Terms and Conditions for Use of Washington State Appellate Courts' Portal

Registered users shall be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of their registration information including mailing address, telephone number, and primary and secondary e-mail addresses, or in the case of an attorney, any changes in a firm name.

Except for the purpose of authorized e-filing on behalf of the registered user, all registered users should not permit others to use their portal ID or password. If a registered user authorizes someone to file on their behalf, the registered user will be deemed to be the filer.

Documents filed through the portal should comply with the requirements of General Rule (GR) 14 and any relevant Rules of Appellate Procedure. Note that a registered filer's signature is not required on a document filed through the portal if the information required by GR 30(d)(2)(A) or (B) is included in the signature block on the document.

Documents filed through the portal should be in a .pdf file format. Any appendices should be included as part of the document to which they pertain, rather than being filed as separate documents. Declarations of service should also be included as part of the document instead of filed as separate documents.

Documents may be served on other parties via the portal. If service is through the portal, a declaration of service is not required.

The maximum file size for each file is 60 MB. The maximum total size (for all files combined) is 600 MB.

The file name for documents filed through the portal should not include special characters like: & (ampersand); ' or “ ” (single or block quotes), # (pound sign), colon, semicolon, asterisk, parenthesis, etc.

The date and time of receipt of the document through the portal will be the date and time of filing. Any document received via the portal after 5:00 P.M. will be considered filed on the next business day. For security reasons, files are not immediately provided to the court or to the served participants. All uploaded files must first pass a security check. Once validated, files will be provided to the court and e-mailed to all selected participants. Additionally, at that time the filer will receive an e-mail confirming that the process has been completed. If any uploaded files are rejected by the security scan, neither the court nor the case participants will be notified of the attempted filing, but the filer will receive an e-mail stating the electronic filing failed.

Filers are responsible for being familiar with the provisions of GR 31(e) in regards to the requirement to omit certain personal identifiers from all documents filed in the Supreme Court. This rule provides that parties "shall not include, and if present shall redact" social security numbers, financial account numbers and driver's license numbers. As indicated in the rule, the responsibility for redacting the personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The Clerk's Office does not review documents for compliance with the rule. Because briefs and other documents in cases that are not sealed may be made available to the public on the court's internet website, or viewed in the Clerk's Office, it is imperative that such personal identifiers not be included in filed documents.