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6.32.050 | Procedure on examination. | Upon an examination made under this chapter, the answer of the party or witness examined must be under oath. A corporation must attend by and answer under the oath of an officer thereof, and the judge may, in his or her discretion, specify the officer. Either party may be examined as a witness in his or her own behalf,... |
6.32.060 | Referee's oath. | Unless the parties expressly waive the referee's oath, a referee appointed as prescribed in this chapter must, before entering upon an examination or taking testimony, subscribe and take an oath that he or she will faithfully and fairly discharge his or her duty upon the reference, and make a just and true report accor... |
6.32.070 | Order authorizing payment by debtor of judgment debtor. | At any time after the commencement of a special proceeding authorized by this chapter, and before the appointment of a receiver therein, or the extension of a receivership thereto, the judge by whom the order or warrant was granted or to whom it is made returnable, may in his or her discretion upon proof by affidavit t... |
6.32.080 | Order requiring delivery of money or property to sheriff. | Where it appears from the examination or testimony taken in the special proceedings authorized by this chapter that the judgment debtor has in his or her possession or under his or her control money or other personal property belonging to him or her, or that one or more articles of personal property capable of manual d... |
6.32.085 | Order charging partnership interest or directing sale. | If it appears from the examination or testimony taken in the special proceedings authorized by this chapter that the judgment debtor owns an interest in a partnership, the judge who granted the order or warrant or to whom it is returnable may in his or her discretion, upon such notice to other partners as the judge dee... |
6.32.090 | Powers of sheriff. | If the sheriff to whom money is paid or other property is delivered, pursuant to an order made as prescribed in RCW 6.32.080 , does not then hold an execution upon the judgment against the property of the judgment debtor, he or she has the same rights and power, and is subject to the same duties and liabilities with re... |
6.32.100 | How money or property applied by sheriff. | Unless a receiver has been appointed or extended with respect to money or property in the hands of the sheriff, the judge may direct the sheriff to apply the money, the property, or the proceeds of the property, upon an execution in favor of the judgment creditor issued either before or after the payment or delivery to... |
6.32.110 | Disposition of balance after judgment satisfied. | Where money is paid or property is delivered as prescribed in RCW 6.32.070 , 6.32.080 , 6.32.090 , and 6.32.100 and afterwards the special proceeding is discontinued or dismissed, or the judgment is satisfied without resorting to the money or property, or a balance of the money or of the proceeds of the property, or a ... |
6.32.120 | Transfer of property may be enjoined. | The judge by whom the order or warrant was granted or to whom it is returnable may make an injunction order restraining any person or corporation, whether a party or not a party to the special proceeding, from making or suffering any transfer or other disposition of or interference with the property of the judgment deb... |
6.32.130 | Service of orders. | An injunction order or an order requiring a person to attend and be examined made as prescribed in this chapter must be served by delivering to the person to be served a certified copy of the original order and a copy of the affidavit on which it was made. In the case of an order requiring a person to attend and be exa... |
6.32.140 | Service of warrant. | The sheriff, when he or she arrests a judgment debtor by virtue of a warrant issued as prescribed in this chapter, must deliver to him or her a copy of the warrant and of the affidavit upon which it was granted.
[ 2011 c 336 s 157 ; 1893 c 133 s 14 ; RRS s 626.] |
6.32.150 | Discontinuance or dismissal of proceedings. | A special proceeding instituted as prescribed in this chapter may be discontinued at any time upon such terms as justice requires, by an order of the judge made upon the application of the judgment creditor. Where the judgment creditor unreasonably delays or neglects to proceed, or where it appears that the judgment ha... |
6.32.160 | Costs to judgment creditor. | The judge may make an order allowing to the judgment creditor a fixed sum as costs, consisting of his or her witness fees and referee's fees and other disbursements, and of a sum in addition thereto not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and directing the payment thereof out of any money which has come or may come to the h... |
6.32.170 | Costs to judgment debtor, when. | Where the judgment debtor or other person against whom the special proceeding is instituted has been examined, and property applicable to the payment of the judgment has not been discovered, the judge may make an order allowing him or her a sum, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, as costs, provided that any such sum so... |
6.32.180 | Disobedience of order punishable as contempt. | A person who refuses, or without sufficient excuse neglects, to obey an order of a judge or referee made pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter, and duly served upon him or her, or an oral direction given directly to him or her by a judge or referee in the course of the special proceeding, or to attend befor... |
6.32.190 | Attendance of judgment debtor. | A judgment debtor who resides or does business in the state cannot be compelled to attend pursuant to an order made under the provisions of this chapter at a place without the county where his or her residence or place of business is situated. Where the judgment debtor to be examined under this chapter is a corporation... |
6.32.200 | Party or witness not excused from answering. | A party or witness examined in a special proceeding authorized by this chapter is not excused from answering a question on the ground that his or her examination will tend to convict him or her of a commission of a fraud, or to prove that he or she has been a party to or privy to or knowing of a conveyance, assignment,... |
6.32.210 | Proceedings in case of joint debtors. | When, in proceedings under this chapter, personal service of the summons in the action was not made on all of the defendants, a debt due to, or other personal property owned by, one or more of the defendants not summoned jointly with the defendants summoned, or with any of them, may be reached by proceedings under this... |
6.32.220 | Continuances. | A special proceeding under this chapter instituted before one judge may be continued from time to time before another judge of the same court with like effect as if it had been instituted or commenced before the judge who last heard the same.
