What are Columbia County Arrest Records?
Columbia County arrest records are official documents that contain the arrest histories of individuals who have committed crimes within the county’s jurisdiction. Arrest records are maintained by the county’s law enforcement agencies and typically contain details on the alleged crime, including personal information of the individual arrested.
Crime Statistics
According to the Uniform Crime Reporting Data published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a total of 30 violent crimes and 68 property crimes were reported in Columbia County in 2017. This includes 7 rapes, 22 burglaries, and 10 motor vehicle thefts. When compared with the data published for the previous year, these figures indicate an 18.33% decrease in total crime.
What are Columbia County Criminal Records?
Columbia County criminal records refer to documented criminal histories of individuals residing in Columbia County. This information is compiled and issued at both the county and state levels by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police respectively.
How Do I Get Columbia County Criminal Records?
The Oregon State Police maintains criminal records of all residents in the state and allows interested members of the public to request criminal history record checks, either for themselves or for other individuals. Parties who wish to carry out a criminal history record check on themselves will be required to submit a request own record form, provide their fingerprints and pay a fee of $33, while parties who wish to carry out a criminal history record check on another individual will be required to submit a request form and pay a fee of $10 per requested record.
Columbia County criminal records may also be accessed locally by contacting the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office located at:
901 Port Avenue
Saint Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 366-4611
These requests can be made either in person between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, or via phone number (575) 624-6500.
How Do I Find Columbia County Sex Offender Information?
In accordance with Oregon State Laws 163A, the Oregon State Police maintains and regularly updates an online sex offender registry which lists all level 3 sex offenders registered in the state of Oregon. Through this registry, members of the public can search for registered sex offenders residing in Columbia County by name or address. Interested parties who wish to obtain information on sex offenders not listed in the registry may do so by contacting the OSP’s Sex Offender Registration Unit via email. Requestors are advised to include a statement regarding the purpose of the request. Queries can also be directed to (503) 934-1258.
How Do I Visit An Inmate In Columbia County Jail?
The Columbia County jail typically houses detainees awaiting trial or sentencing and inmates convicted of misdemeanor offenses with sentences less than a year. Inmates are required to schedule all public visits with parties interested in visiting them and are allowed a maximum of 2 thirty-minute visits within a seven day period, with visitors limited to a combination of either 1 adult, 2 adults, 1 adult, and 1 child, 1 adult and 2 children or 2 adults and 1 child. Interested parties who wish to visit individuals currently incarcerated in the Columbia County jail may do so at:
901 Port Avenue
Saint Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 366-4630
Inmates will be required to establish a visiting list of not more than 5 individuals and provide the date of birth, first, middle and last name of each listed individual as well as their relation to the individual and the names of any children that may be in the company of a parent or guardian. Only individuals listed on an inmate’s approved list will be allowed to visit. Visitors are advised to show up at least 10 minutes before the approved visitation time and are required to follow all jail visitors’ rules which include conducting themselves in an orderly manner and subjecting themselves to a search by county jail officials. Visitors who violate the visitation rules may have their visit terminated and their visiting privileges suspended or revoked.
It should be noted that daily visitation schedules in the Columbia County Jail are cell-specific. In addition to this, inmates not yet assigned to a housing unit, inmates’ houses in the county jail’s pre-classification unit, and inmates serving a sentence of a maximum of 72 hours are not allowed public visitation.
Where And How To Find Columbia County Inmate Information?
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office provides members of the public with online access to an inmate roster which contains the names and offense details of inmates currently in the county jail.
What are Columbia County Court Records?
Columbia County court records refer to all information generated and documented during court proceedings in Columbia County. Members of the public who wish to access some of these records may do so in person by utilizing the free public access terminal located in the Columbia County Circuit Courthouse at:
230 Strand Street
Saint Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-2327
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays
Interested parties can also request for audio recordings of court proceedings and/or copies of case files by completing either a Request for Copies of Recorded Court Proceedings or a Request for Files/Copies form respectively and submitting the completed forms via email or by mail to the Columbia County Circuit Court at:
230 Strand Street
Saint Helens, OR 97051
Audio recordings cost $10 per CD and 25 cents per page for paper audio logs with a $5 certification fee for each CD and a $2 shipping and handling fee for mailed copies of up to 3 CDs.
Copies of case files cost 25 cents per page for hard copies, $3 per request for electronic copies with an additional 20 cents per page if the requested file has not been previously scanned, $2 for the first page of faxed copies and $1 for each additional page, $5 per document for certified copies plus 25 cents per page and $10 per document for exemplified copies plus 25 cents per page.
Requestors are advised to include a functioning phone number when completing the forms through which they can be contacted to verify and process their requests.
In addition to this, members of the public can also perform free record searches online to obtain basic case information on some circuit court cases. Finally, the Oregon Judicial Branch also offers access to court records through its subscription-based OJCIN OnLine portal.
