Public Request Unit

SERVICES AVAILABLE

• Copies of a crime report
• Copies of a traffic accident report
• Fingerprinting (if you need more than 3 sets of fingerprints, please call ahead and make arrangements)
• Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPL) issued

These Public Request Unit services can be accessed at the counter in the lobby of the Seattle Police Headquarters building.

NOTE:

If you need to pay a parking ticket, that can be done next door in the lobby of the Municipal Court or online.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday through Friday:

Reports Counter:8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last request for service will be taken at 4:45 p.m.

CPL/Fingerprinting:8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last request for service will be taken at 4:45 p.m.

The Public Request Unit is located in lobby of the Seattle Police Department Headquarters Building (Seattle Justice Center).  Our address is 610 - 5th Ave., at the corner of 5th Ave and Cherry St.  

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

The Seattle Justice Center contains both the Seattle Police Headquarters and the Seattle Municipal Court. The building is located on Fifth Avenue between James and Cherry streets. The Police Headquarters entrance is located at the corner of Cherry Street and Fifth Avenue.

BY BUS

Metro: If you choose to use Metro's Trip Planner to find a bus route enter Fifth Avenue & Cherry Street or Fifth Avenue & James Street as your destination point.

BY CAR

Traveling South to Downtown Seattle:
Take I-5 Southbound to the James Street exit, Exit 165A, turning right on James Street.

Traveling North to Downtown Seattle:
Take I-5 Northbound to the James Street exit, Exit 164A, turning left on James Street.

Parking:
There is no free public parking at Seattle Police Headquarters. The SeaPark Garage is located on 6th Avenue between Cherry and James Streets on the east side of the Justice Center.
It is open until 10pm, Monday through Friday, and closed on the weekends.
The vehicle entrances to the garage are on:
• Cherry, mid-block between 5th and 6th Avenues
• 6th Avenue at James Street
• James, mid-block between 5th and 6th Avenues

Please note, you will not be able to enter directly into the Justice Center from the SeaPark Garage. You will need to enter from the main doors on fifth avenue.

Metered parking is available on streets surrounding the Seattle Justice Center. Many other public pay lots are also available within walking distance.

Passenger Dropoffs:
Fifth Avenue is one way southbound. There is no drop off point in front of the Justice Center. Cherry street is one way eastbound. On the left side past the 5th Avenue intersection on Cherry Street there are load/unload spaces. The right side of the street is for police vehicles only.