FOR FILING IN PACIFIC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON PER GR 17 - ONLY FOR DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED IN A COURT FILE - FEE REQUIRED

An e-filed copy shall constitute an original for all court purposes. 

Do not mail original documents to the Clerk for filing after the documents have been e-filed.

APPROVED FOR E-FILING:  All documents, EXCEPT new Domestic Violence case filings, Anti-Harassment case filings, and original Wills and Codicils, will be accepted by this service.  See the Civil Protection Order link for directions for filing Domestic Violence and/or Anti-Harassment cases.  Original Wills and Codicils must be filed in paper form with the Clerk’s office and will not be accepted by this service.

FORMAT OF DOCUMENTS FOR E-FILING: All electronically filed pleadings shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing the formatting of paper pleadings, including GR14.

• Color copies are accepted for e-filing.

• Filings must be filed in PDF format.

• DocuSign or Original signatures are required for filing. Use of electronic filing by a party or attorney shall constitute compliance with CR 11's signature requirement.

IMPORTANT FILING NOTE

An electronic document is considered filed with the Clerk when payment is received and the document is uploaded between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Any document electronically submitted by 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on a business day shall be deemed filed with the clerk on that date.

A document uploaded after 3:00 p.m. or on a non-business day shall be considered filed on the next judicial day.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW

STEP ONE: FILL OUT THE E-FILING COVER SHEET FORM VIA THE RED BUTTON BELOW

Upon successful completion/submission, our office will receive a copy of your cover sheet. You must then keep scrolling on this page to complete the final steps. Please note:

• If filing a NEW CASE, all filings must include a fully filled-out Case Information Cover Sheet. New case filings will be rejected if not included with e-filing.

• Use the E-Filing Cover Sheet Form below to calculate your e-filing cost. The $5.00 e-filing fee must be applied to each case, $0.50 per page to print the document(s), and an additional $0.25 per page if requesting conformed copies.

• FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS VIA THE E-FILING COVER SHEET FORM. This will also include the URL/LINK to upload your e-filing documents.

STEP TWO: MAKE PAYMENT ONLINE & SEND OUR OFFICE PROOF OF PAYMENT

• Payment can be made by clicking here

• To be processed, proof of payment must be sent to our email at efile@co.pacific.wa.us within ONE HOUR of submitting the E-Filing Cover Sheet Form. If proof of payment is not received within one hour, your submission will be dismissed/denied, and you will need to restart the process.

STEP THREE: RECEIVE CONFIRMATION VIA EMAIL FROM OUR OFFICE THAT YOUR DOCUMENT(S) HAS BEEN FILED

If you do not hear from a clerk within 2 hours of uploading your document(s), please email us at efile@co.pacific.wa.us. We do our best, but things happen! Thank you for your cooperation.