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As there may be more one source to obtaining Washington criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.
Washington State Court Structure:
Municipal Court: Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence .Moving traffic, parking, miscellaneous traffic, ordinance violation.
District Courts: Tort, contract ($0/$50,000). Exclusive small
claims jurisdiction ($4,000). Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence. Moving traffic, parking, miscellaneous (non traffic)
violations. Preliminary hearings.
Jury trials except in traffic and parking. Magistrate Court: Tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$5,000). Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic, violence.• Moving traffic, miscellaneous traffic. Preliminary hearings. Jury trials.
Superior Court: Tort, contract ($0/no maximum). Exclusive real property rights ($0/no maximum),
estate, mental health, civil appeals, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. Exclusive domestic relations jurisdiction. Exclusive felony, criminal appeals jurisdiction. Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.
Court: of Appeals: Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, non capital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in administrative agency, interlocutory decision cases.
Supreme Court:: Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, capital criminal, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile,
certified questions from federal court cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, non capital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, disciplinary, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
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Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
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Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
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The district courts in Washington State are a court of limited jurisdiction. These courts have concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts over misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor violations and civil cases under $50,000. They have exclusive jurisdiction over small claims and infractions.
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