Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Pacific County, Washington, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pacific County comes from a judge of the Pacific County Superior Court or the District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Pacific County public records, Pacific County arrest records, Pacific County criminal records, Pacific County court records, Pacific County police reports, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Pacific County
In Washington an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pacific County that means the Pacific County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the County Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/284.html (page title: Washington State Courts | Court Directory), phone 360-875-9328, 300 Memorial Dr South Bend, WA 98586, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Pacific County
The Pacific County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Raymond, South Bend, Long Beach and Ilwaco serve warrants in Pacific County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Pacific County is whichever one finds the person; a Washington warrant is valid across Washington.
Together, the four agencies in Pacific County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 139 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pacific County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pacific County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Pacific County Sheriff's Office, held about 25 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Pacific County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Pacific County
Whether a warrant is out from Pacific County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 360-875-9328, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Washington Courts Search Case Records, the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 360-875-9361, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Pacific County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Pacific County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Pacific County that means appearing before the Pacific County Superior Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the County Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Pacific County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.pacific.wa.us, phone 360-875-9361.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pacific County?
Not from the Pacific County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the County Clerk at 360-875-9328.
Who serves warrants in Pacific County?
The Pacific County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Washington warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Pacific County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pacific County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Pacific County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the County Clerk at 360-875-9328.
Is this the official Pacific County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.