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Description
Official records from King County, Washington, with documents recorded on or after August 1, 1991 available online. The dataset is maintained by King County, Washington, and was last updated in July 2021. Search results are based on indexing standards in place at the time of recording.
Use Cases
Search for marriage license records using document type and date criteria.
Analyze trends in recorded document types over time based on indexing standards.
Verify property or legal documents by searching with specific recording dates.
Strengths
Records date back to August 1, 1991, providing over 30 years of historical data.
Maintained by the official King County government organization.
Search functionality is designed for fast response times with paginated results.
Limitations
Documents recorded prior to August 1, 1991 are only available on microfilm from archives.
Indexing standards vary over time, which can affect search consistency.
Data is presented in HTML format, which is not structured for direct analysis.
Provenance
Source
King County, Washington
Collection Method
Official government records recording.
Time Range
From August 1, 1991 to present (as of last update).
Freshness
Last updated July 2021; update frequency is unknown.
Geography
King County, Washington, USA.
Data is accessible via a web interface (HTML) rather than a downloadable structured file; users must navigate paginated search results. License is not specified.