King County Public Records Information
The King County is the largest one in the state of Washington. The public records are certified and non-certified documents which include information about an individual or a business body of a particular place. These records are compiled by state, federal, county and local governmental bodies. A few commercial bodies also provide information in the form of public records. The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 generated a list of certain records accessible to the public.
King County Public Records
In King County you can search and view your own tax records. You can investigate about a variety of public records in the King County of Washington. The most commonly viewed ones are as follows-
• Vital records
• Burial records
• Driving records
• Inmate records
• Court records
• Tax records
• Civil actions records
• Criminal records
• Property records
The vital records include birth records, death records, marriage records and divorce records. The burial records can also be traced by the death records. These data can be found in the respective hospitals and the state departments of vital records. The Recorder’s Office of King County looks after almost 350 types of records and documents. All these records are getting maintained since 1853. You can contact the Recorder’s Office and learn necessary ways to search for a particular document.
Mail your queries at:
Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building, Room 311
500 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
206-296-1570
206-205-8396 FAX
The criminal records include details about misdemeanors, felonies, juvenile crimes and fugitives. The state Federal Bureau of Investigation will update you about the most wanted criminals and terrorists. Criminal data can also collected from the county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The court records also encompass criminal files and case information which are often allowed for public access.
Search a King County Public Record
The King County public records can be found out from a variety of sources. Once you order for a document it takes them about a couple of weeks to search for the record. Therefore send your requests with as much information as possible.
You can obtain a copy of your deed or tax assessment record from the recorder’s office. Request a copy of your tax assessment record from the following page:
http://payments.kingcounty.gov/metrokc.ecommerce.propertytaxweb/.
Documents that can be retrieved from the King County Recorder’s Office comprise marriage records, land records, tax affidavits, surveys and many other documents. For further information click: http://www.kingcounty.gov/business/Recorders/Services.aspx.
The birth and death records are largely required to trace an individual or to find out his current age. These are certified records and can be found out from:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/vitalstats.aspx.
For more information contact:
King County Administration Bldg., Rm. 214, 500 - 4th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-296-4768
Toll-free: 1-800-325-6165, ext. 64768
If you want to check the past relationship status of your spouse, look through the divorce records. Contact the King County Clerk and ask for a divorce record from:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/Clerk.aspx.
You can call them at: (206) 296-9300
The Superior Court Clerk’s Office also renders additional search services for case numbers and court records. These records are dated back to 1854. Records since 2000 are available in online databases. But the older records are preserved as microfilms. Learn additional details from: http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/Clerk/Records/LocatingCourtRecords.aspx.
Contact the King County Department of Transportation for driving records. But these records can be easily accessed from the Washington Department of Transportation and other state motor vehicles offices. Get more data from the following address:
King County Department of Transportation
Harold S. Taniguchi, Director, 201 S. Jackson St., KSC-TR-0815, Seattle, WA 98104-3856
Phone: 206-684-1481.
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