Jefferson County Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Negotiable instruments, exhibits, trial notebooks, and proposed orders are examples of items that are not to be filed in the court file either in paper form or by e-filing.

Negotiable instruments, exhibits, trial notebooks, and proposed orders are examples of items that are not to be filed in the court file either in paper form or by e-filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court file document

Fax filing is available only for documents to be filed in the court file, and a fee is required.

ONLY FOR DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED IN THE COURT FILE - FEE REQUIRED

CRITICAL

Applies to

Documents including pleadings

Documents, including pleadings, may be filed with the clerk by fax in accordance with GR 17, and the transmittal sheet must state each document’s title and page count.

Documents, including pleadings, may be filed with the clerk by facsimile transmission, in accordance with GR 17, with the following change: In addition to the requirements of a fax transmittal sheet contained in GR 17(b)(2) (Appendix 8), the fax transmittal sheet shall also contain the title and number of pages for each document sent in the transmission (Appendix 7).

CRITICAL

The listed documents must not be e-filed, subject to the stated LCR 10.6 exceptions for proposed orders.

Documents That Shall Not Be E-Filed: (i) Proposed Orders (exceptions in 10.6) or Bench Copies; (ii) Interpleader or Surplus Funds Petitions; (iii) Affidavits for Writs of Garnishment or Execution; (iv) Original wills and codicils that do not conform to the Electronic Wills Act;

WARNING

Applies to

Motion filing

Liquidfile, facsimile under GR 17, and U.S. mail to the stated clerk’s office address are alternatives to in-person filing; electronic signatures are acceptable.

(i)Filing Methods as Alternatives to In-Person Filing 1)“Liquidfile”- electronic filing- contact the clerk’s office to facilitate set up. Electronic signatures are acceptable. 2) Facsimile per GR 17 3) United States Postal Service to- Jefferson County Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA. 98368

INFO

Applies to

Agreed or ex parte order

Counsel may mail agreed or record-based ex parte orders to the court with the ex parte fee set by the clerk.

Counsel may present agreed orders and ex parte orders based upon the record in the file by use of the United States mail addressed to the court, and submission of the ex-parte fee set by the clerk.

INFO

Fax filing is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

FAX filing is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

INFO

Parties may electronically file documents using the Clerk’s e-filing processing, subject to the rule’s exceptions.

Parties may electronically file (e-file) documents using the Clerk’s e-filing processing unless this rule provides otherwise.