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3.50.057 | Judges—Residency requirement. | A judge of a municipal court need not be a resident of the city in which the court is created, but must be a resident of the county in which the city is located.
[ 1993 c 317 s 6 .]
Severability — Effective date — 1993 c 317: See notes following RCW 3.50.810 . |
3.50.060 | Termination of municipal court—Requirements—Establishment of court. | A city or town electing to establish a municipal court pursuant to this chapter may terminate such court by adoption of an appropriate ordinance. However no municipal court may be terminated unless the municipality has complied with RCW 3.50.805 , 3.50.810 , 35.22.425 , * 35.23.595 , 35.23.555 , 35.27.515 , 35.30.100 ,... |
3.50.070 | Additional judges—Appointment, election. | Additional full or part time judges may be appointed or elected, as provided by ordinance of the legislative body of the city or town when public interest and the administration of justice makes such additional judge or judges necessary.
[ 1984 c 258 s 109 ; 1961 c 299 s 56 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective ... |
3.50.075 | Court commissioners—Appointment—Qualification—Limitations—Part-time judge. | (1) One or more court commissioners may be appointed by a judge of the municipal court. (2) Each commissioner holds office at the pleasure of the appointing judge. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a commissioner has such power, authority, and jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters as the ap... |
3.50.080 | Salaries of judges—Payment of court operating costs from city funds—Judges and employees as city employees. | Salaries of municipal court judges shall be fixed by ordinance. All costs of operating the municipal court, including but not limited to salaries of judges and court employees, dockets, books of records, forms, furnishings, and supplies, shall be paid wholly out of the funds of the city or town. The city shall provide ... |
3.50.090 | Judges pro tem. | (1) In addition to the designation of a presiding judge pro tempore for a single judge court as provided in RCW 3.50.090 (2) [subsection (2) of this section], the presiding municipal court judge may designate one or more persons as judges pro tem to serve in the absence or disability of the elected or duly appointed ju... |
3.50.092 | Presiding judge pro tempore—Predesignation or appointment. | During any vacancy that occurs in a single judge court pursuant to RCW 3.50.093 or 3.50.095 , a presiding judge pro tempore who has been predesignated pursuant to court rule or appointed pursuant to RCW 2.56.040 (2) may fulfill presiding judge duties, and the authority of the predesignated or appointed presiding judge ... |
3.50.093 | Municipal judge—Vacancy—Appointment. | Any vacancy in the municipal court due to a death, disability, or resignation of a municipal court judge shall be filled by the mayor, for the remainder of the unexpired term. The appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the legislative authority of the city or town if the legislative authority has the general p... |
3.50.095 | Municipal judge—Removal from office. | A municipal judge shall be removed only upon conviction of misconduct or malfeasance in office, or because of physical or mental disability rendering the judge incapable of performing the duties of the office.
[ 1984 c 258 s 124 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 1984 c 25... |
3.50.097 | Judge's oath—Bonds. | Every judge of a municipal court, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Washington, and that I will faithfully discharge th... |
3.50.100 | Revenue—Disposition—Interest. | (1) Costs in civil and criminal actions may be imposed as provided in district court. All fees, costs, fines, forfeitures and other money imposed by any municipal court for the violation of any municipal or town ordinances shall be collected by the court clerk and, together with any other noninterest revenues received ... |
3.50.110 | Sessions. | The municipal court shall be open and shall hold such regular and special sessions as may be prescribed by the legislative body of the city or town: PROVIDED, That the municipal court shall not be open on nonjudicial days.
[ 1984 c 258 s 114 ; 1961 c 299 s 60 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severab... |
3.50.115 | Municipal court seal. | The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of The Municipal Court of . . . . . . (name of city), State of Washington," surrounding the vignette. All process from the court runs throughout the state. The supreme court may determine by rule what process mu... |
3.50.125 | Transfer within municipal court. | A transfer of a case from the municipal court to either another municipal judge of the same city or to a judge pro tempore appointed in the manner prescribed by this chapter shall be allowed in accordance with RCW 3.66.090 in all civil and criminal proceedings.
