Washington Court Records

To begin, add a court record or view a list of locations and resources for Washington court records.

A written request is required in order to receive copies of any Washington court records. Only official copies are acceptable as proof usable in any legal proceedings. The court records of Washington are created, maintained, and destroyed by the individual courts of jurisdiction.

When requesting Washington court records it is highly advised that all request are made in writing and not in any oral format whether live or electronic. Access to the court records of Washington is granted to all residents during regular business hours.

It is at the discretion of the clerk of the respective court houses as to fulfill a request for records or deny that request for records. In the event that any request for court records of Washington are denied, the requestor will receive a written notice. Requestors will also receive a notice if their request has only partially been denied. A small fee may also be required before any requests are fulfilled.