Klickitat County Bench Warrants
Klickitat County bench warrants are signed by judges at the Superior Court in Goldendale and the local District Court when a defendant misses a hearing or breaks a court order. The county sits along the Columbia River with a population near 22,000. You can run a Klickitat County warrant search through the statewide Odyssey portal or by calling the clerk in Goldendale. This page covers the local court info, the warrant lookup tools, and the steps to clear a Klickitat County bench warrant.
Klickitat County Superior Court
The Superior Court page is at klickitatcounty.org/superior-court. The clerk's office is at 205 S. Columbus Ave, Goldendale, WA 98620. The phone is (509) 773-5744. Klickitat County uses the Odyssey case management system shared by most small Washington counties. Run your search at odysseyportal.courts.wa.gov.
The state court directory at courts.wa.gov/court_dir shows every Klickitat County court along with addresses and phone numbers. The image below shows the directory landing page.
You can use the directory to find the right court for a misdemeanor case or a felony case in Klickitat County.
Warrant Lookup Steps
Start with the Odyssey portal. Type a name in the public access page. Select Klickitat County. Look at the docket for any open case. A bench warrant entry shows up with a date and a warrant flag.
If the Odyssey portal does not show a result, try the older state public access page at dw.courts.wa.gov. The two systems sometimes hold different sets of records. The state court page at courts.wa.gov links to both tools.
Note: A Klickitat County warrant may show up in adjacent Yakima County or Skamania County records if the case crossed county lines.
Bench Warrant Statutes and Rules
Washington bench warrants are issued under CrR 2.2 for Superior Court cases and CrRLJ 2.2 for District Court cases. The community custody warrant statute is RCW 9.94A.716. The detention sanction rules sit at RCW 9.94A.685. Officer arrest power is at RCW 10.31.030.
The full code is online at apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw. You can pull the full text of any statute from that page.
Klickitat County Sheriff Most Wanted
Subjects with active arrest warrants from Klickitat County may show up on the state DOC most wanted list at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/wanted-arrest. The DOC also runs a separate warrant search tool at doc.wa.gov warrant search. Both pages cover statewide records and only show priority subjects.
Clear a Bench Warrant in Klickitat County
The path to clear an outstanding warrant is short but firm. Hire a lawyer or apply for a public defender. The lawyer files a motion to quash. The judge sets a new hearing date. You appear in person and the warrant is lifted.
- Run the Odyssey search to confirm
- Note the case number
- Hire a Klickitat County defense lawyer
- File a motion to quash
- Show up to the new hearing
Skipping the new hearing is a bad idea. The court can issue a no-bail bench warrant the second time, which means you sit in jail until your next court date. Public defenders are assigned through the Klickitat court after a financial screening.
Note: For an old traffic warrant, the District Court clerk can sometimes set a new hearing without a motion if you call ahead.
Court Forms and Background Tools
Statewide forms are at courts.wa.gov/forms. You can pull motion templates for a bench warrant motion to quash. The WSP background check page at fortress.wa.gov/wsp/watch runs name checks. The full criminal history page is at wsp.wa.gov criminal history.
The state JIS link page at courts.wa.gov/jislink ties the records system together for clerks across Washington.
Cities and Nearby Counties
Goldendale is the county seat. Other towns include White Salmon, Bingen, Lyle, and Trout Lake. None meet the city page threshold. For nearby counties with their own warrant search tools, see Yakima County, Skamania County, Benton County, or Clark County.