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Request a copy

You can request copies of recorded documents through the Recorder's Office. You can obtain copies of most documents recorded since August 1991. For copies of documents recorded prior to August 1991, contact King County Archives.

Before you request a copy, we recommend you search our online records to confirm the document has been recorded in King County. Our online records search will return unofficial copies of documents recorded since 1976 and has a feature allowing you to request and pay for an uncertified (no watermark or certification stamp) or a certified copy online if the document was recorded after August 1991.

Purchase copies

Online
By phone
By mail
In person

Online

  1. Log in or register a new account
    Visit our Records Search app. Click "Log On" in the upper right corner of the screen. From there, you can create a new account, or log in to an existing account.
  2. Add the document(s) to your shopping cart
    When you have the image of a document open, click the "Add to Cart" button. You can add as many documents as you want to your cart.
  3. Check out
    Select whether you want certified or uncertified copies and check out. Uncertified copies will be immediately available to print, while certified copies will be mailed to you within five business days. Certified copies must be mailed in order to preserve the official seal. Please include your mailing address in your order.

Payment methods accepted: Credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, or Discover).

By phone

Call us at 206-477-6620. Phone orders are taken weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed on King County holidays.

By mail

  1. Complete a Recorded Document Copy Request Form
  2. Include exact payment by check, money order, or cashier's check payable to King County Recorder. Do not send cash. If you are unsure of the exact amount, you may submit a check for a "not to exceed" amount.
  3. Mail your request to:

    King County Recorder's Office
    201 S. Jackson St., Ste. 204
    Seattle, WA 98104

In person

You can stop by our office located at the King County Customer Service Center, 201 S. Jackson St., second floor, in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. Service hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, closed on King County holidays.

Fees

Please review our Payment Information before you visit us in person. Bring the following with you:

Documents Fees
Certified recorded documents, legal size or smaller

$3 for the first page

$1 for each additional page

Uncertified recorded documents, legal size or smaller $1 per page
Non-recorded, uncertified documents $0.15 per page
Map copies, 18x24 inches, bond, uncertified $3
Map copies, 18x24 inches, Mylar, uncertified

$5

$2 each for certification

Conformed Copy Label, per instrument $1
Searching records $8 per hour
UCC-11R searches $10

Certification stamps

We use two different stamps to certify copies of recorded documents, one for manual copies and one for electronic copies. Both of these methods are interchangeable and equally valid as certification methods in Washington State.

Manual certification stamp

Example of manual certification stamp

For manual copies, we use an all-inclusive ink stamp with our seal and a signature line for the deputy recorder to sign on for certification. Example at left.

Electronic certification stamp

Example of electronic certification stamp

For electronic copies, we use a stamp that is printed directly onto our copies from our recording system when processing copy requests. This electronic certification stamp includes the same seal, information and signature line from the manual stamp, but also includes a date/time line that shows when the copy was produced. Example at left.

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