King County jails will lift remaining misdemeanor booking restrictions for all partner law enforcement agencies, starting Feb. 1.

King County Jail booking restrictions for misdemeanors have now been lifted because staffing levels are improving. This changes how officers can make arrests in Seattle. Seattle Police officers ...

As staffing levels improved in 2024, King County was able to permanently lift misdemeanor booking restrictions for the entire countywide transit system on May 1, and for downtown Seattle in late-July.