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Betty J. Gould, Thurston County Clerk
Contacting
the Clerk's Office
General
Information
In
addition to contacting the Clerk's Office by mail
or phone, you may also contact the
Clerk's Office or other Thurston County Departments by E-mail.
Please first read what information
Clerk's Office staff can and cannot provide.
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Thurston
County Clerk
Your
E-mail should include the case number and case name when known as well as any
additional identifying information you can provide that will assist
us.
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Copy Requests
When requesting copies, please provide the
full title of the document, the approximate date of filing, and whether you want
certified or non-certified copies. A reply
e-mail will be sent outlining the statutory charges for the copies.
Certified copies (with seal) cost
$5 for the
first page and $1 for each additional page per document. Non-certified
copies (without seal) cost $.50 per page.
By mail, please remit the amount due by check or money
order. You may pay in person with cash, check, money order, debit card or
credit card. If
you are forwarding your request by mail, please include a self-addressed,
stamped reply envelope large enough and with sufficient postage to return the
copies you have requested.
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Court Staff Cannot Provide: |
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The status of a specific
case, unless the case (or information in the case) is
"confidential" (not available for public inspection because of
state law or a judge’s decision).
The court file on a specific case,
(unless the case is "confidential,") for you to review.
General information on court rules,
procedures and practices.
Court-approved forms (forms are not
available for all legal proceedings.)
Guidance on how to compute deadlines and
due dates.
Court schedules and information on how to
get matters scheduled.
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Advice about whether you
should file a case or whether you should take any particular action in a
case
Information or tell you what words to put
in a form.
Advise you as to what to say in court.
Speculation about what decision the judge
might make or what sentence the judge might impose
Legal advice:
Court staff provide information,
not legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an
attorney. If you do not have an attorney, you may wish to call the
Lawyer Referral Program of the Thurston County Bar at (360) 923-4844 for
the name of an attorney practicing in this area. You may also
visit the lawyer's olympia Area
Directory.
If you are
low income or age 60 and over, You may qualify for free NON-CRIMINAL legal
assistance. For further information, visit the Northwest
Justice Center website. |
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NOTE:
Court staff do not know the answers to
all questions about court rules, procedures and practices. They
have been instructed not to answer questions if they do not know the
correct answer.
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REMEMBER:
The court, including the judge and all
court staff, must remain impartial. They do not take sides in any
matter coming before the court. |
Last Modified: 11/28/06
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