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Finding the Right Records Office
These routes reach the records most often requested for Des Moines:
- Deeds, liens, plats, and marriage recordings: use the King County Recorder routes in Des Moines public records
- Court cases by name: begin with the Des Moines court records search, then contact the court of record
- Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates: compare the keepers under Des Moines vital records
- Registration self-lookup or voter-file access: see Des Moines voter registration records
- Staff, school, property, professional, and historic directories: browse Des Moines people directories
- City files not posted online: contact Public Records Officer Taria Keane, Des Moines City Hall, 21630 11th Ave. S., Suite A, Des Moines, WA 98198; 206-870-7603; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.