Electronic Access to Court Records: Individuals may access court records, hearing dates/details, etc. via reSearchWA.
re:SearchWA is a secure, easily searchable database that allows court staff, litigants, self-represented litigants, attorneys, the public, and
justice partners to electronically view case documents as well as person and hearing data. Older court records may not yet be available via reSearchWA, in such instances please complete a Court Records Form Request.
Public Records Act . Municipal Court is not an "agency" under the Public Records Act (RCW Chapter 42.56), and, therefore, the Public Records Act is not applicable to requests for judicial records. But, beginning January 1, 2016, judicial administrative records may be available under GR 31.1.
Case Records Request. Access to case records is subject to GR 31.
Case Records - GR 31
Case records are records that relate to in-court proceedings including case files, pleadings, and dockets.
To request copies of documents filed in a specific case, fill out the Court Records Request Form. You can submit the request by mailing, emailing, or faxing the form to the Chehalis Municipal Court, 350 N. Market Blvd, Rm. 105, Chehalis, WA 98532, Email municourt [at] ci.chehalis.wa.us (municourt[at]ci[dot]chehalis[dot]wa[dot]us) FAX 360-345-3227.
Administrative Records - GR 31.1
Administrative records are records that pertain to the management, supervision or administration of a court or judicial agency. To request administrative records per GR 31.1, contact the Chehalis Municipal Court, 350 N. Market Blvd, Rm. 105, Chehalis, WA 98532, Email jbutcher [at] ci.chehalis.wa.us (jbutcher[at]ci[dot]chehalis[dot]wa[dot]us) or FAX 360-345-3227.
Administrative Records Frequently Asked Questions
Information Regarding Other Record Types. To be directed to the Administrative Office of the Courts general information page, which will assist in locating a variety of court-related records.
Fee Schedule
Inspecting records: No charge
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Photocopies:
100 pages or less: No charge
101 or more pages: $0.15 per page (charge includes first 100 pages)
Certified photocopies:
$5.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page
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Scanning paper documents:
100 pages or less: No charge
101 or more pages: $0.15 per page (charge includes first 100 pages)
Certified scanned paper documents:
$5.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page
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Outside Copying Costs: Actual cost invoiced to the city by the vendor
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Digital storage media,
container, envelope: $10.00 Must complete a Request for Duplication
of Proceedings form
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Postage/Delivery: Actual postage/delivery costs
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Deposits: Requests exceeding $50 may require a deposit not to exceed
10% of the estimated costs prior to the duplication of records.