An imaged case is a Family case in which all the documents in the case have been digitally imaged and can only be viewed electronically on kiosks located in the Family Law Business Offices.
All Family Law Departments - All newly initiated cases filed from August 24, 2015, and thereafter.
"[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.
However, 'Legacy cases' (any case initiated prior to 8/24/15) will still have the physical case file available for viewing.
Imaged files can be accessed at a public kiosk in the Business Office at the following locations:
Central Division: 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101, 4th Floor
East County Division: 250 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020, 1st Floor
South County Division: 500 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910, 3rd Floor
North County Family/Civil Viewing Room: 325 South Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081, 1st Floor
No. Confidential cases and Confidential documents can only be viewed by a party to the case or their attorney of record after presenting a valid driver's license to the clerk at the front counter.
Imaged documents can be printed from a public kiosk in the Family Business Offices listed in #5 above. Copies may also be obtained by mailing a request to the address listed in #5.
A request by mail must include case number, what documents are needed, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and payment for the fees either by check, money order, or credit card. For credit card payments use SDSC form ADM-253, Credit Card Payment, available on the internet. If you are unsure of the fee, you may call the division the case is in to make payment over the phone. A $2.00 processing fee is charged for all mail requests.
- From the public kiosks:
- Viewing the summary of filings, participant, calendar events and court proceeding is free, and viewing case documents is free. There is a charge for printing any of these pages:
- $0.50 – fee for each page of a document printed from the kiosk in the Family Business Office listed in #5 above
- Viewing the summary of filings, participant, calendar events and court proceeding is free, and viewing case documents is free. There is a charge for printing any of these pages:
The printed documents will print at the Family Front Counter desk. The customer will proceed to the Family Front Counter desk where they can pay and retrieve their printed documents.
The kiosks are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
20 minutes, if there is a line.
Data that includes the search results and case Register of Actions (ROA) information are updated almost immediately.
No, it is prohibited per the General Order.
No. Documents cannot be viewed on-line. They are only accessible at a public kiosk in the Business Office at the following locations:
Central Division: Central Courthouse 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101, 4th floor
East County Division: 250 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020, 1st Floor
South County Division: 500 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 3rd Floor
North County Family/Civil Viewing Room: 325 South Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081, 1st Floor