How to request access to court exhibits — and autofill 004-3805 with my-id.ca
Ask to view trial exhibits without retyping your contact details
Members of the public and media who request access to exhibits from criminal, civil, or family trials repeat their name, organization, and contact details on every exhibit access request. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Public access to court exhibits — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Request Form - Access to Exhibits — 004-3805
What this form is about
Form 004-3805 is the Request Form — Access to Exhibits used when members of the public or media seek judicial consent to view exhibits entered in a proceeding — confirm access rules on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and organization if applicable.
- Current address, phone number, and email address.
- Court location and case or file reference.
- Exhibits sought and purpose of access — confirm with court staff.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your requestor identity and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Is exhibit access automatic?
- No — judicial consent is required; the presiding judge or local administrative judge directs next steps.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and contact details on repeated requests.
- Where do I submit the form?
- Contact court staff at the courthouse where the matter was heard — confirm on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.