eService Center - Administrative Office of the Courts

Are there instructions for court staff to use as a guide for public disclosure or data dissemination requests?

A number of resources are available on the Inside Courts Web site (http://inside.courts.wa.gov), the Washington Courts Web site (http://www.courts.wa.gov), and some courts' Web sites that address data dissemination/public disclosure.  Please see the following links:

From the Inside Courts Web site:

• Court Resources/Court Records page
  Includes links to relevant statutes, case law, and other reference material.
• Court Resources/Court Records/Guidelines for the Courts on Public Access to Court Records.
  A 21-page document in PDF format that provides a grid with the following headings:
  • Category.
  • Record Description.
  • Accessibility.
  • Authority.

From the Washington Courts Web site:

• News & Info/Access to Court Records Brochure.
  Answers frequently asked questions and includes links to the appropriate Statutes and Court Rules.

Courts' Web sites:

A number of courts have developed policies and procedures that are posted on their courts' Web sites.  Links to Washington courts' Web sites are located on the Appellate and Trial Courts page of the Washington Courts Web site:

• Superior Court Web sites.
• District Court Web sites.
• Municipal Court Web sites.

See also:

• See Answer: Determine if court records are public or private.
• See Answer: Data dissemination and court records guidelines for the courts.
• See Answer: https://customerservices.courts.wa.gov/support/solutions/articles/72000577399-gr-31-public-access-to-court-records
  
  * These answers are also available to the public from the eService Center on the Washington Courts Web site (http://www.courts.wa.gov).

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