Search Anacortes Residents Directory

The Anacortes Residents Directory helps you find public records tied to people in the city. Anacortes sits on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County. The city clerk treasurer is the custodian of all city records. The police department runs its own records division. This page lays out the right place to start for each type of search. You will see links, phone numbers, and steps you can take today to look up Anacortes residents information through the official city and state portals. Use it as your first stop for any public records task.

Anacortes Residents Directory Basics

Since 1966 Anacortes has combined the City Clerk and City Treasurer into one role. That rule comes from Anacortes Municipal Code Chapter 2.12. The Clerk Treasurer holds the city seal and serves as the custodian of public records. Visit the City Clerk Treasurer page for the full list of duties.

The clerk is also the agent for damage claims under RCW 4.96.010. That is set by city Ordinance 2769. Public records requests fall under RCW 42.56, the state Public Records Act. The clerk has five business days to reply.

Fees are set by city code. Standard copies are $0.15 per page. Scanned pages cost $0.13 each. A CD is $3. Large format prints run from $2 to $10 based on size. You pay nothing to inspect records on site.

The clerk page is the main gate for any Anacortes residents information search outside of police files.

Anacortes Police Residents Directory

The Anacortes Police Records Division has four Records Clerks and one Records Supervisor. One clerk also serves as the Evidence Custodian. The office sits at 1218 24th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221. Call 360-293-4684 during weekday business hours. You can reach them from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. See the Records Division page for full details.

The Records Division handles police reports, concealed pistol license forms, and firearm background checks. You can pick up a collision report online, which saves a trip to the station. Evidence pickups are by appointment only. Call first to set a time.

Active case reports may not be released. That block comes from the exemption list in RCW 42.56.240.

Note: Collision reports are a fast path for any Anacortes residents directory search tied to a crash.

Find Residents in Anacortes Public Records

The city runs a Public Records Request Form for non police files. You can fill it out on the city site at the Public Records Request Form page. Supply as much detail as you can. The form will not help if the record does not exist. Staff cannot build a new file.

A note on the form cites RCW 42.17.130. That rule bars the use of a list of people for political or business gain. You must check a box that says you agree not to use the list for those ends.

The form is simple. Fill out your name, contact info, and the record you want.

Anacortes Residents Directory FAQ

The city runs an FAQ page that covers the most common public records questions. You can read it at the FAQ page or the records subpage at FAQ TID 57. The page tells you to send police questions to the police department, and court questions to the municipal court.

It is a good quick stop when you are not sure which office to call for an Anacortes residents lookup.

The topic specific page sorts answers by subject so you can skip to what you need.

State Level Searches for Anacortes

State tools cover what the city does not hold. Criminal history sits with the Washington State Patrol at watch.wsp.wa.gov. WATCH gives name based conviction checks for $11.00 per search. It only covers state courts, not federal.

Vital records fall under the Department of Health at doh.wa.gov. Birth and death files run from 1907. Marriage and divorce files run from 1968. The first copy costs $25 under RCW 70.58A.560.

Court cases sit in the Odyssey Portal at odysseyportal.courts.wa.gov. It covers superior, district, and municipal courts. Rules fall under GR 31 and GR 31.1, not the state Public Records Act. Business files sit with the Secretary of State at ccfs.sos.wa.gov.

For old files, try the Digital Archives at digitalarchives.wa.gov. Some early Skagit County files live there. Property and tax files can come from the state Department of Revenue at dor.wa.gov.

• WATCH criminal history: $11 per search
• Vital records: $25 first copy
• Court portal free to search
• Business records free to search

Anacortes Residents Directory Fees

Fees are set in the city fee schedule. In person inspection is free. Paper copies cost $0.15 per page. Scans are $0.13 per page. Large format prints run $2 to $10 based on size. A CD costs $3.

If the total fee is under a small limit, the city may waive it. For big jobs, the city may ask for a 10% deposit up front. Under RCW 42.56.120 the state sets a base fee schedule that cities can adopt or adjust. Anacortes has adopted its own version.

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