[ 1984 c 258 s 122 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effe... |
3.50.135 | Request for jury trial in civil cases—Exception—Fee—Juror compensation—Jury trials in criminal cases. | In all civil cases, the plaintiff or defendant may demand a jury, which shall consist of six citizens of the state who shall be impaneled and sworn as in cases before district courts, or the trial may be by a judge of the municipal court: PROVIDED, That no jury trial may be held on a proceeding involving a traffic infr... |
3.50.300 | Execution of sentence—Jail in lieu of fine and costs, computation. | In all cases of conviction, unless otherwise provided in chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW as now or hereafter amended, where a jail sentence is given to the defendant, execution shall issue accordingly and where the judgment of the court is that the defendant pay a fine and costs, the defendant may be committed to jail u... |
3.50.320 | Suspension or deferral of sentence—Change of plea—Dismissal. | After a conviction, the court may impose sentence by suspending all or a portion of the defendant's sentence or by deferring the sentence of the defendant and may place the defendant on probation for a period of no longer than two years and prescribe the conditions thereof. A defendant who has been sentenced, or whose ... |
3.50.330 | Suspension or deferral of sentence—Continuing jurisdiction of court. | (1) A court has continuing jurisdiction and authority to suspend the execution of all or any part of its sentence upon stated terms, including installment payment of fines for a period not to exceed: (a) Five years after imposition of sentence for a defendant sentenced for a domestic violence offense or under RCW 46.61... |
3.50.340 | Revocation of deferred or suspended sentence—Limitations—Termination of probation. | Deferral of sentence and suspension of execution of sentence may be revoked if the defendant violates or fails to carry out any of the conditions of the deferral or suspension. Upon the revocation of the deferral or suspension, the court shall impose the sentence previously suspended or any unexecuted portion thereof. ... |
3.50.345 | Sentencing—Crimes against property—Criminal history check. | Before a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted of a crime against property, the court or the prosecuting authority shall check existing judicial information systems to determine the criminal history of the defendant.
[ 2009 c 431 s 16 .]
Applicability — 2009 c 431: See note following RCW 4.24.230 . |
3.50.355 | Offender supervision by another state. | (1) If a person placed on probation for one year or more for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor by a municipal court requests permission to travel or transfer to another state, the assigned probation officer shall determine whether such request is subject to RCW 9.94A.745 , the interstate compact for adult offender sup... |
3.50.425 | Issuance of criminal process. | All criminal process issued by the municipal court shall be in the name of the state of Washington and run throughout the state, and be directed to and served by the chief of police, marshal, or other police officer of any city or to any sheriff in the state.
[ 1984 c 258 s 127 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effect... |
3.50.430 | Criminal prosecution in city's name for violation of ordinances. | All criminal prosecutions for the violation of a city ordinance shall be conducted in the name of the city and may be upon the complaint of any person.
[ 1984 c 258 s 119 ; 1961 c 299 s 92 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010 .
Ap... |
3.50.440 | Penalty if no other punishment prescribed. | Every person convicted by the municipal court of a violation of the criminal provisions of an ordinance for which no punishment is specifically prescribed in the ordinance is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the city jail for up to t... |
3.50.450 | Pleadings, practice and procedure not provided for governed by district court law. | Pleadings, practice and procedure in cases not governed by statutes or rules specifically applicable to municipal courts shall, insofar as applicable, be governed by the statutes and rules now existing or hereafter adopted governing pleadings, practice and procedure applicable to district courts.
[ 1984 c 258 s 121 ; 1... |
3.50.480 | City or town trial court improvement account—Contributions to account by city or town—Use of funds. | Any city or town operating a municipal court under this chapter for which the state contributes to municipal court judges' salaries under RCW 2.56.030 shall create a city or town trial court improvement account. An amount equal to one hundred percent of the state's contribution for the payment of the city's or town's m... |
3.50.800 | Repeal of municipal criminal code—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration—Renewal. | (1) If a municipality has, prior to July 1, 1984, repealed in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes but continues to hear and determine traffic infraction cases under chapter 46.63 RCW in a municipal court, the municipality and the appropriate county shall, prior to January 1, 1985, enter into... |
3.50.805 | Termination of municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration—Repeal of municipal criminal code—Agreement—Arbitration—Repeal of a municipal crime equivalent to offense in RCW46.63.020—Agreement—Arbitration. | (1) A municipality operating a municipal court under this chapter shall not terminate that court unless a notice of intent to terminate is sent to the administrative office of the courts six months in advance of the termination and the municipality has reached an agreement with the appropriate county or another municip... |
3.50.810 | Termination of municipal court—Notice. | (1) Any city having entered into an agreement for court services with the county must provide written notice of the intent to terminate the agreement to the county legislative authority and to the administrative office of the courts not less than one year prior to February 1st of the year in which all district court ju... |
3.50.815 | Criminal justice responsibilities—Interlocal agreements. | A city may meet the requirements of RCW 39.34.180 by entering into an interlocal agreement with the county in which the city is located or with one or more cities.
