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Sheriff services

King County Sheriff’s Office Police Precincts and Contract City Partnership services offered.

  • Check the Police Precincts (for unincorporated area residents) and Partnership City’s (for contract city residents) for services offered at each location
  • Select the service below for locations, appointments and fees

Services (alphabetic)

911 Communications center

Learn more about the 911 communications center

Accident report

Learn when and how to file or search for accident reports

Alien firearm license

Learn more about Alien Firearm License and how to apply

Bench warrants

Learn more about Civil Bench Warrant process

Clearance letters

Learn more how to obtain a Clearance Letter 

Concealed pistol license

Learn more about concealed pistol license, alien firearm license and gun dealer license applications, fees and locations

Custodial interference 

Learn more about custodial interference (writs of habeas corpus)

Evictions

Learn more about evictions (writs of restitution)

Fingerprinting

KCSO fingerprinting services and alternate locations

Firearm and ammunition disposal

Learn where to safely dispose of firearms and ammunition

Firearms dealer license

Learn where you can apply for a firearm dealer license

Firearm release notification

Request to be notified before release of firearms to a family member

Online reporting

Learn which incidents can be filed online, and when a phone call is required.

Property sales - auctions

Learn about upcoming real and personal property sales-auctions.

Protection orders

Protection orders include Domestic Violence, Extreme Risk, Anti-Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Vulnerable Adult Protection Orders. 

Records request

Learn which records can be requested and inspected, and the associated fees

Serving documents

The Civil Process Unit accepts legal documents for service, such as notices of small claim, petitions for dissolution, summons, complaints and more.

Sex offender registration

Learn more about sex offender registration process

Sex offender search

Search for sex offenders and sign up for email alerts.

Special operations

Specialized units include TAC30 (formerly known as SWAT), hostage negotiation, bomb disposal, and more. 

Trespass letter template

Learn more about the Trespass process

U-visa

U-Visa allows immigration protection for victims of qualifying crimes and their qualifying family members (as appropriate), who are helpful to law enforcement in the detention, investigation or prosecution of criminal activity

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