[ 1893 c 133 s 22 ; RRS s 634.] |
6.32.240 | Proceedings, before whom instituted. | Special proceedings under this chapter may be instituted and prosecuted before the superior or district court of the county in which the judgment was entered or any judge thereof, or before the superior or district court of any county to the sheriff of which an execution has been issued or in which a transcript of said... |
6.32.250 | Property exempt from seizure. | This chapter does not authorize the seizure of, or other interference with, (1) any property which is expressly exempt by law from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, attachment, or garnishment; or (2) any money, thing in action or other property held in trust for a judgment debtor where the trust has been created... |
6.32.260 | Proceedings to be heard without jury. | Proceedings under this chapter are special proceedings, and shall be heard by the judge or referee before whom the same are returnable without a jury, except as provided in RCW 6.32.270 .
[ 1923 c 160 s 3 ; 1893 c 133 s 26 ; RRS s 638.] |
6.32.270 | Adjudication of title to property—Jury trial. | In any supplemental proceeding, where it appears to the court that a judgment debtor may have an interest in or title to any real property, and such interest or title is disclaimed by the judgment debtor or disputed by another person, or it appears that the judgment debtor may own or have a right of possession to any p... |
6.32.280 | Fee of referee. | The fees of referees appointed in proceedings under this chapter shall be five dollars per day.
[ 1893 c 133 s 27 ; RRS s 639.] |
6.36.010 | Definitions. | As used in this chapter: (1) "Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States or of any state or territory which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. (2) "Register" means to file a foreign judgment in a court of this state. (3) "Levy" means to take control of or crea... |
6.36.025 | Filing of foreign judgment—Authorized—Effect. | (1) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any superior court of any county of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the superior court of this state... |
6.36.035 | Affidavit of last address of judgment debtor, creditor—Filing—Notice of filing of judgment—Contents—Effect. | (1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor, and the filing and expiration date of the judgm... |
6.36.045 | Effect of appeal from or stay of execution of foreign judgment—Grounds for stay of enforcement. | (1)(a) If the judgment debtor shows the superior court of any county that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of exe... |
6.36.130 | Sale under levy. | Sale under the levy may be held at any time after final judgment, either personal or QUASI IN REM, but not earlier except as otherwise provided by law for sale under levy on perishable goods. Sale and distribution of the proceeds shall be made in accordance with the law of this state.
[ 1953 c 191 s 13 .] |
6.36.140 | Interest and costs. | When a registered foreign judgment becomes a final judgment of this state, the court shall include as part of the judgment interest payable on the foreign judgment under the law of the state in which it was rendered, and the cost of obtaining the authenticated copy of the original judgment. The court shall include as p... |
6.36.150 | Satisfaction of judgment. | Satisfaction, either partial or complete, of the original judgment or of a judgment entered thereupon in any other state shall operate to the same extent as satisfaction of the judgment in this state, except as to costs authorized by RCW 6.36.140 .
[ 1953 c 191 s 15 .] |
6.36.160 | Optional procedure. | The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his or her judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter remains unimpaired.
[ 2011 c 336 s 163 ; 1953 c 191 s 16 .] |
6.36.900 | Construction—1953 c 191. | This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
[ 1953 c 191 s 17 .] |
6.36.910 | Short title. | This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act."
[ 1953 c 191 s 18 .] |
6.40A.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Foreign country" means a government other than: (a) The United States; (b) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or (c) Any other government with regard to ... |
6.40A.020 | Applicability. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (a) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (b) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. (2) This chapter do... |
6.40A.030 | Recognition of foreign-country judgments—Grounds for nonrecognition. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies. (2) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if: (a) The judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not prov... |
6.40A.040 | Personal jurisdiction. | (1) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (a) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country; (b) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure i... |
6.40A.050 | Recognition—How raised. | (1) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (2) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by co... |
6.40A.060 | Judgments entitled to recognition—Enforceability. | If the court in a proceeding under RCW 6.40A.050 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is: (1) Conclusive between the parties to the same extent... |
6.40A.070 | Stay in case of appeal. | If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to... |
6.40A.080 | Time limitations for commencement of action. | An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
[ 2009 c 363 s 9 .] |
6.40A.090 | Savings clause. | This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter.
