suffix is consistent
DOB or age is consistent
Subject number matches another record
Booking date matches the known event
Arresting agency is Lynnwood Police when expected
Court case follows the same incident
Final disposition belongs to the same defendant
Do not rely on a same-name result. Washington State Patrol also warns that name-and-date-of-birth criminal-history searches cannot positively establish identity; fingerprints are the reliable method for linking a person to a criminal record.
No-result troubleshooting
No Lynnwood arrest record found? Try these routes
The arrest is extremely recent
Booking may still be processing.
The person was released
Remove the current-custody filter and search booking dates.
The person is housed elsewhere
Lynnwood uses other municipal and regional jail facilities.
The spelling differs
Try surname only, first initial, former names or suffixes.
The person received a citation
A criminal court case can exist without a jail booking.
The matter is a felony
Search Snohomish County Superior Court rather than stopping at Lynnwood Municipal Court.
The conviction was vacated or record sealed
Public systems may limit or suppress qualifying information.
You are looking for statewide history
Use Washington State Patrol WATCH instead of a Lynnwood-only record request.
Custody verification script
I am trying to confirm the current custody status of [full legal name]. The possible Lynnwood arrest date is [date], and the arresting agency may be Lynnwood Police. Can you confirm whether the person is currently housed at your facility or whether the regional jail register shows another housing location?
Lynnwood Police records
Request the police report behind the arrest
Lynnwood Police Support Services is the department’s central repository for police reports, arrest reports, citations, infractions and collision reports.
Confirm Lynnwood Police created the report
A person can be housed in Lynnwood or Snohomish County custody after an arrest by another agency.
Collect the incident identifiers
Use the full name, date, location, report number and booking number when known.
For a public police-record request, use Lynnwood’s portal
Search previously released requests first; if the record is not there, make a new request.
Make the request narrow
Ask for the arrest report, incident report and specifically identifiable supplements rather than every record containing a person’s name.
Request electronic records when practical
This makes comparison with court records easier.
When you were personally involved in the incident
Lynnwood Police states that you may be entitled to the entire report or only a portion depending on the circumstances.
Know the pickup rule for the Police Record Request route
Lynnwood states that a person using that involved-party report process must sign for the report and pick it up in person.
Copy-ready Lynnwood Police request
I request the releasable Lynnwood Police Department arrest report, incident report and specifically identifiable supplements concerning [full legal name] for the incident on [date] at [location]. Known identifiers include police report number [number], jail booking number [number] and court case number [number]. Please provide electronic copies where available and identify the legal basis for any withheld or redacted information.
Snohomish jail records
Public jail-register data is more limited than the full inmate file
Snohomish County publicly releases core jail-register information such as inmate name, booking date, charge description, offense dates, bail/bond information and arresting agency.
Other Snohomish County inmate records are generally confidential under Washington jail-record law and may require the inmate’s written permission or a court order.
Current Snohomish Corrections records charges
| Format |
Current charge |
| Paper copy |
$0.15 per page plus postage/mailing |
| Scanned copy |
$0.10 per page |
| Electronic-file delivery |
$0.05 for every four electronic files or attachments |
| CD |
$1.50 plus postage |
| DVD |
$1.60 plus postage |
| USB drive |
$7 plus postage |
Snohomish County currently waives production fees when the total is under $1 and may request a deposit of up to 10% for a large records request.
Arrest-to-court path
Follow the Lynnwood case instead of stopping at the booking
Lynnwood Police event
Patrol or investigators create the law-enforcement report.
Arrest / booking
The person may enter Lynnwood Municipal Jail, Snohomish County Jail or another contract facility.
Initial court appearance
A Lynnwood Municipal Jail prisoner generally appears on the next business day when the case belongs in Lynnwood Municipal Court.
Prosecutor review
Prosecutors determine what charge to pursue.
Limited-jurisdiction case
Municipal or District Court handles qualifying misdemeanor and gross-misdemeanor matters.
Felony prosecution
Felony cases are handled in Snohomish County Superior Court rather than Municipal or District Court.
Pretrial proceedings
Bail, motions, hearings and charges can change.
Dismissal, plea or trial
The original arrest allegation is not necessarily the final offense.
Judgment / disposition
The court record establishes the final judicial result.
Vacation or sealing
Some eligible Washington cases can later receive record relief.
Critical Lynnwood court distinction
Do not confuse three different courts located in or near Lynnwood
Use the arresting jurisdiction and offense level to route the case
| Court |
Location |
When to use it |
| Lynnwood Municipal Court |
19321 44th Ave W, Lynnwood |
City of Lynnwood limited-jurisdiction criminal matters, warrants, infractions and related city cases. |
| Snohomish County District Court – South Division |
20520 68th Ave W, Lynnwood |
A separate Snohomish County limited-jurisdiction court. Do not choose it merely because its building is in Lynnwood. |
| Snohomish County Superior Court |
3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett |
Adult felony criminal cases and other Superior Court matters. |
Snohomish County explicitly notes that municipal and district courts do not handle felonies. A missing Lynnwood Municipal Court result does not establish that no criminal case exists.
