Electronic Filing

Information on this page is specific to District Court efiling

Superior Court's Electronic Filing page: https://clark.wa.gov/clerk/electronic-filing-superior-court

At this time, efiling with Clark County District Court thru this system is only available to:

Attorneys
Filing agencies
Registered businesses
Government agencies

Please contact our Public Service unit to find out which documents can be emailed, filed in-person or submitted by mail: ClarkCountyPublicService@clark.wa.gov.
*Certain documents must be received in-person or by mail.

Effective September 1, 2013, Clark County District Court will require all attorneys and government agencies to file documents and pleadings electronically. People who are not attorneys and wish to represent themselves must file paper documents. (Local Court Rule-LGR30)

DC Efile sFTP site:

https://efile-dc.clark.wa.gov/

*Only for registered efile users

Registration

Before you can efile, you must first register with the court:

Registration Form

*This form can also be used to update existing efile accounts

Instructions for completing registration form:

Fully complete the yellow fields
Click the “Submit & Sign” button to add your signature
Enter your full legal name and email address
Add your signature (type, draw or upload a custom file) and checkmark the electronic agreement at the bottom
Click "Apply Signature"
Your signature will populate the form
Click “Finalize & Submit”
You will be able to print out a copy of your form from the Thank You receipt page, if you wish

Efiling Instructions using Serv-U

Confirmation emails are sent to ALL email addresses associated with an efiler's account. If the document is not accepted, you will be notified by email.

Documents may be submitted to District Court in the ONLY following formats:

TIF
TIFF
PDF

Your documents must be legible, with clear images. Documents that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.

Documents must be formatted in one of the following DPI resolutions:

Any document(s) submitted to the Court, not formatted in one of the above DPI resolutions, will be rejected back to the email address(es) on file of the efiler that submitted it.

Documents can be efiled between 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. Anything that does not download from the sFTP site before the 4:30pm cut-off will be downloaded the following business day at 8:00am.

Efilers are responsible for making sure that their documents have been fully downloaded to the Court before their deadline.

Notice:

The efile system time is set by the County's system time, which may or may not match your clock exactly.
The downloading process takes time. Submitting a document to the sFTP site at 4:28pm may or may not download to the court that afternoon.

Documents Accepted Through Efiling

The local rule, LGR 30 Mandatory Electronic Filing, applies to pleadings related to an open court case, new cases and answers to writs of garnishment. Documents longer than 500 pages can be filed electronically or by hand.

New District Court cases can be efiled after the filing fee has been paid and a case number has been issued. Please indicate the case numbers and efile a copy of the payment confirmation.
To obtain a civil case number, call District Court at (564) 397-2060.
Filing fees can be paid online with Point and Pay: https://client.pointandpay.net/recurring/ClarkCountyDistCourtWA
**Please limit each transaction to five (5) cases.

Documents NOT Accepted Through Efiling

Foreign judgments
Original wills
Certified records of proceedings for purposes of appeal
Negotiable instruments
Bail bonds
Documents presented for filing during a court hearing or trial
Documents of foreign governments under official seal
Bench copies for the judicial office

All email addresses associated with an efile account receive a copy of each automated email receipt notification, with a date-stamped copy of the filed document attached. These notifications are sent out for both Received and Rejected filings.

All email receipt notification attachments are sent in .tif format.

If the document reaches our 24mb (per email) limit, no email notification will be sent out. If you require proof of filing, you may request a copy of the first page of your document (with the Received stamp applied) be emailed to you.

Make sure that you have added us to your Trusted email list, so you are able to receive your credentials and efile receipts:

district.efile@clark.wa.gov

Efile Tips

Case numbers should be listed on EVERY FILE SUBMITTED
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Guide to Civil Efiling (PDF)
Payments: Court Payments & Fees
All registration, account and technical questions concerning District Court should be sent to: district.efile@clark.wa.gov