The Clallam County Superior Court Clerk’s office will now accept documents for filing and bench copies to be delivered in the grey courthouse dropbox in the drive through area in front of the courthouse. Documents placed in the box before noon will be filed the same day. This change is in response to COVID-19, and may be rescinded at a later date.
The following is the notice from the clerk, which can also be found at http://www.clallam.net/clerk/index.html :
County Clerk’s Office Drop Location for Court Filings
Effective March 16th, 2020 – The Clallam County Superior Court Clerk will allow filings to be dropped in the gray County curbside drop box located in the circle drive at the 4th Street entrance of the courthouse. The drop box will be clearly marked with the requirements listed below.
Requirements for drop filings:
- Your pleadings must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked for “Superior Court Clerk’s Office”
- Your phone number, address and email address need to be included in the event we need to contact you.
- Appropriate filing fees need to be included and/or arrangements made with the clerk to pay by credit card over the phone. Failure to do this will result in our office not opening your case.
- Your drop off should be in the box by 12:00 p.m. each day for same day pickup. Any documents placed in the box after noon is not guaranteed to be received until the next day.
Please note: ex parte motions on the 1:00 p.m. calendar must still be called or fax-in before 11:00 a.m. and include a notification that documents have been left in the drop box.
Please call the Superior Court Clerk if you have questions at 360-417-2231 or email us at web_clerk@co.clallam.wa.us.
To see all the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, see this blog update page.