Records and certificates

Vital statistics

• Birth, death certificates (Information on how to order birth and death certificates and a common questions section about these records.)
• Historical Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Genealogy

Construction records

Historical Photographs

Election records

• Previous election results (to 1998)
• Archives (results before 1974)

Legal records

• Obtaining copies of legal records
• Historical court and legal records

Legislative records

• Legislation search
• Archives (ordinances up to 2000)

Personal records

Resources for finding records about individuals including marriage, adoption, divorce, death, and census information.

Public disclosure

• Public disclosure records (learn how to make a public disclosure request)
• Public disclosure index (an index of King County records and their retention schedule)

Property records

• Property/Land Records: Real Property
• Historical Property Records

Tax records

• Tax & Financial Records

Recorder's Office

• Recording Documents
• Records Search & Copies
• Real Estate Excise Tax Surveys
• Plats & Condominiums
• Registered Land System (Torrens)
• Customer Service

• Recorders office fees

These documents include land records, marriage documents, surveys, excise tax affidavits and general documents filed with the King County Recorder's Office.