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Records Requests
Island County District Court is committed to openness, transparency and a guiding principal that justice is administered through an open and public court system. Access to judicial records is part of the open and public court system. As in all Courts, in the State of Washington, access to judicial records are governed by general rules.
Access to judicial records is governed by court rules and not the public records act (PRA). Requests for judicial records are broken down into two types of records. The first type of records request is for "court records". These requests are the most common and deal with records or proceedings for specific cases heard by the court. The second type of requests are for administrative records. These records deal with management, supervision or administration of the judicial branch.
Judicial records request are governed by General Rules. Specifically, GR31 (Access to Court Records), GR 15 (Destruction, Sealing and Redaction of Court Records) and sometimes GR 22 (Access to Family Law and Guardianship Court Records). Judicial Administrative records are governed by GR 31.1.
How to Request Judicial Records
You can make a request for judicial record in one of three ways.
Online: You may fill out this online form which will be submitted to the records clerk. When the clerk receives your request (during a judicial work day) you should receive an email confirming receipt by Island County District Court. If you have not received this confirmation, please feel free to contact Island County District and Municipal Court at (360) 675-5988 or by email at District_Court@islandcountywa.gov
Mail or In person: You may download and fill out the records request form (below). When the form is fully filled out and signed, you can mail or drop off the records request at/to:
Island County District Court - Records Request Department
800 SE 8th Avenue
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Email: You may download and fill out the records request form (below). When the form is fully filled out and signed, you may attach the form and email the request to the court clerk at the below email address. For an expeditious processing of your request, please put on the memo line: "records request".