Records

• Contact Information and Hours
• Request for Copies
• Audio Recording Requests

Contact Information and Hours 

Location:
Marion County Courthouse
100 High St. NE.
Salem, Oregon

Telephone:
503.588.5101

Fax:
503.373.4360

Mailing Address:
Court Records
Marion County Circuit Court
P.O. Box 12869
Salem, OR 97309

Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Request for Copies

Court records may be viewed without charge. Copies may be requested in person, or by mail. Some records are confidential by law, and are not available for viewing.

• Oregon Judicial Department Information about Public Records Requests

Audio Recording Requests

As with transcripts, in order to receive a copy of the official audio record for cases other than criminal cases, one of the parties must have requested that the proceeding be recorded and paid a hearing/trial fee.
The recording you receive will be audio only (no video). If you have exceptional circumstances that require the video and audio, you must submit a written request to our Presiding Judge.

How do I request a copy of the official audio?

If you are NOT an attorney: To request the official audio recording you need to contact the Court Records section by mail, fax, phone or in person. Please note that you can only fax or phone in your request if you plan on picking up the recording in person. We cannot mail out requests taken over the phone or by fax. The court must receive payment at the time you submit your request. Before we will release the recording to you, we must receive a signed copy of the Protective Order. The signed Protective Order can only be provided at the time you pick up the recording or at the time you submit your written request and payment. We will need a signed Protective Order with every separate audio recording request.

If you ARE an attorney: To request the official audio recording you need to contact the Court Records section by mail, phone, fax, or in person. The court must receive payment at the time you submit your request. Before we will release the recording to you, we must receive an original signed copy of the Protective Order. The signed Protective Order can only be submitted at the time you pick up the recording or at the time you submit your written request and payment.  You will only need to submit one Protective Order that we will keep on file for all of your subsequent requests. ** Please note that when you submit your first (and only) signed Protective Order, you must mail the original signed order with your request and payment OR you can pick up your request and deliver the signed order at that time.

What information do I need to provide?

You can complete our Audio Recording Request form or you can choose to create your own request that contains the following information.

• Name
• Phone number
• Mailing address (if you wish to have the recording mailed to you)
• Case number
• Case name
• Date, time and location of the hearing/trial

What are the fees associated with this request?

The cost to obtain a recording is $10.00 per hearing/trial. If you request multiple hearings/trials, please specify whether you would like these recordings put on one disc or a separate disc for each recording. This does not affect the price of the recordings but may be more convenient for you.
There is also an additional charge of $3.00 per disc if you would like the recording(s) mailed to you. These fees must be paid at the time you request the recording. The court accepts cash, check/money order (made payable to the State of Oregon) and/or card (Visa or MasterCard only).

What happens once my recording has been made?

If you pay the $3.00 mailing fee per disc, the court will mail your recording(s) to you. If you choose to pick-up the recording, the court will call you to notify you that the recording is ready.  The court will not release the recording if we have not received a signed Protective Order. You do not need to return the recording to the court but you must abide by all stipulations set forth in the Protective Order that you have signed.