[ 2008 c 227 s 4 .]
Effective date — Subheadings not law — 2008 c 227: See notes following RCW 3.50.003 . |
3.54.010 | Compensation. | The clerk and deputy clerks of district courts shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by the county legislative authority.
[ 1984 c 258 s 34 ; 1971 c 73 s 6 ; 1961 c 299 s 98 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010 . |
3.54.020 | Powers and duties. | The district courts shall prescribe the duties of the clerk and deputy clerks. Such duties shall include all of the requirements of RCW 3.62.020 and 3.62.040 as now or hereafter amended and the receipt of bail and additionally the power to: (1) Accept and enter pleas; (2) Receive bail as set by the court; (3) Set cases... |
3.54.030 | Seal. | The district court shall have a seal that shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of the . . . . . . District Court of . . . . . . County, State of Washington," surrounding the vignette. All process from the court runs throughout the state. The supreme court may determine by rule what process m... |
3.58.010 | Salaries of full time district court judges. | The annual salary of each full time district court judge shall be established by the Washington citizen's commission on salaries for elected officials. A member of the legislature whose term of office is partly coextensive with or extends beyond the present term of office of any of the officials whose salary is increas... |
3.58.020 | Salaries of part time district judges. | The annual salaries of part time district judges shall be set by the citizens' commission on salaries.
[ 1991 c 338 s 3 ; 1984 c 258 s 35 ; 1982 c 29 s 2 ; 1979 ex.s. c 255 s 9 ; 1974 ex.s. c 95 s 1 ; 1969 ex.s. c 192 s 1 ; 1961 c 299 s 101 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title... |
3.58.030 | Payment of salaries. | The compensation of judges, clerks, judges pro tempore, deputy clerks, and court commissioners payable by the county shall be paid monthly out of the county treasury from the same funds out of which other salaried county officers are paid.
[ 1984 c 258 s 36 ; 1961 c 299 s 102 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effectiv... |
3.58.040 | Travel expenses. | District judges, judges pro tempore, court commissioners, and district court employees shall receive their reasonable traveling expenses when engaged in the business of the court as provided in chapter 42.24 RCW.
[ 1984 c 258 s 37 ; 1983 c 3 s 3 ; 1961 c 299 s 103 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Se... |
3.58.050 | Other court expenses—Lease, construction, of courtrooms and offices. | The county legislative authority shall furnish all necessary facilities for the district courts, including suitable courtrooms, furniture, books, stationery, postage, office equipment, heat, light and telephone and may lease or construct courtrooms and offices for such purpose. The county legislative authority shall no... |
3.58.060 | County trial court improvement account—Contributions to account by county—Use of funds. | Any county with a district court created under this title shall create a county trial court improvement account. An amount equal to one hundred percent of the state's contribution received by the county for the payment of district court judges' salaries shall be deposited into the account. Money in the account shall be... |
3.62.010 | Suspension of fine or penalty. | The district court may at the time of sentencing or at any time thereafter suspend a portion or all of a fine or penalty.
[ 1984 c 258 s 305 ; 1961 c 299 s 105 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010 .
