Bartlesville Arrest Records

Bartlesville arrest records are managed by the Bartlesville Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The police department sits at the Public Safety Complex on South Johnstone Avenue and operates the E-911 Dispatch Center for Bartlesville, Dewey, and Washington County. You can file open records requests through the city clerk or directly with the police records division. This page covers how to search for arrest records in Bartlesville, what fees apply, and where county bookings are processed.

Bartlesville Police Arrest Records

The Bartlesville Police Department is headquartered at the Public Safety Complex, 615 S. Johnstone Ave., Bartlesville, OK 74003. The main phone number is 918-338-4000. The non-emergency line is 918-338-4001. For records specifically, call 918-338-4021 or email Chelsea Boyd at cboyd@cityofbartlesville.org. The records division fax is 918-338-4043.

The Bartlesville Police Department page provides department information and links to services.

The department page covers divisions, contact numbers, and public resources including the policy manual.

The department is structured with several divisions: Criminal Investigation, Patrol, Service, Community Policing, parking enforcement, records and identification, and animal control. The current policy manual and annual reports are both available online. That level of transparency means you can see department procedures before you even file a records request. The police also handle matters related to interviews, photos, and information at 918-338-4050, and media contacts are available at 918-338-4132.

One thing that makes Bartlesville different is that the police department runs the E-911 Dispatch Center not just for the city, but also for the town of Dewey and all of Washington County. That center is funded by a monthly 5% fee on landline customers and a statewide $0.75 per line per month cellular fee.

Requesting Bartlesville Arrest Records

Open records requests for Bartlesville arrest records go through the city clerk's office. You can download the request form from the Bartlesville Open Records Forms page. Email the completed form to clpullins@cityofbartlesville.org or mail it to: City of Bartlesville, Attn: City Clerk, 401 S. Johnstone Ave., Bartlesville, OK 74003. You can also call the city clerk at 918-338-4212.

The forms archive page has the open records request form along with other city documents.

Fees for Bartlesville arrest records include research time and copy charges. Based on past requests, a compiled statistics request cost $52.50 with more than two hours of research time logged. Staff members track their time and send a cost letter before they finish processing the request. You pay before the records are released. The Oklahoma Open Records Act under Title 51 allows these fees as long as they cover actual costs. Simple requests for a single report will cost less than complex statistical pulls.

The Bartlesville city website provides links to all departments and public services.

The city homepage connects you to all departments including police, city clerk, and open records services.

Bartlesville Body Camera and Arrest Data

The Bartlesville Police Department has a formal body camera policy. Recordings are reviewed by the Custodian of Records before any public release. Officers review their own footage when preparing reports, but they cannot keep personal copies. Supervisors can review footage for misconduct or meritorious conduct investigations.

Before body camera footage from a Bartlesville arrest goes public, certain parts get redacted. Scenes showing death, nudity, or minors under 16 are removed. The release follows Title 51 Section 24A-8 of the Oklahoma Open Records Act. If you need body camera footage tied to an arrest, expect the request to take longer than a standard police report. Research fees apply, and the department charges for the staff time needed to review and redact the video.

Washington County and Bartlesville Bookings

Bartlesville is in Washington County. The Bartlesville Police Department has its own city jail for short holds. For felony charges or extended detention, inmates go to the Washington County Jail at 611 SW Adams Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74003. Since the county seat is Bartlesville itself, the county jail is right in town.

The Records Clerk at the Bartlesville Police Department also releases registered offender information in accordance with Title 57 Sections 584 and 595 of Oklahoma law. If you are looking for sex offender data, the department directs people to the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry.

More Bartlesville Records Resources

Court dockets for Bartlesville cases are free at OSCN and ODCR. Both cover Washington County District Court. The OSBI CHIRP portal runs statewide criminal history checks for $15 under Title 74 Section 150.9.

The DOC Offender Lookup covers state prison inmates. For custody alerts on someone arrested in Bartlesville, use VINELink or call 877-654-8463. Free legal information is available at OKLaw, and you can find a local attorney through the Oklahoma Bar Association. Expungement questions are covered in detail on the OKLaw criminal history page.

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