Walla Walla Residents Directory Lookup

The Walla Walla Residents Directory helps you find public records tied to people who live or have open cases in Walla Walla, Washington. Use it to search city clerk files, police records, council minutes, and the city's digital document archive. Most general records go through the City Clerk's Office and the NextRequest public records portal. Police records go through a separate NextRequest path. This page lines up the right link for each type of record so your search lands at the correct office the first time. Walla Walla is the seat of Walla Walla County and sits in southeast Washington.

How the Walla Walla Residents Directory Works

The City of Walla Walla uses the NextRequest portal to intake all public records requests. Many records are already posted in the city's digital document archive, so check there first. Frequently requested items like the Downtown Master Plan, the Comprehensive Plan, and the Draft CDBG Citizen Participation Plan are in the archive under the Frequently Requested Documents folder. The archive is free to view. If what you need is not there, use NextRequest to file a formal request.

Under the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, the city must respond within five business days. The response can be the record itself, an acknowledgment with a time estimate, a request for clarification, or a denial with a statutory citation. RCW 42.56.520 sets that five-day clock. RCW 42.56.070 requires agencies to make identifiable, non-exempt records available to the public.

Start at the Walla Walla Public Records page for the NextRequest portal and the document archive.

The image below shows the full text of RCW 42.56, which is the law every city office follows when they answer a records request.

That page is the source for every statute citation used in this Residents Directory.

Walla Walla City Clerk Records

The City Clerk's Office is the designated point of contact for public records requests and maintains official city records. The Clerk provides research assistance, runs the recruitment process for City Boards and Commissions, processes paid covered parking permit applications, and manages the records program. Staff support is also provided for the LEOFF 1 Disability Board, which meets on the second Tuesday of each month. City Hall is at 15 North 3rd Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Phone is (509) 527-4424. Fax is (509) 524-7933. Email is publicrecords@wallawallawa.gov.

Under the city's Public Records Act rules, a request should include a name and address, contact info, enough description to locate the records, the date of the request, and whether inspection or copies are wanted. The word "public records," "public disclosure," "FOIA," or "Freedom of Information Act" is enough to signal a formal request. The form is not required, but it helps the Clerk route your request.

See the Walla Walla City Clerk page for the office's full list of duties and the staff roster.

Walla Walla Residents Directory Police Records

Police records are handled by the Walla Walla Police Department, not the City Clerk. This is because criminal history record information has extra state and federal rules. The Police Department is at 54 E. Moore Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Phone is (509) 527-4434. Email is wwpdr@wallawallawa.gov. To make a police records request, use the WWPD NextRequest portal, not the general city NextRequest.

For statewide conviction records, use the Washington State Patrol WATCH system. WATCH runs name-based searches and returns felony and misdemeanor convictions from Washington courts. It does not cover other states or federal courts. RCW 10.97 limits the release of non-conviction data to the general public, so some records will be redacted or withheld.

The Contact the City page has links to every department form, including the police records path.

Note: Body-worn camera video redaction in Walla Walla costs about $40.03 per hour or $0.67 per minute, and requires a 10 percent deposit before release.

Fees and Inspection Rules

Walla Walla follows the state default fee schedule under RCW 42.56.120. Photocopies or printed electronic records cost $0.15 per page if the request exceeds twenty pages. Scanned paper documents cost $0.10 per page if the request exceeds ten pages. Electronic files cost $0.05 per four files uploaded. Electronic transmission costs $0.10 per gigabyte. Storage media and third-party vendor costs are billed at actual cost. Postage is actual cost. The city may charge up to a $2.00 flat fee instead of the itemized schedule for small requests.

Inspection of records takes place at City Hall during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except legal holidays. You cannot remove documents from the viewing area, and you must flag pages with non-permanent notes for copying. See the city's formal Public Records Act rules for the full list.

Court and Vital Records

Misdemeanor and infraction cases for Walla Walla residents go to Walla Walla Municipal Court or Walla Walla County District Court. Felony cases go to Walla Walla County Superior Court. For statewide case lookups, the Washington Courts Odyssey Portal covers Superior, District, and Municipal courts. Court records are governed by General Rule 31 and GR 31.1, not the Public Records Act.

Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates for events in Walla Walla come from two places. The Washington Department of Health issues certified copies for events from 1968 to present. Older records may sit with the Walla Walla County Auditor or the Washington State Digital Archives. Only qualified applicants can get certified copies of birth and death records under RCW 70.58A.560. For property records, parcel maps, and recorded deeds, start with the Walla Walla County Assessor. The Washington Department of Revenue lists every county assessor site. Deeds and liens are filed under RCW 65.04 and RCW 36.18.

Walla Walla Residents Directory Business Lookups

Business filings, registered agents, and UCC records are free at the Washington Secretary of State CCFS. You can search by name, UBI number, or registered agent. Most filings are free PDF downloads. The Secretary of State keeps the official record for every entity doing business in Washington. For the full text of any statute used on this page, go to the Washington State Legislature site. The city directory has phone numbers and email for every department.

Walla Walla County Residents Directory

Walla Walla sits inside Walla Walla County. Many records for Walla Walla residents live at the county level. Superior Court cases, recorded deeds, property assessments, and jail roster data all come from the county. For the full list of Washington counties covered in this directory, see the Washington counties page.

Nearby Cities

Other southeast and central Washington cities have their own records offices.