SeaTac Residents Directory Lookup
The SeaTac Residents Directory helps you find public records tied to people who live, work, or have open cases in SeaTac, Washington. Use it to look up city clerk files, municipal court files, and King County court records. Most records flow through the SeaTac City Clerk, the SeaTac Municipal Court, and the King County Superior Court Clerk. This page pulls the main portals into one spot. Find the right record, at the right office, with the right link. You can also reach state tools when a city resource falls short or when a file sits in Superior Court.
How the SeaTac Residents Directory Works
SeaTac sits inside King County, between Seattle and Tacoma, right around Sea-Tac Airport. City records split across a few offices. The SeaTac City Clerk holds council records, ordinances, resolutions, and minutes. The Records Division processes public records requests on behalf of every city department. The SeaTac Municipal Court handles infractions and misdemeanors that happen inside the city. King County Superior Court handles felonies, family law, probate, and large civil cases. Each office runs its own portal.
Washington runs on a single records law. The Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, forces every agency to reply within five business days. Fee limits come from RCW 42.56.120. Copies cap at fifteen cents per page, with low rates for scanned and electronic files.
SeaTac City Clerk and Records Division
The SeaTac City Clerk page is the main stop for city records. The City Clerk is part of the Legal Department and is the link between the City Council, City Manager, city staff, and residents. The office keeps a full record of Council proceedings, prepares City Council agendas, minutes, and Council packets, and manages membership of citizen advisory committees. The Records Division is also inside the Legal Department. It preserves city records and processes requests under state, federal, and city rules. Resolution No. 23-008 set the Deputy City Clerk as the city's Public Records Officer.
To ask about public records, contact the Records Division Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 206-973-4663 or recordsmanagement@seatacwa.gov. The office keeps the city's ordinances and resolutions, prepares Council agendas and packets, serves as staff support for Council meetings, records documents with King County, accepts appeals and claims, and posts public notices. For records research help, the Records Division can point you at the right department or forward your request internally.
SeaTac Municipal Court Residents Directory
The SeaTac Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. The judge is authorized under the Revised Code of Washington to preside over civil infractions, traffic infractions, and criminal misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases. The court sits at SeaTac City Hall, 4800 S. 188th St., SeaTac, WA 98188. Court hours run Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Phone 206-973-4610, fax 206-248-4327, or email municipalcourt@seatacwa.gov.
Probation hours run Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The probation line is 206-771-2818 or probation@seatacwa.gov. Court support service appointments are being held in person. You pay online at seatactix.com, by phone at 877-793-8935, by mail with checks or money orders made out to SeaTac Municipal Court, or at the clerk window. The court does not take cash. Court hearings are open to the public under GR 31, though you should call first to confirm the court will be in session and expect to pass through security on the way in.
SeaTac Residents Directory for Superior Court
Felonies, family law, probate, and big civil cases go to King County Superior Court. Under GR 31, most files are open. Sealed cases, adoption files, juvenile dependency files, and expunged matters stay closed. Case lookups run through the KC Script Portal. Registered users can view, download, or request documents and audio. Finished downloads stay up for 14 calendar days. Certified copies cost $5 for the first page and $1 for each added page. Non-certified copies run twenty-five cents per page. The Superior Court Clerk lets visitors search case files on site at no charge.
SeaTac is served by the King County District Court West Division at the King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, phone 206-205-9200, for infractions and small civil matters that fall outside the Municipal Court. You can also try the statewide Odyssey Portal for a cross-county name search.
Recorded Documents for SeaTac Residents
Deeds, liens, UCC filings, marriage licenses, and other recorded papers for SeaTac sit with the King County Recorder's Office. Most documents recorded on or after August 1, 1991 are free to search online. Older papers are on microfilm at the King County Archives. The Landmark Records Search lets you search by name, document type, book and page, parcel ID, recording date, legal description, or Torrens number.
Online purchasers can add documents to a shopping cart. Uncertified copies print right away. Certified copies ship within five business days. Phone orders go through 206-477-6620. In person, visit 201 S. Jackson St., second floor, Seattle. Recording fees are set under RCW 36.18, and recording rules come from RCW 65.04.
State Tools for the SeaTac Directory
State agencies round out the directory. For statewide criminal history, use the Washington State Patrol WATCH portal. WATCH fees run about $11 per name search and cover felony and misdemeanor convictions from Washington courts under RCW 10.97. The help desk is at 360-534-2000.
The image below shows a statewide tool that many SeaTac directory lookups start from, hosted by the Washington Courts.
The Odyssey Portal lets you search by name across many Washington courts in one step, which helps when you do not know where a file was opened. Vital records for SeaTac births, deaths, marriages, and divorces sit with the Washington Department of Health under RCW 70.58A.560.
King County Residents Directory Link
SeaTac is in King County. All Superior Court files and recorded documents for SeaTac people flow through King County offices. For more on the county system and other county tools, visit the King County Residents Directory.
Nearby Cities
These nearby King County cities have their own Residents Directory pages.