Intent — 1984 c 258: See note f... |
3.62.020 | Costs, fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties except city cases—Disposition—Interest. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all costs, fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected in whole or in part by district courts, except costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected, in whole or in part, because of the violation of city ordinances, shall be rem... |
3.62.040 | Costs, fines, forfeitures, and penalties from city cases—Disposition—Interest. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected, in whole or in part, by district courts because of violations of city ordinances shall be remitted by the clerk of the district court at least monthly directly to the treasurer of the city where... |
3.62.050 | Court expenditures to be paid from county current expense fund—Exception. | The total expenditures of the district courts, including the cost of providing courtroom and office space, the cost of probation and parole services and any personnel employment therefor, and the cost of providing services necessary for the preparation and presentation of a defense at public expense, except costs of de... |
3.62.060 | Filing fees in civil cases—Surcharge—Fees allowed as court costs. | (1) Clerks of the district courts shall collect the following fees for their official services: (a) In any civil action commenced before or transferred to a district court, the plaintiff shall, at the time of such commencement or transfer, pay to such court a filing fee of forty-three dollars plus any surcharge authori... |
3.62.065 | Fees allowed as court costs. | All courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW may charge fees as prescribed in RCW 3.62.060 . The fees or charges imposed under this section shall be allowed as court costs whenever a judgment for costs is awarded.
[ 1992 c 62 s 7 .]
Effective date — 1992 c 62: See RCW 27.24.900 . |
3.62.070 | Filing fees in criminal cases and traffic infractions—Arbitration if no agreement. | Except in traffic cases wherein bail is forfeited or a monetary penalty paid to a violations bureau, and except in cases filed in municipal departments established pursuant to chapter 3.46 RCW and except in cases where a city has contracted with another city for such services pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW, in every cri... |
3.62.085 | Fee for conviction or plea of guilty. | Upon conviction or a plea of guilty in any court organized under this title or Title 35 RCW, a defendant in a criminal case is liable for a fee of $43, except this fee shall not be imposed on a defendant who is indigent as defined in RCW 10.01.160 (3). This fee shall be subject to division with the state under RCW * 3.... |
3.62.090 | Public safety and education assessment—Amount. | (1) There shall be assessed and collected in addition to any fines, forfeitures, or penalties assessed, other than for parking infractions, by all courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW a public safety and education assessment equal to seventy percent of such fines, forfeitures, or penalties, which shall be remitted ... |
3.62.100 | Promotion of efficiency. | District courts shall take all steps necessary to promote efficiencies in calendaring in order to minimize costs to cities that use the district courts. Cities shall cooperate with the district courts in order to minimize those costs.
[ 1993 c 317 s 7 .]
Severability — Effective date — 1993 c 317: See notes following R... |
3.66.010 | Powers of district court. | (1) The justices of the peace elected in accordance with chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW are authorized to hold court as judges of the district court for the trial of all actions enumerated in chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW or assigned to the district court by law; to hear, try, and determine the same according to the l... |
3.66.020 | Civil jurisdiction. | If, for each claimant, the value of the claim or the amount at issue does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorneys' fees, the district court shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of the following civil actions and proceedings: (1) Actions arising on contract for the recovery... |
3.66.030 | Restrictions on civil jurisdiction. | The jurisdiction covered by RCW 3.66.020 shall not extend to the following civil actions: (1) Actions involving title to real property; (2) Actions for the foreclosure of a mortgage or enforcement of a lien on real estate; (3) Actions for false imprisonment, libel, slander, malicious prosecution, criminal conversation,... |
3.66.040 | Venue—Civil action. | (1) An action arising under RCW 3.66.020 (1), (4), (6), (7), and (11) may be brought in any district in which the defendant, or, if there be more than one defendant, where some one of the defendants, resides at the time the complaint is filed or in which the defendant, or if there be more than one defendant, where some... |
3.66.050 | Transfer of proceedings. | If a civil action is brought in the wrong district, the action may nevertheless be tried therein unless the defendant, at the time the defendant appears, requests a transfer of the action to the proper district. Upon such demand an order shall be entered transferring the action to the proper district and awarding the d... |
3.66.060 | Criminal jurisdiction. | The district court shall have jurisdiction: (1) Concurrent with the superior court of all misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors committed in their respective counties and of all violations of city ordinances. It shall in no event impose a greater punishment than a fine of five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for one ye... |
3.66.065 | Assessment of punishment. | If a defendant is found guilty, a judge holding office pursuant to chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW, or chapter 35.20 RCW, and not the jury, shall assess punishment, notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 10.04.100 . If the judge determines that the punishment authorized is inadequate compared to the gravity of the offens... |
3.66.067 | Assessment of punishment—Suspension or deferral of sentence—Dismissal of charges. | After a conviction, the court may impose sentence by suspending all or a portion of the defendant's sentence or by deferring the sentence of the defendant and may place the defendant on probation for a period of no longer than two years and prescribe the conditions thereof. A defendant who has been sentenced, or whose ... |
3.66.068 | Assessment of punishment—Suspension or deferral of sentence—Terms. | (1) A court has continuing jurisdiction and authority to suspend the execution of all or any part of its sentence upon stated terms, including installment payment of fines for a period not to exceed: (a) Five years after imposition of sentence for a defendant sentenced for a domestic violence offense or under RCW 46.61... |
3.66.069 | Assessment of punishment—Revocation of deferred or suspended sentence—Limitations—Termination of probation. | Deferral of sentence and suspension of execution of sentence may be revoked if the defendant violates or fails to carry out any of the conditions of the deferral or suspension. Upon the revocation of the deferral or suspension, the court may impose the sentence previously suspended or any unexecuted portion thereof. In... |
3.66.0691 | Sentencing—Crimes against property—Criminal history check. | Before a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted of a crime against property, the court or the prosecuting authority shall check existing judicial information systems to determine the criminal history of the defendant.
