Grays Harbor County
Gray Harbor County, which was originally named Chehalis County, is located in Washington. It was carved out from Lewis County in 1854 and has a population of over 77,000 people. Montesano is its county seat.
Gray Harbor County's trial court system encompasses a superior court, district courts, and municipal courts. The Gray County Superior Court is a general jurisdiction court that oversees all criminal and civil suits, as well as lower courts' appeals. Typical Superior Court cases include felonies, misdemeanors beyond the District and Municipal Courts' purview, insolvency suits, real property title controversies, and annulments. Divorce, tax-related cases, naturalization proceedings, quo warranto, and habeas corpus cases are also heard by the Superior Court. In addition, the Superior Court also handles domestic, juvenile, and probate cases in the county.
The District Court has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction and presides over traffic infractions and civil claims with financial caps, criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, and anti-harassment and protection orders. It also oversees initial felony hearings, contracts for the recovery of money or damages, and small claims for amounts in dispute below $5,000.
Gray Harbor County's Municipal Courts, which are also limited jurisdiction courts, primarily preside over city ordinance violations. They also hear cases relating to license penalties recovery or enforcement, as well as other ordinance-based forfeitures.
Gray Harbor County court records detail the activities of civil, criminal, and traffic case proceedings maintained by a court clerk. These records, which ensure the effective delivery of justice, also bolster citizens' confidence in the judicial process and provide legal precedents for present and future court cases. Case filings, charge sheets, case transcripts, and court proceeding recordings are common examples of court records. Court records in Walton County, which may exist in paper or electronic format, generally include:
- Probate records
- Juvenile records
- Civil records
- Criminal records
The Gray Harbor County Clerk of the Superior Court is the designated court records custodian. According to Washington Court Rules (GR 31 and GR 31.1), court records are subject to public examination and copying. The Superior Clerk's website offers online access to non-exempt court records upon request. Record seekers can also perform online court case lookups through the Washington Courts records search portal. Additionally, court records can be ordered in person at the courthouse where the case was filed or at the Superior Court Clerk's Office at:
102 W Broadway Avenue
Suite 203
Montesano, WA 98563
Phone: (360) 249-3842
Requesters can also search for court dockets online on the Superior Clerk's website.
