Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office reports are maintained by the
Cowlitz County Law Enforcement Records Department
Director Lynn McDermott
They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.

Are you interested in obtaining a copy of a report from the Sheriff's Office?  If so, you need to contact a records clerk at 360-577-3095.  Or, write to:

Cowlitz County Law Enforcement Records
312 SW First Avenue
Kelso, WA  98626-1724

Exemptions:

1. Complainant, victim or witness requested the information not be disclosed RCW 42.17.310 (1)(e).
2. Disclosure of the information would endanger a person's life, physical safety or property. 42.17.310 (1)(e).
3. Record includes information non-disclosure of which is essential to effective law enforcement. 42.17.310 (1)(d).
4. Record contains information the non-disclosure of which is necessary for the protection of the person's right to privacy. 42.17.310 (1)(b) or (d) as defined by RCW 42.17.255.
5. Record contains information on a juvenile, which is confidential, and may not be released to the public except by court order under provisions of RCW 13.50.050 and RCW 13.50.100 (4)(a) and (b).  [also see: child victims of sexual assaults, identification confidential. RCW 10 . 97 .130; and RCW 42 . 17 .31901].
6. Investigative files currently active with the Prosecutor's Office and non-disclosure is essential to effective law enforcement. RCW 42.17.310 (1)(d).
7. Information protected under the Criminal Records Privacy Act. RCW 10 . 97.
8. Record contains attorney/client information, protected under RCW 5.60.060 (2).
9. Contains official confidential information, protected under RCW 5.60.060 (5).
10. Booking photos are protected under RCW 70 . 48 .100.
11. Record contains medical information protected under RCW 70 . 02 .005 and RCW 42.17.310 (1)(d).
12. Driver's or vehicle registration is protected under RCW 46 . 12 .380.
13. Traffic accident reports are confidential and protected under RCW 46 . 12 .380.
14. Results of toxicology or Field Sobriety Tests submitted to at the request of a police officer are protected under provisions of RCW 46 . 61 .506 (6).
15. Reports and records of autopsies and postmortems are confidential, protected under RCW 68.50.105.