[ 2009 c 363 s 12 .] |
6.40A.900 | Uniformity of interpretation. | In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
[ 2009 c 363 s 10 .] |
6.40A.901 | Short title. | This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act.
[ 2009 c 363 s 1 .] |
6.40A.902 | Chapter applies to actions commenced on or after July 26, 2009. | This chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after July 26, 2009, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised.
[ 2009 c 363 s 11 .] |
6.44.010 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim. (2) "Bank-offered spot rate" means the spot rate of exchange... |
6.44.020 | Scope. | (1) This chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (2) This chapter applies to foreign-money issues even if other law under the conflict of laws rules of this state applies to other issues in the action or distribution proceeding.
[ 1991 c 153 s 2 .] |
6.44.030 | Variation by agreement. | (1) The effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding or the entry of judgment. (2) Parties to a transaction may agree upon the money to be used in a transaction giving rise to a foreign-money claim and may agree to use differe... |
6.44.040 | Determining money of the claim. | (1) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim for payment. (2) If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money: (a) Regularly used between the parties ... |
6.44.050 | Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims. | (1) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (2) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the rate of exchange prevailing on a date befo... |
6.44.060 | Asserting and defending foreign-money claim. | (1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (2) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. (3) A person may assert... |
6.44.070 | Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims—Times of money conversion—Form of judgment. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (2) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United States dollars which wi... |
6.44.080 | Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding. | The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named foreign money and show the amount of United ... |
6.44.090 | Prejudgment and judgment interest. | (1) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or preaward interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, are matters of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the conflict of laws rul... |
6.44.100 | Enforcement of foreign judgments. | (1) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in RCW 6.44.070 , whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of... |
6.44.110 | Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes. | (1) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of this section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment. (2) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of provisional remedies in an action, the value in Un... |
6.44.120 | Effect of currency revalorization. | (1) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss is treated as if expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversion the issuing country establishes for t... |
6.44.130 | Supplementary general principles of law. | Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating causes supplement its... |
6.44.140 | Uniformity of application and construction. | This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
[ 1991 c 153 s 14 .] |
6.44.901 | Short title. | This chapter may be cited as the uniform foreign-money claims act.
[ 1991 c 153 s 15 .] |
6.44.902 | Effective date—1991 c 153. | This chapter shall take effect January 1, 1992.
[ 1991 c 153 s 16 .] |
6.44.904 | Prospective application. | This chapter applies prospectively only and not retroactively. It applies only to causes of action which are commenced on or after January 1, 1992.
[ 1991 c 153 s 18 .] |
7.04A.010 | Definitions. | The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Arbitration organization" means a neutral association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that initiates, sponsors, or administers arbitration proceedings or is involved in the appointment of arbitrators. (2) "Arbitrator" means an ind... |
7.04A.020 | Notice. | Unless the parties to an agreement to arbitrate otherwise agree or except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person acquires knowledge of the notice. A person... |
7.04A.030 | When chapter applies. | (1) Before July 1, 2006, this chapter governs agreements to arbitrate entered into: (a) On or after January 1, 2006; and (b) Before January 1, 2006, if all parties to the agreement to arbitrate or to arbitration proceedings agree in a record to be governed by this chapter. (2) On or after July 1, 2006, this chapter gov... |
7.04A.040 | Effect of agreement to arbitrate—Nonwaivable provisions. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the parties to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive or vary the requirements of this chapter to the extent permitted by law. (2) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, the parti... |
7.04A.050 | Application to court. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 7.04A.280 , an application for judicial relief under this chapter must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions. (2) Notice of an initial motion to the court under this chapter must ... |
7.04A.060 | Validity of agreement to arbitrate. | (1) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of contract. (2) The court shall decide whether an agreement ... |
7.04A.070 | Motion to compel or stay arbitration. | (1) On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate pursuant to the agreement, the court shall order the parties to arbitrate if the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion. If the refusing party opposes the motion, the court shall proceed ... |
7.04A.080 | Provisional remedies. | (1) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if ... |
7.04A.090 | Initiation of arbitration. | (1) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by mail certified or registered, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the initiatio... |
7.04A.100 | Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, upon motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if: (a) There are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate ar... |
7.04A.110 | Appointment of arbitrator—Service as a neutral arbitrator. | (1) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the cou... |
7.04A.120 | Disclosure by arbitrator. | (1) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the ... |
7.04A.130 | Action by majority. | If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of the arbitrators must be exercised by a majority of them.
