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7.84.120 | Issuance of process. | A court of limited jurisdiction having jurisdiction over an alleged infraction may issue process anywhere within the state.
[ 1987 c 380 s 12 .] |
7.84.130 | Failure to pay or complete community restitution—Penalty. | (1) Failure to pay a monetary penalty assessed by a court under the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW. (2) Failure to complete community restitution ordered by a court under the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2002 c 175 s 4 ; 1987 c 380 s 13 .]
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7.84.140 | Authority to delegate or accept enforcement authority over natural resource infractions. | (1) The director chosen by the state parks and recreation commission, the commissioner of public lands, and the director of the department of fish and wildlife are each authorized to delegate and accept enforcement authority over natural resource infractions to or from the other agencies through an agreement entered in... |
7.84.900 | Effective date—1987 c 380. | This act shall take effect January 1, 1988.
[ 1987 c 380 s 21 .] |
7.88.005 | Findings. | The legislature finds and declares that efforts by financial institutions to comply voluntarily with state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements are vital to the public interest; that possible discovery and use in civil litigation of work produced in connection with such voluntary compliance efforts has an ... |
7.88.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Affiliate" means any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a financial institution. (2) "Civil action" means a civil proceeding pending in a court or other adjudicatory tri... |
7.88.020 | Compliance review document confidentiality—Civil actions—Immunity of compliance review personnel from compulsory testimony. | Except as provided in RCW 7.88.030 : (1) Compliance review documents are confidential and are not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil action. (2) Compliance review personnel shall not be required to testify at deposition or trial in any civil action concerning the contents of or matters addressed in any... |
7.88.030 | Compliance review document confidentiality—Exceptions. | RCW 7.88.020 does not: (1) Limit the discovery or admissibility in any civil action of any documents that are not compliance review documents; (2) Limit the discovery or admissibility of the testimony as to the identity of relevant witnesses or the identification of any relevant documents other than compliance review d... |
7.88.040 | Court review of application of privilege—Disclosure order. | In a proceeding in which the privilege provided by this chapter is asserted, a court of competent jurisdiction may determine after in camera review that the privilege does not apply to any or all of the documents for which the privilege is claimed, and if so, the court may order the materials disclosed but shall protec... |
7.88.050 | Other privileges not limited, waived, or abrogated. | This chapter does not limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any other statutory or common law privilege of this state or the United States, including the attorney-client privilege.
[ 1997 c 435 s 6 .] |
7.96.010 | Intent. | Since the United States supreme court recognized the First Amendment limitations on the common law tort of defamation and defamation-like torts, courts have struggled to achieve a balance between constitutionally protected guarantees of free expression and the need to protect citizens from reputational harm. Unlike per... |
7.96.020 | Definition of "person." | The definition in this section applies throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, or other legal or commercial entity. The term does not include a government or governmental sub... |
7.96.030 | Scope. | (1) This chapter applies to any claim for relief, however characterized, for damages arising out of harm caused by the false content of a publication that is published on or after July 28, 2013. (2) This chapter applies to all publications, including writings, broadcasts, oral communications, electronic transmissions, ... |
7.96.040 | Request for correction or clarification. | (1) A person may maintain an action for defamation or another claim covered by this chapter only if: (a) The person has made a timely and adequate request for correction or clarification from the defendant; or (b) The defendant has made a correction or clarification. (2) A request for correction or clarification is tim... |
7.96.050 | Disclosure of evidence of falsity. | (1) A person who has been requested to make a correction or clarification may ask the requester to disclose reasonably available information material to the falsity of the allegedly defamatory or otherwise actionable statement. (2) If a correction or clarification is not made, a person who unreasonably fails to disclos... |
7.96.060 | Effect of correction or clarification. | If a timely and sufficient correction or clarification is made, a person may not recover damages for injury to reputation or presumed damages; however, the person may recover all other damages permitted by law.
