Accessing Superior Court Records

To view record in person at no cost, please visit one of our courthouse locations.

To view or download your completed records requests online, go to the KC Script Portal and look under Records Requests or My Messages.

Please Note: You have 14 calendars days from the time your request is completed to view/download the record.

For requests that are to be mailed, the Clerk’s Office will place your records in the mail on the business day they are completed in the portal.

 

 

No, we do not accept records requests or payments via phone or email. Records requests can be submitted through the portal or in-person.         

 

Document costs are per the schedule below. Additional information on Superior Court & Clerk’s Office fees can be found here:

Fee Type	Fee
Non-Certified Copy Fee	$.50 per page
Certified Copy Fee	$5.00 for the first page and $1.00 per page thereafter
Exemplified Copy Fee	$9.00 for the first page and $1.00 per page thereafter
Additional Seal (exemplification or authentication)	$2.00 per additional seal
Expedited	$40.00 per case
Shipping and Handling	$10.00 ($7.00 for handing and $3.00 postage when self-addressed stamped envelope not provided)

 

 

The Clerk’s Office will complete your request within five business days from the date you submitted the order. 

 

You can view the status of your request online the on the Order Summary screen in the KC Script Portal.

• Log into your portal account.
• From the main menu bar, select the My Account dropdown and click My Orders.
• You can search by date range or your Public Portal Request Number (PPR) Example: PPR21-000100.

If you submitted your request by mail, you will receive a letter to the address associated with the request.

If it’s longer than 5 business days from the date of your request, please contact our staff by emailing: desk.correspondence@kingcounty.gov or call us at 206-477-0691.

 

Expedited requests will be fulfilled within one business day. 

 

All completed records delivered via the portal and ShareFile will remain available to the customer for 14 days from completion date.

 

Customers can request a fee waiver right from the KC Script Portal. To request a fee waiver, you must do the following:

1. Create an account.
2. Search for your case.
3. Under the Documents Tab, click on Fee Waiver Request.
4. Complete the required documentation fields.
5. Submit for approval.

If approved, you will have access to your records without cost for 12 months from the date of approval.

 

Once a voucher has been associated with your portal account all records requested will be paid by the voucher. Each month an invoice will be sent to the agency for payment of the prior month's voucher activity. Documents that are exempt based on statute or court rule will be able to be requested without a fee. 

 

DJA will work with existing voucher customers to update their new portal accounts. If you have questions about obtaining a voucher account or need your portal account updated, please contact our Accounting Team at 206-477-0812. 

 

Some customers may receive documents free of charge based on a state statute that exempts them from paying for documents.

To view the list of exemption details please click HERE.

 

Please visit us in-person, or contact us via live chat, email or phone.

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Email Us: desk.correspondence@kingcounty.gov

Call: 206-296-9300

Only eligible parties can access sealed/confidential records. If you are an eligible party you can access these records by coming in person to the Clerk's Office and showing ID or submitting a KC Script Portal request and meeting virtually with the Clerk to verify your identity. Acceptable identification is: Current government-issued ID or passport. Sealed documents cannot be mailed without a court order.

The case may be confidential which means the case file is sealed per statute and the clerk’s office may not even confirm the existence of a case (such as adoptions and expunged juvenile cases). Please double check your case number.

Sealed/confidential means subject to limited access by statute, court rule or court order.

If you do not know the confidential case number, you will need to come into one of the King County Courthouses (Court Holidays, Clerk's Office Hours & Locations - King County) with your identification and a deputy clerk will assist you in finding the case number and determining if you have access to the confidential case. Acceptable identification includes government issued picture identification such as driver’s license or passport.

Per statute or court order, access may be limited to specific parties, attorneys and court appointed officials, participating in a case. In order to provide access to a sealed or confidential case or documents, the clerk’s office needs to verify your identity and confirm that you have authority to view and access the records. Acceptable forms of identification includes government issued picture identification such as a driver’s license or a passport.

You only need to verify your identity once a year. However, you will need to verify that you have authority to view every sealed or confidential case you would like access to. You will not need to participate in a zoom call to get authority once your identity is verified. You will however need to make a request via KC Script Portal or in person to have access to the sealed or confidential case. You will then be granted access to the sealed or confidential case for one year.

Some sealed documents have a higher level of sealing and therefore, a customer will need to request access to each enhanced document. Even if you are provided access to a sealed or confidential case for one year, you are not automatically granted access to enhanced sealed documents. For each enhanced sealed document, you will need to request access to it.

Some examples of sealed or confidential case types:

• Adoption: RCW 26.33.330
• Paternity: RCW 26.26A.500(2)
• Mental Illness: RCW 71.05.620
• Juvenile Dependency (includes At-Risk Youth, CHINS & Dependency): RCW 13.50.100
• Confidential Name Changes: RCW 4.24.130(5)