[ 2005 c 433 s 13 .] |
7.04A.140 | Immunity of arbitrator—Competency to testify—Attorneys' fees and costs. | (1) An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that capacity is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a judge of a court of this state acting in a judicial capacity. (2) The immunity afforded by this section supplements any other immunity. (3) If an arbitrator does not make a disclosure required... |
7.04A.150 | Arbitration process. | (1) The arbitrator may conduct the arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate so as to aid in the fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the heari... |
7.04A.160 | Representation by lawyer. | A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by a lawyer.
[ 2005 c 433 s 16 .] |
7.04A.170 | Witnesses—Subpoenas—Depositions—Discovery. | (1) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding o... |
7.04A.180 | Court enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator. | If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under RCW 7.04A.190 . The successful party may file a motion to the court for an expedited order to confirm the award under RCW 7.04A.220 , in which ca... |
7.04A.190 | Award. | (1) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record must be authenticated by any arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each party to the arbitration proceeding. (2) An award must be made within th... |
7.04A.200 | Change of award by arbitrator. | (1) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to the arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award: (a) Upon the grounds stated in RCW 7.04A.240 (1) (a) or (c); (b) Because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration proceeding; or ... |
7.04A.210 | Remedies—Fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding. | (1) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized under the applicable law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the claim. (2) An arbitrator may award ... |
7.04A.220 | Confirmation of award. | After a party to the arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may file a motion with the court for an order confirming the award, at which time the court shall issue such an order unless the award is modified or corrected under RCW 7.04A.200 or 7.04A.240 or is vacated under RCW 7.04A.230 .
[ 2005 c... |
7.04A.230 | Vacating award. | (1) Upon motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award if: (a) The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; (b) There was: (i) Evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral; (ii) Corruption by an arbitrator; or (iii) Misconduct by an arbitrator preju... |
7.04A.240 | Modification or correction of award. | (1) Upon motion filed within ninety days after the movant receives notice of the award in a record under RCW 7.04A.190 or within ninety days after the movant receives notice of an arbitrator's award in a record on a motion to modify or correct an award under RCW 7.04A.200 , the court shall modify or correct the award i... |
7.04A.250 | Judgment on award—Attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. | (1) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity with the order. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. (2) A court may allow reasonable costs of the mot... |
7.04A.260 | Jurisdiction. | (1) A court of this state having jurisdiction over the dispute and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. (2) An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this state confers exclusive jurisdiction on the court to enter judgment on an award under this chapter.
[ 2005 c 433 s 26 .] |
7.04A.270 | Venue. | A motion under RCW 7.04A.050 must be filed in the court of the county in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, the motion must be filed in any county in which an adverse party resides... |
7.04A.280 | Appeals. | (1) An appeal may be taken from: (a) An order denying a motion to compel arbitration; (b) An order granting a motion to stay arbitration; (c) An order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; (d) An order modifying or correcting an award; (e) An order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; or (f) A fin... |
7.04A.290 | Relationship to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. | The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures, and of contracts performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of section 102 of the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
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7.04A.900 | Effective date—2005 c 433. | This act takes effect January 1, 2006.
[ 2005 c 433 s 51 .] |
7.04A.901 | Uniformity of application and construction—2005 c 433. | In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
[ 2005 c 433 s 29 .] |
7.04A.903 | Savings—2005 c 433. | This act does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before January 1, 2006.
[ 2005 c 433 s 31 .] |
7.05.010 | Scope of application. | (1) This chapter applies to international commercial arbitration, subject to any agreement between the United States and any other country or countries. (2) The provisions of this chapter, except RCW 7.05.090 , 7.05.100 , 7.05.260 , 7.05.270 , 7.05.280 , 7.05.460 , and 7.05.470 , apply only if the place of arbitration ... |
7.05.020 | Definitions and rules of interpretation. | (1) For the purpose of this chapter: (a) "Arbitration" means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution. (b) "Arbitral tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators. (c) "Commercial" means matters arising from all relationships of a commercial nature, whether contractu... |
7.05.030 | International origin and general principles. | (1) In the interpretation of this chapter, regard is to be had to its international origin and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith. (2) Questions concerning matters governed by this chapter which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the g... |
7.05.040 | Receipt of written communications. | (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties: (a) Any written communication is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at the addressee's place of business, habitual residence, or mailing address. If none of these can be found after making a reasonable inquiry, a ... |
7.05.050 | Waiver of right to object. | A party who knows that any provision of this chapter from which the parties may derogate or any requirement under the arbitration agreement has not been complied with and yet proceeds with the arbitration without stating the party's objection to such noncompliance without undue delay or, if a time limit is provided the... |
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