Washington court search
Search the court history by name or case number
Washington Courts Name and Case Search covers municipal, district, superior and appellate case information and updates its reference data daily at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Open Washington Courts Name and Case Search
Search the case number first when known
It is safer than a common-name search.
Otherwise search first and last name
Compare court, case type and filing dates.
Identify the court of record
Determine whether the case is Lynnwood Municipal, Snohomish District or Snohomish Superior.
Read the case history
Use the online result to locate hearings and disposition information.
For Snohomish Superior Court, use Odyssey for current case information
Get documents from the actual court
Washington Courts states that the statewide search itself is not the official court record.
Reference result ≠ official file. Court documents must be obtained from the court where the case was filed.
Lynnwood Municipal Court
Request the city criminal court record directly from the court
Lynnwood tells public-record requesters not to use the general City public-record process for Municipal Court records. Contact the Municipal Court directly.
Get the court case number
Use Washington Courts or the inmate roster when available.
Call Lynnwood Municipal Court
Court-record requests:
425-670-5100.
Name the exact document
Ask for the complaint/citation, docket, judgment, dismissal or other identifiable court record.
Specify certification when necessary
Tell the clerk whether the record is for ordinary research or formal certified use.
Lynnwood Municipal Court
19321 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone:
425-670-5100
Criminal email:
justice@lynnwoodwa.gov
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Public counters and phone lines closed 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Felony court documents
Current Snohomish Superior Court copy charges
County Clerk court-record charges
| Record |
Current charge |
| View public record in person |
Free |
| Regular copy |
$0.50 per page |
| Certified copy |
$5 first page + $1 each additional page |
| Exemplified copy |
$9 first page + $1 each additional page |
| Electronic delivery |
$5 + $0.50 per page when applicable |
| Recorded court hearing |
$25 per hearing date/case + $5 digital-delivery fee |
Snohomish County Clerk
3000 Rockefeller Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Case / warrant information:
425-388-3466
Warrant verification
Check the court that actually issued the warrant
Lynnwood Municipal Court
Call 425-670-5100 to ask whether a Lynnwood Municipal Court warrant exists.
The court has published a bench-warrant quash process for eligible cases.
Snohomish District Court
Misdemeanor warrant information: 425-388-3331.
Snohomish Superior Court
Felony warrant information: 425-388-3466.
Snohomish District Court currently publishes multiple routes for resolving a bench warrant, including contacting counsel or Public Defense and, in certain situations, obtaining a court date to request that the warrant be quashed.
Never confront or detain someone because of an online warrant result. Confirm current status with the issuing court or law enforcement.
Lynnwood Jail bail and release
Call before posting bail because the exact release condition controls
Lynnwood strongly recommends calling
425-670-5648 to confirm the charge, exact dollar amount and whether the bail is bondable or cash-only before arriving.
Confirm the inmate is still housed at Lynnwood Jail
Use the regional register immediately before paying.
Confirm every active case
One satisfied bail amount may not clear another hold.
Ask whether bail is bondable
This determines whether an authorized bonding company can be used.
For a bond, use an authorized bonding agent
Lynnwood does not recommend a specific company.
For direct jail payment, confirm the accepted form
Lynnwood’s current bail instructions identify cashier’s checks and money orders payable to the City of Lynnwood among accepted options.
Keep the receipt and next court date
Release does not terminate the criminal case.
Alternatives to jail
Electronic Home Monitoring
Requires court approval.
Current Lynnwood program cost: $15 per day.
Half is due when the program starts; the remaining balance must be paid according to the program schedule.
Community Service
Requires court approval.
Current Lynnwood program fee: $30.
Lynnwood Municipal Jail visitation
General social visitation uses video
Check current housing first
Visit rules change completely if the person has been transferred to Snohomish County, Kirkland, Marysville or SCORE.
Make sure the person has been arraigned
Lynnwood states that inmates become eligible for video visitation after arraignment.
Check disciplinary status
Inmates in disciplinary segregation are not eligible for ordinary video visitation.
Follow jail approval requirements
Visits remain subject to Lynnwood Jail guidelines.
Professional in-person visits are different
Attorneys, clergy and medical/mental-health professionals may arrange qualifying in-person visits.
Lynnwood calls and mail
Use the municipal-jail communication rules—not Snohomish County rules
Phone calls
- Inmates make collect calls only.
- No ordinary incoming inmate calls.