Location of all Courts in Columbia County
Columbia County Circuit Court
230 Strand Street,
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-2327
Clatskanie Municipal Court
95 South Nehalem Street,
P.O. Box 9,
Clatskanie, OR 97016
Phone: (503) 728-3011
Rainier Municipal Court
106 West B Street,
P.O. Box 100,
Rainier, OR 97048
Phone: (503) 556-4027
St. Helens Municipal Court
277 Strand Street,
P.O. Box 278,
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-6272
Vernonia Justice Court
1001 Bridge Street,
P.O. Box 128,
Vernonia, OR 97064
Phone: (503) 429-2441
What are Columbia County Vital Records?
Columbia County vital records refer that to documents that contain information on all vital events that occur in Columbia County. These vital events, which include births, marriages, divorces, registered domestic partnerships, dissolution of registered domestic partnerships, and deaths are permanently recorded and registered in the state of Oregon by the Oregon Health Authority, which also maintains and issues copies of these records to eligible individuals through its Vital Records office. All interested parties who wish to access these records will be required to provide a valid photo ID and pay all applicable fees.
In addition to this, some of these records are also issued locally by the office of the Columbia County Clerk.
Where and How to Get Columbia County Divorce Records
Eligible parties who wish to obtain copies of Columbia County divorce records may do so contacting the Oregon Vital Records Office located at:
800 NE Oregon Street,
Suite 205,
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (971) 673-1190
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays
Interested parties will be required to complete an Oregon Divorce Record Order Form which can also be submitted via mail-in to:
Oregon Vital Records
P.O. Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
Access to divorce records in Oregon is restricted to the registrant, the registrant’s immediate family including a spouse or state-registered domestic partner, a legal representative of the registrant, and an authorized government agency for a 50 year period beginning from the date on the record. Copies of divorce records cost $25 per copy for mail-in requests while in-person requests cost $28 for the first copy and $25 for each additional copy.
Interested eligible parties can also obtain copies of divorce records for divorces that occurred in Columbia County by contacting the Columbia County circuit court at:
230 Strand Street
Saint Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-2327
Where And How To Get Columbia County Marriage Records
Parties who wish to obtain copies of marriage records in Oregon may do so by mailing a completed Oregon Marriage Record Order Form to:
Oregon Vital Records
P.O. Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
It should be noted that marriage records in Oregon may only be obtained by either the registrant, a member of the registrant’s immediate family, including state-registered domestic partner, a legal representative of the registrant or an authorized government agency for a 50 year period beginning from the date on the record.
Copies of marriage records may also be obtained in person at:
800 NE Oregon Street,
Suite 205,
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (971) 673-1190
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays
Walk-in requests for marriage records cost $28 for the first copy and $25 for each additional copy while mail-in requests cost $25 per copy.
Copies of records for marriages that occurred in Columbia County can also be obtained from the office of the county clerk at:
230 Strand St.
Columbia County Courthouse Annex
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-3796
Requestors will be required to complete a Marriage License Certified Copy Request form. Requests from this office cost $8 for the first copy and $4 for each additional copy requested at the same time.
Where and How to Get Columbia County Birth Records
The Oregon Vital Records Office issues copies of birth records for births that occurred in Oregon. Access to these records is restricted for a period of 100 years beginning from the date on the record and copies of these records may only be obtained by the registrant named on the record who is at least 15 years old, the registrant’s immediate family including a domestic partner and current step-parent for registrants below the age of 18, a legal representative of the registrant and government agency carrying out official duties.
Eligible parties will be required to complete an Oregon Birth Record Order Form which can also be submitted via mail-in to:
Oregon Vital Records
P.O. Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
Eligible parties may also obtain copies of Columbia County birth records between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays in person at the Oregon Vital Records office located at:
800 NE Oregon Street,
Suite 205,
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (971) 673-1190
In-person requests for birth records cost $28 while mail-in requests cost $25 for one record. Additional copies of the same records cost $25 each for both in-person and mail-in requests.
Where and How to Get Columbia County Death Records
Copies of Columbia County death records may be obtained from the Oregon vital Records Office. These records are considered restricted records and for a period of 50 years beginning from the date on the record, access to them is limited to the decedent’s immediate family including a domestic partner who is registered by the state of Oregon, a legal representative and a government agency acting in the conduct of its official duties.
To obtain copies of these records, eligible parties can contact the Oregon Vital Records Office in person between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Alternatively, these parties can also submit a completed Oregon Death Record Order Form via mail to:
Oregon Vital Records
P.O. Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
Copies of death records cost $28 for the first copy for in-person requests and $25 for the first copy for mail-in requests. Additional copies of the same record costs $25 per copy.
In addition to this, death certificates for deaths in Columbia County that occurred within a 6 month period from the date on the record can be obtained locally from the office of the county clerk. Interested parties who wish to obtain these records will be required to complete and submit an Oregon Death Record Order Form either in person or by mail to:
Columbia County Clerk
230 Strand St.
Columbia County Courthouse Annex
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: (503) 397-3796
Copies of these records obtained from the county clerk’s office cost $25 each.
In addition to government agencies, county public records may also be obtained from third-party websites. These non-government platforms come with intuitive tools that allow for expansive searches. Record seekers may either opt to use these tools to search for a specific record or multiple records. Users are able to search third-party websites remotely for multiple records at a time with just the name of the record subject and their last known location, including the city, county, or state. Third-party sites are not sponsored by government agencies. Because of this, record availability and results may vary.
