Public disclosure requests - Superior Court

Your request for an administrative record must be submitted through the portal or in writing and must include your name and contact information, as well as a description of the record you are requesting. 

How to request

Preferred method: online

Use our online portal to securely enter your request

Other options

You may also submit a completed Administrative Records Request Form to the court by mail, email, or fax. 

If you would like to pick up an Administrative Records Request Form in person, you may do so at the King County Courthouse, Room C-912, the Maleng Regional Justice Center, Room 2D, or the Youth Services Center at the main information desk.

By mail

Fill out the Administrative Records Request Form and mail it to:

King County Superior Court
Attn: Court Administration/Bliey
516 Third Avenue, Room C-203
Seattle, Washington 98104

By email

Fill out the Administrative Records Request Form and attach it to an email to:

SCAdminRecordsOffice@kingcounty.gov

By fax

206-205-1360

Fees

You must pay the fees before getting your records.

We charge 15 cents per page for photocopies or 10 cents per page scanned for each record. There is a separate charge for the costs to mail records. In addition, after the first hour, we charge $30 per hour for staff time to process your request.

All fees are payable by:

• Exact cash (we won't give change)
• Cashier’s check
• Money order
• Credit card with a 2.49% fee (with a $1.49 minimum charge) 

Responses

You will receive a response from the court within 5 business days from our receipt of your request.

This response will include:

• The estimated time needed to produce the records or a first installment of the records.
• Requests for clarification, if needed.
• An estimate of research and preparation costs for requests requiring more than 1 hour of staff time to obtain and prepare.