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Requests for Records

Court Case Search The Arizona Judicial Branch offers Public Access to Court Case Information, an online service providing information about court cases from most courts in Arizona. Click here for Public Access. EN ESPAÑOL Copies of Scottsdale City Court Records Scottsdale City Court records are available to the public. To request copies of records, submit a completed records request form (pdf/250kb/2pp) to the Scottsdale City Court in person (in the lobby drop-box), by mail, or facsimile at (480) 312-2764. The form must be filled out completely or it will not be processed. Records requests take about 3-7 business days to complete, depending on the size of the request. A court representative will contact you by phone when the records are ready. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Records will not be returned by facsimile, except to government agencies.
Pursuant to Rule 29, Rules of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court Records Retention and Disposition Schedule, records more than 5 years old are not available.
Upon receipt of a request for court records, the Scottsdale City Court will assess the following fees:
	Research Fees
		Any and all requests to complete a name search in order to obtain case information will be subject to a Research Request Fee ( A.R.S. 22-404 ). A research request fee may include up to three (3) names per request or three (3) cases per name. The fee for the research request is thirty four dollars ($34.00). If copies or certifications are requested on a case, additional fees will apply. Fees will not be waived.
	Copy Fees
		All copy requests are subject to a fifty-cent ($0.50) per page fee ( A.R.S. 12-115 ).
	Certification Fees
		A seventeen-dollar ($17.00) certified copy fee will be charged on each case. In addition to the certification fee, a fifty-cent ($0.50) per page copy fee will be assessed.
	Audio Fees
		An audio request may be made for matters that have been digitally recorded. Not all court proceedings are digitally recorded. Some examples of recorded proceedings include trials, evidentiary hearing, oral arguments, orders of protection hearings, and injunction against harassment hearings. An audio fee will be assessed at the rate of seventeen dollars ($17.00) per CD.
	Forms of Payment
		Payment may be made in the form of money order, bank certified check, personal check, credit card (most major credit cards accepted), or if paying in person, cash is acceptable. A $25.00 charge will be assessed on all Non-Sufficient Funds checks.
		Payment is due in full for all of the above prior to release of any request for information.

Media Access To City Court For any inquiry about case status, or to confirm an upcoming court date, the requestor may call City Court at 480-312-2442. For any inquiry to obtain copies or documents from a City Court case file, pursuant to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona, Rule 123, Public Access to Judicial Records of the State of Arizona, the requestor should submit a records request form. Records request forms are available on the City Court web page, or in the court lobby. A fee will apply. For a media inquiry to have camera or recording presence at a court proceeding, and in a courtroom, the requestor should submit a petition making the request and submit it to the judge assigned to the case. The ruling will then be determined by the assigned judge, at which time any specific conditions or criteria will be provided to the media.