RULE 14
        COURT FILES AND AUDIO TAPES - INSPECTION AND COPYING PROCEDURES


  1) All documents, including pleadings, filed with the Court and all CD
     recordings of court proceedings are presumed to be available for public
     inspection and/or copying during Court business hours upon request, except as
     otherwise provided herein.

  2) If any party wishes to seal any document, that party must do so by motion
     to the Court with proper notice to all parties. If the Court finds sufficient
     cause to seal the document, the Court will direct the Clerk to seal the
     document and the document will be placed in a sealed envelope in the Court file.

  3) No sealed documents will be accepted for filing without a written court order.

  4) Sealed documents will not be available for public inspection or copying.

  5) Any person may request that a sealed document be unsealed, but must do so
     by motion to the Court with proper notice to all parties.

  6) Social security numbers, mental health evaluations, and medical
     evaluations pertaining to drug or alcohol dependency shall not be subject to
     inspection or copying except where the defendant or defendant's attorney so
     requests, or upon Court order after a showing of good cause.

  7) Private records:  Pursuant to ARLJ 9(b), the following records are deemed
     to be "private records" and shall not be subject to inspection or copying
     unless they have been admitted into evidence, incorporated into a court
     pleading, or are the subject of a stipulation on the record which places them
     into public records:

     a) Witness statements and police reports;

     b) Pre-sentence reports and reports related to compliance with conditions of sentence;

     c) Copies of driving records or criminal history records subject to RCW 10.97;

     d) Correspondence received by the Court regarding sentencing and compliance
        with the terms of probation.

  8) Quasi-public records:  Pursuant to ARLJ 9(c) and RCW 10.101.020(3), the
     following records are deemed to be "quasi-public records" and are not subject
     to inspection or copying, but are subject to inspection or copying by the
     defendant or the defendant's attorney:

     a) Witness statements;

     b) Pre-sentence reports and reports related to compliance with conditions of sentence;

     c) Copies of driving records or criminal history records subject to RCW 10.97;

     d) Correspondence received by the Court regarding sentencing and compliance
        with the terms of probation, except when the information is provided on
        condition it remain confidential or when a finding of good cause is made for
        its confidentiality.

     e) Any application submitted in support of a determination of indigency.

  9) Copying and other charges:  Pursuant to RCW 3.50.100 and RCW 3.62.060, the
     following fees shall be collected:

     a) The charge for copying documents without a seal is fifty cents per page;

     b) The charge for preparing a certified copy of an instrument on file or of
        record in the clerk's office is five dollars for the first page or portion of
        the first page and one dollar for each additional page or portion of an
        additional page;

     c) The charge for certifying any document on file or of record in the clerk's
        office is five dollars. The charge for authenticating or exemplifying an
        instrument is two dollars for each additional seal affixed;

     d) The charge for copying a document without a seal or file that is in
        electronic format is twenty-five cents per page;

     e) The charge for copying electronic recordings of proceedings on compact
        discs is ten dollars per disc. The charge for any other records copied to
        compact disc shall be twenty dollars per disc;

     f) The charge for clerk's services for ex parte orders, performing historical
        searches, compiling statistical reports, and conducting exceptional records
        searches is twenty dollars per hour or per portion of an hour;

     g) For preparing a record for appeal to superior court, a fee of forty
        dollars including any costs of tape duplication as governed by the RALJ;

     h) There shall be no charge for inspecting any document or CD; and

     i) Payment for copies of CDs and documents shall be received before copies
        are distributed unless the Clerk, Judge, or Commissioner determines that there
        is good cause to waive this requirement;

  10) Pursuant to ARLJ 9(e), judicial review of disclosure may be requested by
      the prosecutor, defendant, defense attorney, court staff, or any other
      interested parties. If such a request is made, the Court may withhold
      dissemination of the record until a hearing may reasonably be held. Following
      the hearing, the Court may make such restrictive orders as are necessary.

  11) To ensure the integrity of court files and property, unless otherwise
      authorized in writing by the Judge or Commissioner:

      a) All copying of court files and CDs shall be conducted by court staff;

      b) Inspection of court files shall take place in the designated court file
         viewing area; and

      c) The Clerk shall have the discretion to determine the appropriate location
         and equipment to be used in reviewing CDs.


Nothing in this rule shall be construed to supersede existing statutes or subsequent amendments thereto.