An imaged case is a Civil case in which all the documents in the case have been digitally imaged and can be viewed electronically on computers, kiosks, and other devices.
"[IMAGED]" will appear in the case title of the search results.
No. Pursuant to Government Code section 68150 and California Rules of Court, rule 2.504, the electronic court file in Imaged Program cases is certified as the official record of the court.
Imaged files are available on the Court's website or can be accessed at a public kiosk in the Business Office at the following locations:
- Central Division Civil
- East County Division
- South County Division
- North County Civil
Imaged documents can be purchased from the Court's website via the Register of Actions (ROA) or can be purchased at a public kiosk in the Civil Business Office listed above.
- From the Register of Actions link on the public website:
- Viewing the summary of filings, participant, calendar events and court proceedings is free. You need to purchase case documents in order to view or download them. The cost to purchase documents is $1 per page for the first five pages, $0.40 for each additional page, with a maximum of $50.00.
- The downloading of ROA documents online for government agencies and persons with fee waivers is not available at this time.
- From the Business Office Kiosks:
- Viewing the summary of filings, participant, calendar events and court proceeding is free, and viewing case documents is free. There is a $0.50 fee for each page of a document printed from the ROA kiosk in the Civil Business Office listed above.
Yes. Customers can view images, pay by MasterCard or Visa credit card, and receive the purchased copies without going to a counter station.
The kiosks are available on a first come, first serve basis.
20 minutes, if there is a line.
Data that includes the search results and case Register of Actions information are updated almost immediately.