- Jail officers do not pass personal messages.
- Mobile users may need a Securus prepaid account.
- Calls are recorded and may be monitored.
Personal mail
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center
Lynnwood Police Department, WA
PO Box 25795
Tampa, FL 33622
Incoming and outgoing mail is inspected. Legal mail is opened for contraband inspection in the inmate’s presence.
The only items Lynnwood says an inmate may otherwise receive are soft-cover books and reading materials sent directly from a publisher or retailer such as an approved online bookseller. Private-party packages are refused.
Do not discuss confidential defense strategy on an ordinary jail call. Lynnwood states that inmate telephone calls are recorded and subject to monitoring.
If Housing Facility says Snohomish County
Snohomish County Jail uses different visit, mail and money systems
Snohomish County Main Jail
3025 Oakes Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Phone:
425-388-3395
Social visits
Social visits are video visits
Maximum visit length is 30 minutes
Visitors create an approved Smart Communications account
Onsite lobby kiosks are available for video visits
Social contact visits are not offered
Jail operations can affect inmate availability
Personal mail
Current scanned-mail address
Inmate Name and 7-digit ID #
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
PO Box 9196
Seminole, FL 33775
Personal mail is scanned and digitally delivered. Originals are destroyed after scanning, so do not send irreplaceable photographs or documents.
Money and commissary
Snohomish County uses Access Secure Deposits. Online/phone deposits require the inmate’s 7-digit global subject number and generally post automatically after processing. The jail’s inmate account window operates daily for qualifying in-person deposits.
Court-appointed counsel
Use the public-defender process for the court where the case is filed
Lynnwood Municipal Court case
Lynnwood publishes a Public Defender Application with its criminal court forms.
Confirm the Lynnwood Municipal case
Have the case number ready.
Complete the Public Defender Application
Provide the requested financial information.
Submit it through the court process
Contact the court when you need filing instructions.
Snohomish District / Superior case
Snohomish County Office of Public Defense screens people who cannot afford counsel in qualifying cases involving potential loss of liberty.
Screening considers income, public assistance, expenses, assets and other eligibility factors.
Phone screening:
425-388-3500
Monday–Friday: 8:30–11:45 a.m. and 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Snohomish County Office of Public Defense
3000 Rockefeller Ave, Room 1-500
Everett, WA 98201
Screening:
425-388-3500
Assigned Public Defender Association lawyer:
425-339-6300
Lynnwood victim services
Get help understanding the criminal process after an arrest
Lynnwood Police has a Victim Services Coordinator who acts as a liaison among victims, prosecutors and detectives and can help victims navigate the criminal-justice process.
Save the Lynnwood Police case number
This helps connect the victim service request to the correct incident.
Contact Victim Services
Ask about current case routing, local resources and victim-rights information.
Keep contact details current
Prosecutors and advocates need a reliable way to provide updates.
Use VINE for custody notifications
Lynnwood Jail directs victims and concerned citizens to VINELink for custody-status alerts.
Lynnwood Police Victim Services
Phone:
425-670-5621
Lynnwood Police Department
19321 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Washington statewide criminal history
Use WSP WATCH when Lynnwood records are too narrow
WATCH is not a complete public database of every Washington arrest. Washington law limits which non-conviction criminal-history information can be released to the general public.
Current public WATCH search
Online name + DOB search: $11 each.
The fee applies even when the search returns no matching record.
Current online notarized request add-on: $15.
What public results can include
- Qualifying Washington conviction information.
- Arrests less than one year old with dispositions pending.
- Registered sex and kidnap offender information.
Vacated cases, sealed records and misdemeanor traffic violations are excluded from public background-check results under the rules identified by WSP.
Identity warning from WSP: a WATCH name/DOB match cannot positively prove that the record belongs to the person being researched. Fingerprint verification is the way to establish a positive link.
State prison custody
Use Washington DOC after a state correctional commitment
DOC search is useful for
- Currently incarcerated Washington DOC individuals.
- Searching by first/last name.
- Searching by DOC number.
- Current correctional location.
DOC search does not replace
- Lynnwood Municipal Jail search.
- Snohomish County jail records.
- Lynnwood Police reports.
- The criminal court judgment.
- WSP criminal history.
Fix the source first
Correct a wrong Lynnwood public arrest record
Error → best first agency
| Error |
Start with |
Useful proof |
| Wrong police incident information |
Lynnwood Police |
Report number, identification and source documents. |
| Wrong Lynnwood Jail booking data |
Lynnwood Jail |
Booking/subject number and corrected police/court information. |
| Wrong Snohomish jail information |
Snohomish Corrections |
Subject number, booking number and source record. |
| Wrong court disposition |
Court of record |
Judgment, dismissal or amended court order. |
| Wrong WSP history |
Washington State Patrol Criminal Records |
Fingerprint-supported identity plus originating police/court documentation. |
Save the incorrect result
Record the exact name, booking number, case number and incorrect field.
