Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Sequim is a city in Clallam County, Washington, with about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Sequim offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Sequim, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Sequim records are kept
- Kept by the City of Sequim: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Clallam County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Clallam County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Sequim City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: sequimwa.gov/689/Civic-Center---Police-Station-City-Hall (page title: Civic Center | Police Station & City Hall | Sequim, WA)
- Address: 152 West Cedar Street, Sequim, WA 98382
- Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Sequim
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Sequim. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: sequimwa.gov/823/Records (page title: Records | Sequim, WA)
- Phone: (360) 681-3428
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Clallam County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Clallam County. The Clallam County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Sequim Arrest Records
The Sequim arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Sequim's arrests to the FBI and the 236 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Sequim is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Sequim Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Sequim, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Sequim warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Sequim inmate search (the custody page of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Sequim criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Sequim court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Sequim traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Sequim DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Sequim divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Sequim property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Sequim website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Sequim offices listed above, and the city's own website is sequimwa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Sequim?
Sequim cases are heard by the courts that serve Clallam County, and people arrested in Sequim are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Clallam County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Sequim?
Through the city's records request page at sequimwa.gov/823/Records, phone (360) 681-3428. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.