[ 2009 c 431 s 17 .]
Applicability — 2009 c 431: See note following RCW 4.24.230 . |
3.66.070 | Venue—Criminal actions—Temporary venue. | (1) All criminal actions shall be brought in the district where the alleged violation occurred: PROVIDED, That (a) the prosecuting attorney may file felony cases in the district in which the county seat is located, (b) with the consent of the defendant criminal actions other than those arising out of violations of city... |
3.66.080 | Criminal venue corrected. | If a criminal action is commenced in an improper district under RCW 3.66.070 , the court may of its own volition or at the request of either party order the case removed for trial to a proper district.
[ 1984 c 258 s 48 ; 1961 c 299 s 119 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title —... |
3.66.090 | Change of venue. | A change of venue may be allowed upon motion: (1) Where there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had in the district or municipal court in which the action was commenced; or (2) Where the convenience of witnesses or the ends of justice would be forwarded by the change. When such change is ordered, i... |
3.66.100 | Territorial jurisdiction—Process—Limitation. | (1) Every district judge having authority to hear a particular case may issue criminal process in and to any place in the state. (2) Every district judge having authority to hear a particular case may issue civil process, including writs of execution, attachment, garnishment, and replevin, in and to any place as permit... |
3.66.110 | Advertising authority to solemnize marriages is breach of judicial ethics. | It shall be a breach of judicial ethics for any judge of any court of limited jurisdiction, as defined in RCW 3.02.010 , to advertise in any manner that he or she is authorized to solemnize marriages. Any violation of this section shall be grounds for forfeiture of office.
[ 1983 c 186 s 3 ; 1961 c 299 s 122 .] |
3.66.115 | "Legal financial obligation"—Defined. | "Legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a district or municipal court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any o... |
3.66.120 | Court-ordered restitution—Enforcement. | (1) All court-ordered restitution obligations that are ordered as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense in a court of limited jurisdiction may be enforced in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action by the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed. The judgment and sentence must id... |
3.66.130 | Court-ordered restitution—Payment. | If the party or entity for whom a court-ordered restitution obligation has been entered pursuant to this title seeks to enforce the judgment as a lien on real estate, he or she shall commence a lien of judgment upon the real estate of the judgment debtor/obligor as provided in RCW 4.56.200 . When any court-ordered rest... |
3.66.140 | Offender supervision by another state. | (1) If a person placed on probation for one year or more for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor by a district court requests permission to travel or transfer to another state, the assigned probation officer shall determine whether such request is subject to RCW 9.94A.745 , the interstate compact for adult offender supe... |
3.70.010 | District and municipal court judges' association established. | There is established in the state an association, to be known as the Washington state district and municipal court judges' association, membership in which shall include all duly elected or appointed and qualified judges of courts of limited jurisdiction, including but not limited to district judges and municipal court... |
3.70.020 | Formalities—Meetings. | Members of the Washington state district and municipal court judges' association may either amend the present bylaws of the association, adopt a constitution, or provide for bylaws only, electing officers as provided therein and doing all things necessary and proper to formally establish a permanent Washington state di... |
3.70.030 | Expenses of members. | For attendance at the annual meetings of the association, beginning in 1962 and thereafter, a judge of a court of limited jurisdiction shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for judge's reasonable travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 from the county or city responsible for the operating cost o... |