[ 2013 c 294 s 6 .] |
7.96.070 | Timelines and sufficiency of correction or clarification. | (1) A correction or clarification is timely if it is published before, or within thirty days after, receipt of a request for correction or clarification or of the information in RCW 7.96.050 (1), whichever is later, unless the period is extended by written agreement of the parties. (2) A correction or clarification is ... |
7.96.080 | Challenges to correction or clarification or to request for correction or clarification. | (1) If a defendant in an action governed by this chapter intends to rely on a timely and sufficient correction or clarification, the defendant's intention to do so, and the correction or clarification relied upon, must be set forth in a notice served on the plaintiff within sixty days after service of the summons and c... |
7.96.090 | Offer to correct or clarify. | (1) If a timely correction or clarification is no longer possible, the publisher of an alleged defamatory or otherwise actionable statement may offer, at any time before trial, to make a correction or clarification. The offer must be made in writing to the person allegedly harmed by the publication and: (a) Contain the... |
7.96.100 | Scope of protection. | A timely and sufficient correction or clarification made by a person responsible for a publication constitutes a correction or clarification made by all persons responsible for that publication other than a republisher. However, a correction or clarification that is sufficient only because of the operation of RCW 7.96.... |
7.96.900 | 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.
[ 2013 c 294 s 11 .] |
7.96.901 | Short title. | This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act.
[ 2013 c 294 s 12 .] |
7.98.005 | Finding. | The legislature finds that ensuring that all victims of crimes are able to access the protections available to them under law is in the best interest of victims, law enforcement, and the entire community. Immigrants are frequently reluctant to cooperate with or contact law enforcement when they are victims of crimes, a... |
7.98.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Certification" means any law enforcement certification or statement required by federal immigration law including, but not limited to, the information required by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1184 (o) and (p), or any succ... |
7.98.020 | Crime victim certification—Certifying agencies. | (1) Upon the request by the victim or representative thereof including, but not limited to, the victim's attorney, accredited representative, or domestic violence, sexual assault, or victim's service provider, a certifying agency shall: (a) Make a determination on United States citizenship and immigration services form... |
7.98.030 | Crime victim certification steering committee. | The office of crime victims advocacy shall convene a crime victim certification steering committee within ninety days of June 7, 2018. The office of crime victims advocacy shall provide administrative support for the committee. The committee must include members representing immigrant communities, law enforcement, pros... |
7.98.900 | Short title—2018 c 86. | This act may be known and cited as the safety and access for immigrant victims act.
[ 2018 c 86 s 1 .] |
7.100.010 | Applicability of chapter. | (1) This chapter applies only to residential real property consisting solely of a single-family residence, a residential condominium unit, or a residential cooperative unit. (2) For purposes of this chapter: (a) Property is "abandoned" when there are no signs of occupancy and at least three of the following indications... |
7.100.020 | Notice to mortgage servicer of nuisance. | (1) A county, city, or town may notify a mortgage servicer that a property has been determined to be abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance. (2) A notice issued pursuant to this section must: (a) Be accompanied by an affidavit or a declaration made under penalty of perjury by a county, city, or town official tha... |
7.100.030 | Request by mortgage servicer for determination of abandonment and nuisance. | (1) A mortgage servicer may contact a county, city, or town regarding a property it believes to be abandoned, and a nuisance and request that a county, city, or town official visit the property and make a determination as to whether the residential real property is abandoned and a nuisance. When making such a request, ... |
7.100.040 | Abatement of nuisance by mortgage servicer. | (1) Upon receipt from a county, city, or town of an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury that a property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, a mortgage servicer or its designee may enter the property for the purposes of abating the identified nuisance, preserving property, or preventing waste... |
7.100.050 | Failure of mortgage servicer to abate nuisance. | Except in circumstances governed by RCW 7.100.040 (6) and (7), if a mortgage servicer receives notice from a county, city, or town pursuant to RCW 7.100.020 or 7.100.030 (2)(b) that a property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, and the mortgage servicer does not abate the nuisance within the time prescri... |
7.100.060 | Notice to grantee of trustee's deed or sheriff's deed of nuisance—Failure to abate. | (1) When a property has been the subject of foreclosure, a county, city or town may notify the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed, via certified mail, that a property is a nuisance. Upon receipt of such a notice, the grantee of the trustee's deed or sheriff's deed shall respond within fifteen calendar days... |
7.100.070 | Recovery of costs by county, city, or town—Assessment. | Except in circumstances governed by RCW 7.100.040 (6) and (7), if, after issuance of a notice pursuant to RCW 7.100.020 , 7.100.030 (2)(b), or 7.100.060 , a nuisance has not been abated within the time prescribed by local ordinance and the county, city, or town has exercised its authority under chapter 7.48 RCW, RCW 35... |
7.100.900 | Chapter supplemental to other law. | The authority provided pursuant to this chapter is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other authority provided by law.
