Documents are available for viewing in hard copy format at the Clerk's Office in Prosser or Kennewick. Cases not available on-line are available for viewing at the Clerk's Office in Prosser or Kennewick. Our office is currently working on the back-log of historical cases. Some case types are available as computer images prior to 2000. Please contact the Clerks office for further information on historical cases.
Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certifications can be obtained through the Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. Additionally, these records can be obtained via the VitalChek Network on the Internet.
Criminal | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Civil / Domestic Violence | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Domestic | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Probate / Guardianship | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Adoptions / Paternity | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Mental Illness / Alcohol | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Juvenile Dependency | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
| Juvenile Offenders | 2000 to present available on-line; prior cases available in the Clerks Office |
RCW 36.18a.) The fee for preparing, copying or certifying any instrument on file of record filed in the Clerk's Office is $5.00 for the first page, and $1.00 for each additional page, per document, certified with or without seal. Documents cannot be separated or partially copied.
b.) For searching records for which a written report is issued, there shall be a fee of $30.00 per hour or portion of an hour.
Additional fees will be charged for providing noncertified copies by fax or e-mail.
Note: There is no fee for viewing documents at the courthouse.
Case files are not to be removed from the Clerks office except for the purposes stated in LCR 79. Cases can be viewed at the Clerks office in Prosser or Kennewick from the hours 8am-12pm and 1pm -4pm. As stated above, there is a fee for copying any documents.
The Benton County Clerk's Office maintains the following records either in their original form, microfilm, or as electronic images:Court Cases: | |
| Civil Case Files | 1906 to Present |
| Criminal Case Files | 1906 to Present |
| License/Professional Records:
Medical Records
Register of Attorneys |
1911 to 1953
1918 to 1927
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| Last Will and Testament | 1909 to 1955 |
| Probate Case Files | 1906 to Present |
| Tax Cases | 1906 to Present |
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| Miscellaneous Records: | |
| Claims for Assistance | 1947 to ???? |
| Citizen Petitions Granted | 1920 to 1955 |
| Declarations of Citizenship | 1920 to 1955 |
| Naturalization Proceedings | 1909 to 1929 |
| Naturalization Proceedings | 1905 |
| Petition and Record of Naturalization | 1907 to 1929 |
| Petitions for Citizenship | 1922 to 1954 |
| Record of Declarations of Intention | 1922 to 1954 |
Current case files (files that have not been completed or still have outstanding issues) are maintained at the Benton County Justice Center in Kennewick.