3.70.040 | Duties. | The Washington state district and municipal court judges' association shall: (1) Continuously survey and study the operation of the courts served by its membership, the volume and condition of business of such courts, the methods of procedure therein, the work accomplished, and the character of the results; (2) Promulg... |
3.72.005 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Court" when used without further qualification means the district court under chapter 3.30 RCW, the municipal department under chapter 3.46 RCW, or the municipal court under chapter 3.50 or 35.20 RCW. (2) "... |
3.72.010 | Youth court creation—Jurisdiction. | (1) A court created under chapter 3.30 , 3.46, 3.50, or 35.20 RCW may create a youth court. The youth court shall have jurisdiction over civil, traffic, and transit infractions alleged to have been committed by juveniles age sixteen or seventeen. The court may refer a juvenile to the youth court upon request of any par... |
3.72.020 | Youth court agreement. | (1) A youth court agreement shall be a contract between a juvenile accused of a traffic infraction, transit infraction, or civil infraction and a court whereby the juvenile agrees to fulfill certain conditions imposed by a youth court in lieu of a determination that the infraction occurred. Such agreements may be enter... |
3.72.030 | Purpose and limitations of youth courts, student courts. | Youth courts provide a disposition method for cases involving juveniles alleged to have committed traffic or transit infractions. Youth courts may also provide diversion in cases involving juvenile offenders who are eligible for diversion pursuant to RCW 13.40.070 (6) and (8) and who agree, along with a parent, guardia... |
3.72.040 | Youth court programs. | The administrative office of the courts shall encourage the courts to work with cities, counties, and schools to implement, expand, or use youth court programs for juveniles who commit traffic infractions, transit infractions, or civil infractions. Program operations of youth court programs may be funded by government ... |
3.72.050 | Fee. | A court may require that a youth pay a nonrefundable fee, not exceeding thirty dollars, to cover the costs of administering the program. The fee may be reduced or waived for a participant. Fees shall be paid to and accounted for by the court. The fees collected under this section shall not constitute "certain costs" as... |
3.74.010 | District judges to be members of state retirement system. | All district judges under chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW shall remain members of the state retirement system.
[ 1984 c 258 s 54 ; 1961 c 299 s 130 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010 . |
3.74.020 | Full time district judges ineligible for any other office or public employment than judicial. | The full time judges of the district court shall be ineligible to any other office, or public employment than a judicial office or employment during the term for which they shall have been elected.
[ 1984 c 258 s 55 ; 1961 c 299 s 131 .]
Court Improvement Act of 1984 — Effective dates — Severability — Short title — 198... |
3.74.030 | Mandatory retirement for district judges. | A district judge shall retire from judicial office at the expiration of the judge's term of office in which he or she has attained the age of seventy-five years. This provision shall not affect the term to which any such judge shall have been elected or appointed prior to August 11, 1969.
[ 2013 c 22 s 1 ; 1984 c 258 s... |
3.74.900 | Transfer of proceedings—1961 c 299. | All cases, proceedings and matters pending before justice courts, police courts, municipal courts and night courts shall be transferred to the appropriate court established by chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW, together with all files, records and proceedings relating to such cases. Chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW shall no... |
3.74.940 | Validation—1991 c 363; 1965 ex.s. c 110. | Any prior action by the legislative authority of any county with a population of less than two hundred ten thousand to make the provisions of chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW applicable to their county and the organization of any justice court as a result thereof, and all other things and proceedings done or taken by suc... |
4.04.010 | Extent to which common law prevails. | The common law, so far as it is not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, or of the state of Washington nor incompatible with the institutions and condition of society in this state, shall be the rule of decision in all the courts of this state.
