What do I need?

What you can search with

Cédula (10 digits): finds the cases where that person appears as plaintiff (actor) or as defendant.
RUC (13 digits): the same for a company, an institution or a person with a RUC.
Case number: finds one specific case. Type it with or without dashes; see how to read the case number.

You do not need an account to search. We only ask for your WhatsApp number if you decide to track a case, after paying.

On the summons (citación). If you were sued, the summons (the first notice of the claim) shows the case number and the court.
On notification slips (boletas). Notices sent to your court mailbox (casillero judicial) or registered email include the number.
On the filing receipt. If you filed the claim, the allocation record (acta de sorteo) shows the court and number assigned.
From your lawyer, or from the Defensoría Pública (public defender) if it represents you.
By searching your cédula or RUC on e-SATJE or in our search box, if you have no document at hand.

The parties’ cédula or RUC: useful to search, but not the case number.
The crime report number (noticia del delito) from the Fiscalía: while a criminal matter is under preliminary investigation, the prosecutor handles it and there may be no court case yet.
Notice, letter (oficio) or court mailbox numbers: they identify documents or mailboxes, not the case.
A traffic ticket number: if you contest it, the court opens a case with its own number.

Got your number? Search for it free by choosing “Case no.”.

Actor or plaintiff (demandante): the person or company that files the claim. e-SATJE shows it as actor/ofendido.
Defendant (demandado): the person or company the claim is against. In criminal cases: procesado.
Victim (ofendido): in criminal cases, the person harmed by the offence. The prosecution is led by the Fiscalía.

That is why we search your cédula in both roles at once: as plaintiff and as defendant.