[ 2018 c 306 s 17 .] |
7.105.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abandonment" means action or inaction by a person or entity with a duty of care for a vulnerable adult that leaves the vulnerable adult without the means or ability to obtain necessary food, clothing, shelt... |
7.105.050 | Jurisdiction—Domestic violence protection orders, sexual assault protection orders, stalking protection orders, and antiharassment protection orders. | (1) The superior and district courts have jurisdiction over domestic violence protection order proceedings, sexual assault protection order proceedings, stalking protection order proceedings, and antiharassment protection order proceedings under this chapter, except that such proceedings must be transferred from distri... |
7.105.065 | Jurisdiction—Vulnerable adult protection orders. | The superior courts have jurisdiction over vulnerable adult protection order proceedings under this chapter.
[ 2021 c 215 s 7 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 . |
7.105.070 | Jurisdiction—Extreme risk protection orders. | The superior courts have jurisdiction over extreme risk protection order proceedings under this chapter. The juvenile court may hear an extreme risk protection order proceeding under this chapter if the respondent is under the age of 18 years. Additionally, district courts have limited jurisdiction over the issuance an... |
7.105.075 | Venue. | An action for a protection order should be filed in the county where the petitioner resides. The petitioner may also file in: (1) The county where an act giving rise to the petition for a protection order occurred; (2) The county where a child to be protected by the order primarily resides; (3) The county where the pet... |
7.105.080 | Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents. | (1) In a proceeding in which a petition for a protection order under this chapter is sought, a court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual if: (a) The individual is personally served with a petition within this state; (b) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state ... |
7.105.085 | Out-of-state child custody jurisdictional issues. | Jurisdictional issues regarding out-of-state proceedings involving the custody or residential placement of any child of the parties are governed by the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, chapter 26.27 RCW.
[ 2021 c 215 s 11 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.90... |
7.105.100 | Filing—Types of petitions. | (1) There exists an action known as a petition for a protection order. The following types of petitions for a protection order may be filed: (a) A petition for a domestic violence protection order, which must allege the existence of domestic violence committed against the petitioner or petitioners by an intimate partne... |
7.105.105 | Filing—Provisions governing all petitions.(Effective until March 31, 2026.) | The following apply to all petitions for protection orders under this chapter. (1)(a) By January 1, 2023, county clerks on behalf of all superior courts and, by January 1, 2026, all courts of limited jurisdiction, must permit petitions for protection orders and all other filings in connection with the petition to be su... |
7.105.110 | Filing—Provisions applicable to specified orders. | The following apply only to the specific type of protection orders referenced in each subsection. (1) The department of social and health services, in its discretion, may file a petition for a vulnerable adult protection order or a domestic violence protection order on behalf of, and with the consent of, any vulnerable... |
7.105.115 | Forms, instructions, etc.—Duties of the administrative office of the courts—Recommendations for filing and data collection. | (1) By December 30, 2022, the administrative office of the courts shall: (a) Develop and distribute standard forms for petitions and orders issued under this chapter, and facilitate the use of online forms for electronic filings. (i) For all protection orders except extreme risk protection orders, the protection order ... |
7.105.120 | Filing—Court clerk duties. | (1) All court clerks' offices shall make available the standardized forms, instructions, and informational brochures required by this chapter, and shall keep current specific program names and telephone numbers for community resources, including civil legal aid and volunteer lawyer programs. Any assistance or informati... |
7.105.150 | Service—Methods of service. | (1) To minimize delays and the need for more hearings, which can hinder access to justice and undermine judicial economy, to lessen costs, to guarantee actual notice to the respondent, and to simplify and modernize processes for petitioners, respondents, law enforcement, and the courts, the following methods of service... |
