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.
Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, with about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, 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 Union Gap 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 Union Gap, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Union Gap records are kept
- Kept by the City of Union Gap: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Yakima 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 Yakima County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Union Gap police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Union Gap police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Union Gap police records.
- Website: uniongapwa.gov/police/faq (page title: Frequently Asked Questions | City of Union Gap Police)
- Phone: (509) 574-1800
- Address: 102 W Ahtanum Rd Union Gap, WA 98903
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Yakima County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Union Gap 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: uniongapwa.gov (page title: City of Union Gap | The Old Town With New Ideas)
- Phone: 509.248.0432
- Address: 102 W. Ahtanum Rd PO Box 3008 Union Gap, WA 98903-0008
- Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Union Gap
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Union Gap. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Yakima County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Yakima County. The Yakima County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Union Gap Arrest Records
The Union Gap arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Union Gap's arrests to the FBI and the 703 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Union Gap is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Union Gap Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Union Gap, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Union Gap warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Union Gap inmate search (the jail page of the Yakima County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Union Gap criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Union Gap court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Union Gap police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) requires), Union Gap traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Union Gap DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Union Gap divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Union Gap property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Union Gap website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Union Gap offices listed above, and the city's own website is uniongapwa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Union Gap?
Request it from the Union Gap police records unit at uniongapwa.gov/police/faq, phone (509) 574-1800. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Union Gap?
Union Gap cases are heard by the courts that serve Yakima County, and people arrested in Union Gap are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Yakima County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Union Gap?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Washington public records law applies to city governments.