Department of Judicial Administration

RCW 36.23.065

View case files from the King County Superior Court at any of the three main Clerk's Office locations, during office hours.

Seattle 516 Third Avenue, Room E609 Seattle, WA 98122-5598

Regional Justice Center 401 Fourth Avenue North, Room 2C Kent, WA 98032-4429

Juvenile Division 1211 East Alder, Room 307 Seattle, WA 98104-2386

Terminals provided for public use of SCOMIS and for viewing case files at no cost.

Printouts cost 25¢ per page. Certified/exemplified copies can be purchased.

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Location: www.metrokc.gov/kcscc - then select . Use E-Filing to submit documents (PDF or TIF) over the Internet to start a new case, to file into an existing case, to pay appropriate fees, and to access the E-Service mechanism.

Set up UserID, Password and PIN first; this identifies user as the e-filer. For signature rules, see General Rule (GR) 30 on Electronic Filing, as revised 12/07, available at http://www.courts.wa.gov/.

E-Filing is available 24/7; filing date is still based on Clerk's office hours (8:30-4:30 M-F).

New cases can be initiated, paying fees with Internet check or credit card*. Where applicable, E-Filing assigns judge, assigns case number, and generates Case Schedule, making it available to print out for initial service.


* A convenience fee is added for credit card or Internet check payments.

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Electronically filed documents can be electronically served on parties who have opted in to receive service electronically.

Parties opt in for E-Service on a case-by-case basis. Sign-up is done within the E-Filing application.


• Parties may designate up to five additional email addresses to receive copies of the E-Service messages (with links to the documents) directed to you.

The filer remains responsible to serve all others entitled to service who have not opted in for electronic service.

E-Service generates a record of service document that can be e-filed.

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Location: www.metrokc.gov/kcscc - then select .

Provides Internet anytime access to adult criminal, civil, and probate cases opened since November 2004, not including guardianships or cases filed to petition for protection orders.

Sign up for an account and receive a UserID. Create your password and use a credit card or Internet check to place funds into the account.*

Enter the case number to see the Case Contents and select documents for downloading.

After 10¢ per page is deducted, downloading begins. The documents come in PDF format.

See other records at the Clerk’s Office during business hours.


* A convenience fee is added for credit card or Internet check payments.