7.105.155 | Service—Completion by law enforcement officer. | When service is to be completed under this chapter by a law enforcement officer: (1) The clerk of the court shall have a copy of any order issued under this chapter, the confidential information form, as well as the petition for a protection order and any supporting materials, electronically forwarded on or before the ... |
7.105.160 | Service—Materials. | The following materials must be served, depending on the type of relief sought. (1) If the petitioner is seeking a hearing on a petition for a protection order, the respondent must be served with the petition for a protection order, any supporting declarations or other materials, the notice of hearing, any temporary pr... |
7.105.165 | Service—Timing. | (1) Unless waived by the nonmoving party, service must be completed on the nonmoving party not less than five judicial days before the hearing date. If service cannot be made, the court shall set a new hearing date and shall either require an additional attempt at obtaining service or permit service by other means auth... |
7.105.175 | Service—Development of best practices. | Courts and law enforcement agencies shall adopt rules, protocols, and pattern forms to standardize and implement best practices for service, including mechanisms and verification options for electronic service and electronic returns of service, as well as best practices for efficient transmission of court documents to ... |
7.105.200 | Hearings—Procedure. | In hearings under this chapter, the following apply: (1) Hearings under this chapter are special proceedings. The procedures established under this chapter for protection order hearings supersede inconsistent civil court rules. Courts should evaluate the needs and procedures best suited to individual hearings based on ... |
7.105.205 | Hearings—Remote hearings. | (1) Hearings on protection orders, including hearings concerning temporary protection orders, full protection orders, compliance, reissuance, renewal, modification, or termination, may be conducted in person or remotely in order to enhance access for all parties. (2) In the court's discretion, parties, witnesses, and o... |
7.105.210 | Realignment of parties—Domestic violence and antiharassment protection order proceedings. | In proceedings where the petitioner is seeking a domestic violence protection order or an antiharassment protection order, the court may realign the designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent" where the court finds that the original petitioner is the abuser or harasser and the original respondent is the... |
7.105.215 | Hearings—Extreme risk protection orders. | For extreme risk protection order hearings, the following also apply. (1) The court may: (a) Examine under oath the petitioner, the respondent, and any witnesses they may produce, or, in lieu of examination, consider sworn declarations of the petitioner, the respondent, and any witnesses they may produce; and (b) Ensur... |
7.105.220 | Hearings—Vulnerable adult protection orders. | For vulnerable adult protection order hearings, the following also apply. (1) When a petition for a vulnerable adult protection order is filed by someone other than the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult's guardian, conservator, or person acting under a protective arrangement, or both, and the vulnerable adult fo... |
7.105.225 | Grant of order, denial of order, and improper grounds. | (1) The court shall issue a protection order if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner has proved the required criteria specified in (a) through (f) of this subsection for obtaining a protection order under this chapter. (a) For a domestic violence protection order, that the petitioner has been... |
7.105.230 | Judicial information system consultation. | (1) Before ruling on an order under this chapter, the court shall consult the judicial information system to determine the criminal history, history of criminal victimization, history of being a respondent or petitioner in a protection order proceeding, or pendency of other proceedings involving the parties. The court ... |
7.105.235 | Compliance hearings. | For compliance hearings: (1) Only the respondent is required to appear if the court is reviewing compliance with any conditions of the order. The petitioner may appear at such hearing and provide evidence to the court regarding the respondent's compliance with the order. The petitioner may also file a declaration in re... |
7.105.240 | Appointment of counsel for petitioner. | Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, or as provided through alternative sources including, but not limited to, grants, local funding, or pro bono means, the court may appoint counsel to represent the petitioner if the respondent is represented by counsel.
