Bainbridge Island Phone Directory

The Bainbridge Island phone directory helps you reach city staff, police records clerks, and public records officers on the island. Bainbridge Island sits in Kitsap County and has a full set of city departments with their own phone lines. You can use this phone directory to find the City Clerk, the police front desk at the Ted Spearman Justice Center, or the municipal court. Most Bainbridge Island phone numbers are listed on the official city site. A quick search here will save you time and get you to the right desk fast.

Bainbridge Island City Clerk Phone Directory

The City Clerk on Bainbridge Island is the main contact for public records. Christine Brown serves as the Public Records Officer. Her phone number is 206-780-8618. The clerk sits at 280 Madison Avenue N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. You can also reach the office by email at publicrecords@bainbridgewa.gov. The City Clerk handles records requests, council meeting documents, and official city files. If you need a phone number for any city department, start here.

Bainbridge Island uses the NextRequest portal to manage public records. You can submit a request online, track it, and view past requests. The city follows the Washington Public Records Act under RCW Chapter 42.56. Staff must respond within five business days. If the record is easy to find, you may get it the same day. More complex requests take longer, and the clerk will let you know.

Copy fees on Bainbridge Island run $0.15 per page for paper. Electronic records cost $0.10 per gigabyte plus $0.05 per four files. Scans from paper to digital cost $0.10 per page. Clerk certification runs $1.00 per document. For large requests, a 10% deposit may be needed up front. In-person inspection is always free. These fees come from state law under RCW 42.56.120.

Police Phone Directory for Bainbridge Island

The Bainbridge Island Police Department has its offices at the Ted Spearman Justice Center, 8804 Madison Avenue North. The main phone number is (206) 842-5211. This line handles non-emergency calls, records requests, and general questions. For emergencies, always dial 9-1-1. The police records staff share the same email as the city clerk: publicrecords@bainbridgewa.gov.

You can file some police reports online through the Bainbridge Island Police page. The department uses the citizen service portal for non-emergency reports. If you need a copy of a police report, use the NextRequest portal or call the records line. Staff can tell you if the report is done and what it will cost. Body camera footage has extra rules. You must give a name, case number, and the date and time of the event. The department will review the footage for items that need to be blocked out before release.

Note: Body camera requests often take more time due to required review and redaction of sensitive content.

Bainbridge Island Court Phone Directory

Court records on Bainbridge Island follow different rules than city records. They fall under court rules, not the Public Records Act. The court administrator is Jennifer Smith. You can reach her at (206) 842-5641 or by email at court@bainbridgewa.gov. The court sits at 8804 Madison Ave. N., Suite 200.

To get court records, fill out the Case File Records Request form. You can submit it in person or by email. Fees are different from city records. Staff research time costs $30 per hour past the first hour. Copies run $0.50 per page. Printing a document from an electronic file is $0.25 per page. If you want records on a CD, add $20. These fees are set by the court, not by the Public Records Act. For criminal and civil cases, the court can give you hearing records, case files, and judgments. Call ahead to ask about wait times.

Kitsap County Phone Directory

Bainbridge Island is part of Kitsap County. Many records sit at the county level, not the city. The Kitsap County phone directory covers the assessor, the auditor, the sheriff, and the superior court clerk. You can reach the Kitsap County Assessor through the county assessor page. Property records, tax data, and parcel searches go through that office.

For recent bookings, the Kitsap County Sheriff posts a roster of people booked in the last 72 hours at the sheriff's booking page. This is a free lookup. You do not need to call for this data. It updates on its own. If you need older records or a deeper search, call the sheriff's office directly. County court records for superior court cases go through the county clerk, not the city.

The screenshot below shows the Kitsap County Assessor search tool, which covers Bainbridge Island property lookups.

Use the assessor tool to find owner names, parcel numbers, and tax values for any property on Bainbridge Island.

State Phone Directory Resources

Some records are not at the city or county level at all. The Washington State Courts name and case search at courts.wa.gov is a free tool. It lets you search by name or case number. This is handy if you need a case status but do not know which court holds it. For vital records like birth and death, the state Department of Health has a phone directory at doh.wa.gov. Corporate records sit at the Secretary of State site at ccfs.sos.wa.gov.

The state patrol runs the WATCH system for criminal history checks. You can find it at wsp.wa.gov. This is useful if you need a background check that goes past Bainbridge Island. The state digital archives at digitalarchives.wa.gov holds older files from many counties and cities across Washington.

Note: State resources are free to search online, but some require a fee for copies or certified documents.

Using the Bainbridge Island Phone Directory

Start at the city website if you need a direct phone line. Each department page has a phone number, an email, and an address. The clerk keeps the list current. If a number changes, the clerk will update the site. Common calls go to the following offices:

• City Clerk and public records: 206-780-8618
• Police non-emergency: (206) 842-5211
• Municipal Court: (206) 842-5641
• Kitsap County Assessor: through county website

If you do not know which office to call, start with the City Clerk. The clerk will point you to the right desk. Under RCW 42.56.520, staff must respond to records requests within five business days. That gives you a clear timeline. Anonymous requests are allowed on the portal, but they limit what you can do with the tracking tools. It is better to make an account so you can check the status of your request at any time.

Bainbridge Island Phone Directory Tips

The city does not keep a single index of all records. This is common in Washington. The state allows cities to skip the index if it would be too costly to maintain. Each department holds its own files. That means you may need to call more than one office. The phone directory is your fastest route. Records are available for review Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4 PM at city hall.

Council meetings on Bainbridge Island take place on Tuesdays at 6 PM. Meeting agendas, minutes, and packets are posted on the city site. You do not need to file a records request for these. They are already public. If you need a record that is older or harder to find, use the NextRequest portal. The portal shows past requests too, so you can check if someone already asked for the same file. That can save you a wait.

The state open data platform at data.wa.gov has datasets from many state offices. It is not a phone directory by itself, but each dataset lists the office that owns it. You can then look up that office and call them. This is a good way to find a staff phone line that is not in the Bainbridge Island phone directory.

Bainbridge Island is in Kitsap County. Visit the county page for more phone contacts and records resources.

Nearby Cities Phone Directory

These nearby cities have their own phone directory pages on this site.