Access Pasco Court Records

Pasco court records come from three main sources depending on the type of case: Pasco Municipal Court, Franklin County District Court, and Franklin County Superior Court. If you need to find a case, check a docket, or get documents from a Pasco court, the right court depends on the charge or matter involved. Municipal court handles city-level misdemeanors and infractions. The district and superior courts cover broader civil and criminal matters for the Pasco area. This page explains how to search Pasco court records and what each court handles.

Pasco Municipal Court Records

Pasco Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction created by state statute. It handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic infractions, non-traffic infractions, parking tickets, and photo enforcement violations that occur within Pasco city limits. The court does not handle felony cases, family law, or civil matters above $75,000. Those go to Franklin County Superior Court. For small claims up to $5,000, anti-harassment orders, civil actions up to $75,000, and name changes, you would contact Franklin County District Court instead.

The court is located at 1016 N 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Court window hours run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday afternoons are open from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoons are closed unless hearings are scheduled, and Wednesday and Friday afternoons are closed. Phone coverage mirrors the window hours. Per Administration Order 2025-003, the court is operating on temporarily reduced hours, so call ahead before visiting.

If you need to look up a Pasco Municipal Court case, the Washington Courts statewide search at dw.courts.wa.gov is a good first step. It searches across municipal, district, superior, and appellate courts in Washington and is updated every 24 hours at 3:00 a.m. For actual copies of case documents, you need to contact the court directly. The statewide tool only provides reference information pointing to the official court record.

Requesting Pasco Court Records

There are two separate systems for requesting public records in Pasco. City records (like police records, fire and EMS records, and administrative files) go through the City Clerk as the Public Records Officer under Chapter 42.56 RCW. You can use the online Public Records Request Portal for those. But municipal court records are handled differently. They fall outside the Public Records Act and must be requested directly from Pasco Municipal Court.

To request Pasco Municipal Court records, email courtrecords@pasco-wa.gov or mail your request to 1016 N 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Include the case number, party name, and the type of record you need. Police records can be requested by involved parties via pascorecords@pasco-wa.gov or by calling 509-545-3421. Fire and EMS records go to fireadmin@pasco-wa.gov or 509-545-3426. The Public Records Act prohibits using lists from public records for commercial purposes.

Note: Police body-worn camera records require a photo ID or Bar Association Number for fee waiver consideration.

Franklin County District Court in Pasco

Franklin County District Court is at 1016 North 4th Avenue, Room B218, Pasco, WA 99301. Phone is (509) 545-3593. Fax is (509) 545-3588. This court handles misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, traffic infractions, civil matters up to $100,000, and small claims up to $5,000. It also handles anti-harassment orders and name changes that fall outside Pasco Municipal Court's scope. If you live in Pasco and have a civil dispute under $100,000 or need a small claims filing, this is the court to contact.

Case records from Franklin County District Court can be searched through the Washington State Courts website. The Franklin County Court Records page at franklincountywa.gov is a good starting point for understanding what the court handles and how to access its case index. For a broader search across all Washington courts, use the statewide tool at dw.courts.wa.gov. This covers municipal, district, superior, and appellate courts statewide and is updated daily.

Franklin County Superior Court Records

Franklin County Superior Court is also at 1016 North 4th Avenue, Room B306, Pasco, WA 99301. Phone is (509) 545-3525. This court handles felony criminal cases, civil cases over $75,000, family law matters like divorce and child custody, probate, and appeals from the lower courts. If you are searching for felony case records, divorce decrees, or judgments in major civil suits that involve Pasco residents, you need to go through the Superior Court Clerk's Office.

For juvenile matters in this region, the Benton-Franklin Counties Juvenile Justice Center is at 5606 West Canal Drive, Suite 106, Kennewick, WA 99336. Phone is (509) 783-2151. Fax is (509) 736-2728. Juvenile dependency, termination, and delinquency cases are handled there. Records from those proceedings may have restricted access depending on the case type and the age of the subject at the time of filing.

Washington's statewide case search at courts.wa.gov allows you to search for cases filed in Franklin County courts, including municipal, district, superior, and appellate court records. Results point to the official court record and are updated every 24 hours. To get copies of documents, you must contact the clerk's office of the court where the case was filed.

How to Search Pasco Court Cases

There is no single Pasco-specific online case portal. Most Pasco court record searches start with the Washington Courts statewide tool. Go to dw.courts.wa.gov and search by name or case number. The tool searches across all Washington courts, including Franklin County courts and Pasco Municipal Court. Results include case number, party names, case type, and court date. Keep in mind the data updates once a day, so very recent filings may not yet appear.

For Pasco Municipal Court case records not in the online search, email courtrecords@pasco-wa.gov. For Franklin County District Court records, call (509) 545-3593 or visit Room B218 at 1016 North 4th Avenue during business hours. For Superior Court records including felony cases and family law filings, contact the Superior Court Clerk at (509) 545-3525, Room B306 at the same address.

Note: Blake Refund information related to drug possession convictions is available via Washington State's official online reimbursement center for those who had cases affected by the State v. Blake ruling.

Franklin County Court Records

Pasco is the county seat of Franklin County. Most court filings for Pasco residents that go beyond municipal court are handled through Franklin County's court system. For full details on Franklin County courts, records access, and the clerk's office, visit the Franklin County court records page.

View Franklin County Court Records

Nearby Cities

These cities near Pasco also have court records pages. Each is served by its own combination of municipal, district, and superior courts.