[ 2021 c 215 s 32 .]
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7.105.245 | Interpreters. | (1) Pursuant to chapter 2.42 RCW, in order to ensure that parties have meaningful access to the court, an interpreter shall be appointed for any party who is deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or has a speech impairment and cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken language. Notwithstanding the provisions of c... |
7.105.250 | Protection order advocates and support persons. | (1) Whether or not the petitioner has retained an attorney, a sexual assault or domestic violence advocate, as defined in RCW 5.60.060 , shall be allowed to accompany the petitioner, or appear remotely with the petitioner, and confer with the petitioner during court proceedings. The sexual assault or domestic violence ... |
7.105.255 | Judicial officer training. | (1) To help ensure familiarity with the unique nature of protection order proceedings, and an understanding of trauma-informed practices and best practices in the use of new technologies for remote hearings, judicial officers, including persons who serve as judicial officers pro tempore, should receive evidence-based t... |
7.105.300 | Application—RCW7.105.305through7.105.325. | RCW 7.105.305 through 7.105.325 apply to all orders other than extreme risk protection orders.
[ 2021 c 215 s 37 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 . |
7.105.305 | Ex parte temporary protection orders—Other than for extreme risk protection orders. | (1) Where it appears from the petition and any additional evidence that the respondent has engaged in conduct against the petitioner that serves as a basis for a protection order under this chapter, and the petitioner alleges that serious immediate harm or irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued immed... |
7.105.325 | Entry of protection order data—Other than for extreme risk protection orders. | (1) The clerk of the court shall enter any protection order, including temporary protection orders, issued under this chapter into a statewide judicial information system on the same day such order is issued, if possible, but no later than the next judicial day. (2) A copy of a protection order granted under this chapt... |
7.105.310 | Relief for temporary and full protection orders—Other than for extreme risk protection orders. | (1) In issuing any type of protection order, other than an ex parte temporary antiharassment protection order as limited by subsection (2) of this section, and other than an extreme risk protection order, the court shall have broad discretion to grant such relief as the court deems proper, including an order that provi... |
7.105.315 | Duration of full protection orders—Other than for extreme risk protection orders. | (1) When issuing an order after notice to the respondent and a hearing, the court may either grant relief for a fixed period of time or enter a permanent order of protection. Other than for antiharassment orders, the court shall not grant relief for less than one year unless the petitioner has specifically requested re... |
7.105.320 | Law enforcement stand-by to recover possessions—Other than for extreme risk protection orders. | (1) When an order is issued under this chapter upon request of the petitioner, the court may order a law enforcement officer to accompany the petitioner and assist in placing the petitioner in possession of those items indicated in the order or to otherwise assist in the execution of the order of protection. The order ... |
7.105.330 | Temporary protection orders—Extreme risk protection orders. | (1) In considering whether to issue a temporary extreme risk protection order, the court shall consider all relevant evidence, including the evidence described in RCW 7.105.215 . (2) If a court finds there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to self o... |
7.105.335 | Full orders—Extreme risk protection orders. | (1) An extreme risk protection order issued after notice and a hearing must include: (a) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order; (b) The date and time the order was issued; (c) The date and time the order expires; (d) Whether a behavioral health evaluation of the respondent is required; (e) The... |
7.105.340 | Surrender of firearms—Extreme risk protection orders. | (1) Upon the issuance of any extreme risk protection order under this chapter, including a temporary extreme risk protection order, the court shall: (a) Order the respondent to surrender to the local law enforcement agency all firearms in the respondent's custody, control, or possession, or subject to the respondent's ... |
7.105.345 | Firearms return and disposal—Extreme risk protection orders. | (1) If an extreme risk protection order is terminated or expires without renewal, a law enforcement agency holding any firearm that has been surrendered pursuant to this chapter shall return any surrendered firearm requested by a respondent only after confirming, through a background check, that the respondent is curre... |
7.105.350 | Reporting of orders—Extreme risk protection orders.(Effective until May 1, 2027.) | (1) The clerk of the court shall enter any extreme risk protection order, including temporary extreme risk protection orders, issued under this chapter into a statewide judicial information system on the same day such order is issued, if possible, but no later than the next judicial day. (2) A copy of an extreme risk p... |
7.105.351 | Orders to be typewritten. | Any full protection order or temporary protection order issued under this chapter after December 31, 2025, including any modifications thereof, must be typewritten in its entirety, as available in the local jurisdiction. This section does not apply to the signature of the issuing judge or court commissioner.