Get the controlling document
Examples include a corrected police report, dismissal or judgment.
Correct the agency that created the bad data
Do not start with a commercial background-check website when the underlying government source is wrong.
Verify the downstream systems afterward
A local correction can take time to appear in court, WSP and private databases.
Washington record relief
Vacating a conviction and sealing a court record are different actions
Washington does not use one universal “expungement” process for every criminal record. Vacation, sealing and deletion of qualifying non-conviction criminal-history information have different requirements and legal effects.
Vacating a conviction
A qualifying conviction can sometimes be vacated under Washington law. The conviction is changed to reflect the vacation, but that does not automatically mean every court index disappears.
Sealing a court file
Sealing is a separate court-record procedure generally governed by Washington General Rule 15 and requires its own legal basis.
Non-conviction information
Washington criminal-history law separately limits public access to certain qualifying non-conviction information.
Lynnwood misdemeanor / gross-misdemeanor conviction
Get the Lynnwood Municipal Court judgment
Confirm the exact conviction, date and sentence.
Read Lynnwood’s misdemeanor-vacation instructions
The court publishes local instructions through its Criminal Case Forms.
Compare with the current statewide forms
Washington Courts currently publishes CrRLJ 09.0100 for a Petition and Declaration for Order Vacating Conviction and related forms.
Check eligibility before filing
Eligibility depends on the offense, sentence completion, later criminal history and other statutory requirements.
File in the court that entered the conviction
A Lynnwood Municipal Court conviction belongs in Lynnwood; a Snohomish Superior conviction belongs in Superior Court.
Keep the final signed order
It can be important when correcting WATCH or private background systems.
Check whether separate sealing is appropriate
Washington Courts explains that a vacated adult criminal case is not automatically sealed merely because the conviction was vacated.
Run a new WATCH search after processing
WSP states that qualifying vacated cases are excluded from public WATCH results.
Snohomish County also offers a criminal “Vacating a Conviction” packet for Superior Court matters. The county currently lists Packet 51A at $5.
On-page answer summary
What this Lynnwood guide solves without becoming a link directory
Jail search
Regional search syntax, subject/booking numbers, current custody, date filters and housing-facility routing.
Lynnwood Police records
Public-record workflow, involved-party report rules, contact information and a focused request script.
Court routing
Lynnwood Municipal Court, Snohomish District South and felony Superior Court explained separately.
Jail family help
Lynnwood calls, scanned mail, video visits, bail, no-commissary rule and alternatives to incarceration.
State criminal history
Current $11 WATCH search, public-data limits, pending-arrest scope and fingerprint identity warning.
Record relief
Vacation versus sealing, Lynnwood misdemeanor forms, statewide forms and post-order verification.
Title-related FAQs
Lynnwood Washington public arrest-record questions answered
How do I search public arrest records in Lynnwood WA?
Start with the regional Snohomish jail inmate search, check the housing facility, request the Lynnwood Police record when applicable and verify the related court case.
Does Lynnwood have its own jail?
Yes. Lynnwood Municipal Jail is inside the Community Justice Center at 19321 44th Ave W. Lynnwood can also house people at other regional facilities.
How do I find a current Lynnwood inmate?
Use the regional Jail Inmate Inquiry. Search by name, subject number, booking number, booking dates, facility or arresting agency.
How do I request a Lynnwood Police arrest report?
Use Lynnwood’s public-record request portal for public police records. People personally involved in an incident may also use the Police Report and Record Request procedure.
Where do I search a Lynnwood criminal case?
Use Washington Courts Name and Case Search to identify the court. Lynnwood Municipal Court handles city limited-jurisdiction cases while felony matters are handled through Snohomish County Superior Court.
Is the Washington Courts online result the official record?
No. The statewide search is reference information. The official case record comes from the court where the case was filed.
How do I check a Lynnwood warrant?
Call Lynnwood Municipal Court at 425-670-5100 for a Lynnwood municipal warrant. Snohomish County District and Superior Court warrants use separate county resources.
How much does WSP WATCH cost?
The current online name-and-date-of-birth WATCH search costs $11 per search, even when no record is found.
Does WATCH show every Washington arrest?
No. Public WATCH results include qualifying conviction data, arrests less than one year old with pending dispositions and certain offender-registration information. Other non-conviction history is generally not public.
Can a Lynnwood criminal record be vacated?
Some qualifying Washington convictions can be vacated. Lynnwood Municipal Court publishes misdemeanor-vacation instructions, and Washington Courts provides statewide vacating and sealing forms.
