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General Administrative Orders

King County District Court General Administrative Orders (GAOs) are organized into the following categories on this webpage:

Closures

  • GAO 24-12: Closure of Bellevue & Issaquah Courthouses on November 22, 2024, due to ongoing power outage
  • GAO 24-11: Closure of Bellevue & Issaquah Courthouses on November 21, 2024, due to ongoing power outage
  • GAO 24-10: Closure of Bellevue & Issaquah Courthouses on November 20, 2024, due to windstorm & power outage
  • GAO 24-03: Closure of Shoreline Courthouse on March 27, 2024, due to power outage

Criminal Cases

  • GAO 26-06: Closing Criminal Cases More than 10 Years Old

Facilities & Equipment

  • GAO 13-05: Security Screenings
  • GAO 10-129: Filming in Courtroom
  • GAO 02-83: Temperature within Work Areas
  • GAO 97-56: Use of Court Equipment
  • GAO 97-55: Access to Law Libraries

Filing Jurisdiction & Venue

  • GAO 25-03: Assigning Filings Jurisdiction for University of Washington Police Citations and Complaints
  • GAO 24-13: Where Civil & Small Claim Cases are Heard
  • GAO 15-05: Revised Assignment of Filing Jurisdiction
  • GAO 05-107: Providing for the Filing of Citations & Complaints
  • GAO 99-68: Police Citations & Complaints
  • GAO 99-67: Order Assigning Filing Jurisdiction for City of Sammamish Citations & Complaints
  • GAO 97-52: Case Assignment RJC

Financial Matters

  • GAO 25-04: Non-Sufficient Fund Fees
  • GAO 20-08: Pre-Conviction Restitution, Driving While Under the Influence Emergency Response-Aid, Fire and Response Funds
  • GAO 19-07: Collection Agencies
  • GAO 18-04: Waiver of De Minimis Restitution Interest
  • GAO 14-01: Bail Bonds
  • GAO 13-06: Closing Infraction Cases More than 10 Years Old
  • GAO 10-128: Order Establishing Fees
  • GAO 00-72: Filing Fee for Vehicle Impound
  • GAO 98-65: Order Imposing a Filing Fee for Vehicle Impound Hearings
  • GAO 97-50: Collection Agency
  • GAO 91-14: Administrative Costs - Proof of Insurance

Infractions

  • GAO 26-04, Dismissal of Infraction and Parking Tickets Cases More than 12 Months Old
  • GAO 25-02, Clerk Action on Filed Declarations of Non-Responsibility for Photo Enforcement
  • GAO 24-05: Clerical Dismissal of Insurance Infractions
  • GAO 24-04: Clerical Dismissal of Disabled Placard Parking Infractions
  • GAO 23-11: Bellevue Public School Bus Camera Infractions
  • GAO 17-03: Unfiled Parking and Traffic Infraction
  • GAO 17-02: Parking Infractions with No Registered Owner Information

Probation

  • GAO 24-06: Judge Supervised Probation

Warrants

  • GAO 20-04: Extending the Expiration Dates of Bench Warrants from 7 Years to 10 Years
  • GAO 19-05: Order Authorizing Release by Redmond PD
  • GAO 18-03: Order Authorizing Release by Shoreline PD
  • GAO 16-04: Procedures for King County District Court Warrant Recall Calendars
  • GAO 16-03: Order Authorizing Release on Personal Recognizance of Certain Defendants

Miscellaneous

  • GAO 26-02: Accessible Fonts and Typography
  • GAO 26-01: KCDC Court Hearings Interpreter Services Use
  • GAO 25-05: Filed in Error Case Designations
  • GAO 24-09: Community Outreach Event Participation Process and Guidelines
  • GAO 24-07: Procedure when Court is Notified of a Party’s Death
  • GAO 20-01: ADA Accommodations
  • GAO 93-26: Release NOVOL and FTA Bookings