[ 2025 c 1... |
7.105.352 | Protection order hope cards program. | (1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop a program for the issuance of protection order hope cards. The administrative office of the courts shall develop and implement the program in collaboration with the Washington state superior court judges' association, the Washington state district and municipal ... |
7.105.355 | Sealing of records—Extreme risk protection orders. | (1) A respondent under the age of 18, or a respondent whose extreme risk protection order was based solely on threats of self-harm by the respondent, may petition the court to have the court records sealed from public view at the time of the issuance of the full order, at any time during the life of the order, or at an... |
7.105.360 | Certain findings and information in orders. | (1) Orders issued by the court following a hearing must identify the persons who participated in the hearing and whether each person appeared in person, by telephone, by video, or by other electronic means. If the respondent appeared at the hearing, the order must identify that the respondent has knowledge of the court... |
7.105.362 | Temporary orders to surrender and prohibit weapons—Period for reconsideration or revision. | (1) The legislature recognizes the inherent volatility and danger associated with domestic violence, particularly when the court has made a finding that an ex parte order to surrender and prohibit weapons is necessary. The risk of domestic violence homicide is most acute when a victim is ending the relationship and thr... |
7.105.365 | Errors in protection orders. | After a protection order is issued, the court may correct clerical or technical errors in the order at any time. The court may correct errors either on the court's own initiative or upon notice to the court of an error. If the court corrects an error in an order, the court shall provide notice of the correction to the ... |
7.105.370 | Sealing of records—Recommendations. | The judicial information system committee's data dissemination committee shall develop recommendations on best practices for courts to consider for whether and when the sealing of records in protection order cases is appropriate or necessary under this chapter. The committee shall also consider methods to ensure compli... |
7.105.375 | Dismissal or suspension of criminal prosecution in exchange for protection order. | The practice of dismissing or suspending a criminal prosecution in exchange for the issuance of a protection order undermines the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as encouraging that practice.
[ 2021 c 215 s 52 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.... |
7.105.400 | Reissuance of temporary protection orders. | (1) A temporary protection order issued under this chapter may be reissued for the following reasons: (a) Agreement of the parties; (b) To provide additional time to effect service of the temporary protection order on the respondent; or (c) If the court, in writing, finds good cause to reissue the order. (2) Any tempor... |
7.105.405 | Renewal of protection orders—Other than extreme risk protection orders. | The following provisions apply to the renewal of all full protection orders issued under this chapter, with the exception of the renewal of extreme risk protection orders. (1) If the court grants a protection order for a fixed time period, the petitioner or protected party may file a motion to renew the order at any ti... |
7.105.410 | Renewal—Extreme risk protection orders. | The following provisions apply to the renewal of extreme risk protection orders. (1) The court must notify the petitioner of the impending expiration of an extreme risk protection order. Notice must be received by the petitioner 105 calendar days before the date the order expires. (2) An intimate partner or family or h... |
7.105.450 | Enforcement and penalties—Other than antiharassment protection orders and extreme risk protection orders. | (1)(a) Whenever a domestic violence protection order, a sexual assault protection order, a stalking protection order, or a vulnerable adult protection order is granted under this chapter, or an order is granted under chapter 9A.40 , 9A.44, 9A.46, 9A.88, 9.94A, 10.77, 10.99, 26.09, 26.26A, or 26.26B RCW, or there is a v... |
7.105.455 | Enforcement and penalties—Antiharassment protection orders. | (1) When the court issues an antiharassment protection order under this chapter, the court shall advise the petitioner that the respondent may not be subjected to the penalties set forth in this section for a violation of the order unless the respondent knows of the order. (2) A willful disobedience by a respondent age... |
