Start with the systems most likely to change your read of a person. Then cross-check custody, registries, and paper-trail sources before you go wider.
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01 · The docket layer
Start with courts
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Run county and statewide court portals first. Civil, criminal, family, and lower-court systems are often separate, so this is where most missed records happen.
Statewide public access portal for all Oregon circuit courts and Tax Court. Single free portal covers all 36 circuits. Search by party name, case number, or attorney. Returns case type, charges, hearing dates, register of actions.
Free public name search for Washington County Circuit Court cases via the OJD statewide portal. Covers criminal, civil, domestic, and small claims. Select Washington County from the location filter. Confidential case types excluded. Court is located at 150 N First Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124.
Same statewide free portal as Portland — Oregon's unified court system is a genuine user benefit. Criminal records, civil suits, and family court filings for Washington County are all here by name search, no account required.
02 · Current risk signals
Check custody and registries
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Use jail, corrections, and registry systems to catch records that do not show up in a normal court search.
Washington County Jail inmate search. The Washington County Sheriff operates the county jail in Hillsboro. Public inmate lookup available online. Covers current custody for Washington County arrests.
Oregon Department of Corrections public inmate and supervised-release search. Covers individuals currently in custody and under supervision statewide. Search by full name, partial name, SID, or county ID.
Oregon State Police statewide sex offender public search. Covers all registered sex offenders in Oregon. Search by name or location. Linked from official OSP Sex Offender Registration program page at oregon.gov/osp/programs/SOR.
URL confirmed from official OSP program page (oregon.gov/osp/programs/SOR/Pages/default.aspx). App is JS-heavy; landing page loads but search UI requires JS.
03 · Context and corroboration
Pull the paper trail
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Recorder, assessor, prosecutor, records-request, and licensing sources help verify addresses, liens, ownership, agency records, and local context.
Property ownership, assessed value, and tax information for Washington County, OR. Search by address or Property ID. Washington County now displays owner names on the public guest site (increased transparency policy). ORS 192.345 suppressed names remain hidden. Covers Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, and unincorporated areas.
Washington County stands out — it actually shows owner names on its public property search, which most Oregon counties don't do as prominently. If you're verifying whether someone actually owns the property they claim, or tracking real estate across the county, this is a solid first stop.
Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded documents for Washington County. The Recording Division is part of the Assessment and Taxation Department at 155 N First Ave, Suite 130, Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503-846-8752). Online document search available through the county's public access portal. Marriage licenses also issued here.
Recorded documents in Washington County — deeds, liens, mortgages — are where you'll find the paper trail on property transfers and financial encumbrances. The county seat is Hillsboro, but the records cover all of Washington County including the tech corridor around Beaverton and Hillsboro.
04 · Outside the county
Run the federal backstop
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Federal court and incarceration systems sit outside local portals. Run them before you decide the search is clean.
Federal District, Appeals, and Bankruptcy courts. Over 1 billion documents filed. $0.10/page (capped at $3.00/document); free if quarterly charges under $30. Account required for search. Confirmed live 2026-05-03.
PACER catches federal cases the state DOC and state courts will not. Account required, small per-search fees. Worth using for white-collar, federal drug, immigration, and bankruptcy.
All federal prison inmates, current and historical from 1982. Search by name (with race/sex/age filters) or inmate number. Note: search backend showed intermittent error during 2026-05-03 verification — likely temporary. If main tool is down, try https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp as fallback.
All 50 states aggregated, plus DC, US territories, and tribal nations. Search by name or location. DOJ-operated. Named after Dru Sjodin. Also links to abuse reporting resources. Confirmed live 2026-05-03.