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TEMPORARY PROCEDURES NOTICE COVID-19
**Updated 07/29/2020**
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- Filings will be accepted by mail and through the designated drop box located at the North end of the courthouse, at the bottom of the handicap ramp title "Clerk’s Office". No electronic filings. Please contact the Clerk’s Office by phone to arrange any in-person filing drop-offs outside of the courthouse.
- Passport processing is currently suspended from our agency. Applications are available at https://travel.state.gov Please be aware of current significant delays as well as certain suspended processes.
- Hearings are being scheduled with mostly telephonic dockets set up for shorter or agreed matters. Please see the Fifth Revised and Extended Emergency Administrative Order (.pdf) issued by Judge Randy Krog for details on re-noting said affected hearings.
- For any questions regarding docket availability please contact Court Administration (509) 773-5755.
Statement of Purpose
The County Clerk's Office was originally established to provide the public with open access to a fair, accurate,and independently established record of the opinions, decisions, and judgments of the judiciary. By fulfilling this historic mission, the County Clerk helps to ensure the separation of powers among the three branches of government.
Search for Court records online through the portal. Some documents available for viewing online, but not download. Please see ClerkEPass section regarding electronic copies.
Main Options
- Make a Payment Online Here (Point and Pay Website)
- 1-833-440-3761 Pay by Telephone
- Come in or Mail payments to:County Clerk 205 S. Columbus Ave Rm. 204 Goldendale, WA 98620
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Payments* can be made by means of cash, card**, and check. All filing fees must be paid at time of case opening (RCW 36.18.018). Waivers for filing fees are available on the forms page, also available upon request in office.
*Can be paid through Point and Pay website now, please provide proof of receipt. **Card option charges an additional fee inside office.
Primary Responsibility
It is the the Superior Court Clerk's Office responsibility to file and index all records filed for Klickitat County Superior Court.
These case types are filed in the Superior Court Clerk's Office:
- Criminal felony cases
- Civil (ncluding Protection Orders)
- Domestic/Family
- Probate/Guardianship
- Paternity/Adoption
- Mental illness
- Juvenile Dependency (also Children In Need of Services; At-Risk Youth; Truancy)
- Judgments
NOTICE
- Klickitat County Court does NOT accept electronic filings at this time. All forms must come through either in-person or by postal service.
- To request electronic copies please use the ClerkEPass service. Further questions and help can be found here. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
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Renea Campbell
County ClerkPhone: 509-773-5744
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County Clerk
Physical Address
205 S Columbus Avenue
Room 204
Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone: 509-773-5744
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 A.M. - Noon
1 P.M. - 5 P.M.
Newspaper of Record
Goldendale Sentinel
117 W. Main Street Goldendale, WA 98620
Legals@goldendalesentinel.com (legal and public notices)
(509) 773-3777