7.105.460 | Enforcement and penalties—Extreme risk protection orders—False petitions. | (1) Any person who files a petition for an extreme risk protection order knowing the information in such petition to be materially false, or with the intent to harass the respondent, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person who has in his or her custody or contro... |
7.105.465 | Enforcement and penalties—Knowledge of order. | (1) When the court issues a protection order under this chapter, the court shall advise the petitioner that the respondent may not be subjected to the penalties set forth in this chapter for a violation of the order unless the respondent knows of the order. (2) When a law enforcement officer investigates a report of an... |
7.105.470 | Enforcement—Prosecutor assistance. | When a party alleging a violation of a protection order issued under this chapter states that the party is unable to afford private counsel and asks the prosecuting attorney for the county or the attorney for the municipality in which the order was issued for assistance, the attorney shall initiate and prosecute a cont... |
7.105.500 | Modification or termination—Other than extreme risk protection orders and vulnerable adult protection orders. | This section applies to modification or termination of domestic violence protection orders, sexual assault protection orders, stalking protection orders, and antiharassment protection orders. (1) Upon a motion with notice to all parties and after a hearing, the court may modify the terms of an existing protection order... |
7.105.505 | Termination—Extreme risk protection orders. | This section applies to the termination of extreme risk protection orders. (1) The respondent may submit one written request for a hearing to terminate an extreme risk protection order issued under this chapter every 12-month period that the order is in effect, starting from the date of the order and continuing through... |
7.105.510 | Modification or termination—Vulnerable adult protection orders. | This section applies to the modification or termination of vulnerable adult protection orders. (1) Any vulnerable adult who is not subject to an order under chapter 11.130 RCW may, at any time subsequent to the entry of a permanent protection order under this chapter, file a motion to modify or terminate the protection... |
7.105.515 | Reporting of modification or termination of order. | In any situation where a protection order issued under this chapter is modified or terminated before its expiration date, the clerk of the court shall forward on the same day a true copy of the modified order or the termination order to the law enforcement agency specified in the modified or termination order. Upon rec... |
7.105.550 | Orders under this and other chapters—Enforcement and consolidation—Validity and enforcement of orders under prior chapters. | (1)(a) Any order available under this chapter, other than an extreme risk protection order, may be issued in actions under chapter 13.32A , 26.09, 26.26A, or 26.26B RCW. If a protection order is issued in an action under chapter 13.32A , 26.09, 26.26A, or 26.26B RCW, the order must be issued on the forms mandated by RC... |
7.105.555 | Judicial information system—Database. | (1) To prevent the issuance of competing protection orders in different courts and to give courts needed information for the issuance of orders, the judicial information system or alternative databases must be available in each district, municipal, and superior court, and must include a database containing the followin... |
7.105.560 | Title to real estate—Effect of chapter. | Nothing in this chapter may affect the title to real estate: PROVIDED, That a judgment for costs or fees awarded under this chapter constitutes a lien on real estate to the extent provided in chapter 4.56 RCW.
[ 2021 c 215 s 67 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 . |
7.105.565 | Proceedings additional—Filing of criminal charges not required. | (1) Any proceeding under this chapter is in addition to other civil or criminal remedies. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring criminal charges to be filed as a condition of a protection order being issued.
[ 2021 c 215 s 68 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105... |
7.105.570 | Other authority retained. | This chapter does not affect the ability of a law enforcement officer to remove a firearm or concealed pistol license from any person or to conduct any search and seizure for firearms pursuant to other lawful authority.
[ 2021 c 215 s 69 .]
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 . |
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