PDF requirements for e-filing in the Snohomish County Superior Court (e-filing)

What the court requires

The limit is 25 MB per document. Documents larger than 25 MB must be broken into separate documents within the same envelope.

“The file size may not exceed 25 MB per document.”

Common reasons filings are rejected

• A document is over 25 MB.
• Several exhibits were combined into one oversized PDF.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions, so the court's system can't open it.

Questions about the Snohomish County Superior Court's PDF rules

What is the maximum PDF file size for the Snohomish County Superior Court?

25 MB per PDF.

What should I do if my PDF is too large for the Snohomish County Superior Court?

Split it into consecutive parts that are each under 25 MB, never cutting a page in half, and file the first part as the main document and the rest as attachments named in order (for example "Exhibit A, Part 2 of 3"). For scanned documents, re-scanning in black and white at 300 dpi often shrinks the file enough to avoid splitting. Docket Prime can split the file for you in your browser.

Does the Snohomish County Superior Court require text-searchable PDFs?

It is recommended. Documents saved directly from a word processor are searchable and much smaller than scans; for paper documents, OCR adds searchable text.

What page size does the Snohomish County Superior Court accept?

Letter size (8.5 × 11 inches) is expected. Legal-size or A4 pages may print badly or be refused, so resize them to letter.