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Auditor's Office
The King County Auditor promotes improved performance, accountability, and transparency in King County government through objective and independent audits and studies.
What brings you here?
For the following services, use the links below:
- Citizen complaints - Ombudsman's Office
- Birth and death certificates - Public Health
- Building permits - Department of Local Services
- Marriage licensing and marriage records - Recorder
- Mobile and floating homes - Assessor
- Property records, deeds, and liens - Recorder
- Property values - Assessor
- Property taxes - Treasury Operations
- Property tax emption and deferral applications - Assessor
- Process server applications - Customer Service Center
- Process service (service of legal documents) - Customer Service Center
- Vehicle and vessel licensing - Licensing
- Voter registration and elections inquiries - Elections
- Will repository - Superior Court Clerk
The King County Auditor's Office does not handle issues or questions relating to the above services. Auditor's offices in other counties are sometimes responsible for functions that are handled by separate agencies in King County (why this is). Please see the pages above, or the Customer Service Center website, regarding any of these services — or learn more about the Auditor's Office.
Upcoming briefings and publications
- Nothing currently scheduled.
View King County Council's meetings calendar and agendas and live stream.
Audits and oversight in progress
The 2026–27 Work Program outlines work to be initiated in this biennium. Have ideas for future audits? Submit your ideas via our community input form.
The following projects are underway:
- 911 Call Center
- Harborview Oversight
- Medical Examiner
- Permitting
- Regional Wastewater Services Plan
- Stormwater