[ 1891 c 17 s 1 ; Code 1881 s 1; 1877 p 3 s 1 ... |
4.08.030 | Either spouse or either domestic partner may sue for community—Necessary parties. | Either spouse or either domestic partner may sue on behalf of the community: PROVIDED, That (1) When the action is for personal injuries, the spouse or the domestic partner having sustained personal injuries is a necessary party; (2) When the action is for compensation for services rendered, the spouse or the domestic ... |
4.08.040 | When either spouse or either domestic partner may join, defend. | Either spouse or either domestic partner may join in all causes of action arising from injuries to the person or character of either or both of them, or from injuries to the property of either or both of them, or arising out of any contract in favor of either or both of them. If the spouses or the domestic partners are... |
4.08.050 | Guardian ad litem for infant. | Except as provided under RCW 28A.225.035 and 7.105.100 , when an infant is a party he or she shall appear by guardian, or if he or she has no guardian, or in the opinion of the court the guardian is an improper person, the court shall appoint one to act. Said guardian shall be appointed as follows: (1) When the infant ... |
4.08.060 | Guardian ad litem for incapacitated person. | When an incapacitated person is a party to an action in the superior courts he or she shall appear by guardian, or if he or she has no guardian, or in the opinion of the court the guardian is an improper person, the court shall appoint one to act as guardian ad litem. Said guardian shall be appointed as follows: (1) Wh... |
4.08.080 | Action on assigned choses in action. | Any assignee or assignees of any judgment, bond, specialty, book account, or other chose in action, for the payment of money, by assignment in writing, signed by the person authorized to make the same, may, by virtue of such assignment, sue and maintain an action or actions in his or her name, against the obligor or ob... |
4.08.100 | Action to recover purchase money on land—Final judgment. | In any action brought for the recovery of the purchase money against any person holding a contract for the purchase of lands, the party bound to perform the contract, if not the plaintiff, may be made a party, and the court in a final judgment may order the interest of purchaser to be sold or transferred to the plainti... |
4.08.110 | Action by public corporations. | An action at law may be maintained by any county, incorporated town, school district or other public corporation of like character, in its corporate name, and upon a cause of action accruing to it, in its corporate character and not otherwise, in any of the following cases: (1) Upon a contract made with such public cor... |
4.08.120 | Action against public corporations. | An action may be maintained against a county or other of the public corporations mentioned or described in RCW 4.08.110 , either upon a contract made by such county, or other public corporation in its corporate character and within the scope of its authority, or for an injury to the rights of the plaintiff arising from... |
4.08.140 | New party entitled to service of summons. | When a new party is introduced into an action as a representative or successor of a former party, such new party is entitled to the same summons to be served in the same manner as required for defendants in the commencement of an action.
[ 1957 c 7 s 1 . Prior: Code 1881 ss 21, 742; 1877 pp 6 and 151 ss 21, 747; 1873 p... |
4.08.150 | Substitution and interpleader. | A defendant against whom an action is pending upon a contract, or for specific real or personal property, at any time before answer, upon affidavit that a person not a party to the action, and without collusion with him or her, makes against him or her a demand for the same debt or property, upon due notice to such per... |
4.08.160 | Action to determine conflicting claims to property. | Anyone having in his or her possession, or under his or her control, any property or money, or being indebted, where more than one person claims to be the owner of, entitled to, interested in, or to have a lien on, such property, money, or indebtedness, or any part thereof, may commence an action in the superior court ... |
4.08.170 | Action to determine conflicting claims to property—Disclaimer and deposit in court. | In any action commenced under RCW 4.08.160 , the plaintiff may disclaim any interest in the money, property, or indebtedness, and deposit with the clerk of the court the full amount of such money or indebtedness, or other property, and he or she shall not be liable for any costs accruing in said action. And the clerks ... |
4.08.180 | Action to determine conflicting claims to property—Trial of issue. | Either of the defendants may set up or show any claim or lien he or she may have to such property, money, or indebtedness, or any part thereof, and the superior right, title, or lien, whether legal or equitable, shall prevail. The court or judge thereof may make all necessary orders, during the pendency of said action,... |
4.12.010 | Actions to be commenced where subject is situated. | Actions for the following causes shall be commenced in the county in which the subject of the action, or some part thereof, is situated: (1) For the recovery of, for the possession of, for the partition of, for the foreclosure of a mortgage on, or for the determination of all questions affecting the title, or for any i... |
4.12.020 | Actions to be tried in county where cause arose. | Actions for the following causes shall be tried in the county where the cause, or some part thereof, arose: (1) For the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture imposed by statute; (2) Against a public officer, or person specially appointed to execute his or her duties, for an act done by him or her in virtue of his or her ... |
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