Records Request

Court (case) records

Case records are records that relate to in-court proceedings, including case files, dockets, calendars, and orders. Public access to these records is governed by court rule GR 31, which refers to these records as "court records."

Accessing Case Records Electronically

To access case records electronically, you must have
  • Case number (also known as citation, infraction, or cause number)
  • For criminal cases or infractions, the law enforcemnt agency code (the three characters immediately following the case number; i.e., WSP, THC, LYP).
Electronic case records may be accessed by clicking:

District Court Electronic Case Records


Please note: electronic case records may be incomplete. They also do not contain the docket of events occuring on the case. If you do not find what your are looking for, you may submit a records request below.

Requesting Case Records

To request case records filed with Thurston County District Court, complete the court records request form. The request form may be submitted by

Email: DCpublicrecords@co.thurston.wa.us

or

By mail:

    Public Records Officer
    Thurston County District Court
    2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 3
    Olympia, WA 98502-6045

Fees for court records are

    Certified copies - $5.00 per document
    CD's of court proceedings - $20.00 per CD

Administrative records

Administrative records are records that relate to the management, supervision or administration of a court or judicial agency. Access to these records is governed by court rule GR 31.1.

To make a request for administrative records, first review our policy and related procedures. Then complete the administrative records request form. The form may be submitted by

Email: DCpublicrecords@co.thurston.wa.us

or

By mail:

    Public Records Officer
    Thurston County District Court
    2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 3
    Olympia, WA 98502-6045

You will receive a response with the fees required to complete the request and information on how to make the payment. Once payment is received, the records will be mailed, emailed or available for pick up at District Court.

Fees for administrative records records are

    Records collection, research and preparation - $30.00 / hour (no charge for the first hour; hours billed in 15 minute increments)
    Copies - $0.15 per page
    CD's - $20.00 per CD
    Postage - actual cost