Okanogan County Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Tax documents submitted in connection with a child-support request must be filed under seal.

All tax documents shall be filed under seal.

CRITICAL

The JIS request form must be filed under seal before petitioners request any temporary order, including an emergency order.

Prior to any request for a temporary order, including emergency order(s) under RCW 11.130.215, the petitioner(s) shall file a JIS request form with the Clerk under seal

CRITICAL

A filed death certificate must have its Social Security number redacted unless the Court orders otherwise.

Any copy of a death certificate shall be filed with the Social Security number redacted unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

If a trial de novo is requested, the clerk must automatically seal any award and any memorandum decision or award.

The clerk shall automatically seal any award and any memorandum decision/award if a trial de novo is requested.

CRITICAL

Financial, medical, and General Rule 22 confidential reports must be sealed, filed separately, and submitted with the specified Sealed cover sheet; otherwise, filed documents are publicly viewable.

Warning! Documents filed with the court are available for anyone to see unless they are sealed. Financial, medical, and confidential reports, as described in General Rule 22, must be sealed so they can only be seen by the court, the other party, and the lawyers in your case. Seal those documents by filing them separately, using a Sealed cover sheet (form FL All Family 011, 012, or 013).

INFO

A party may ask the court for an order sealing other documents.

You may ask for an order to seal other documents.