Washington Code — 2
Browse 479 sections in division 2 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 2.04.010. Jurisdiction.
- § 2.04.020. Court of record — General powers.
- § 2.04.030. Supreme court and court of appeals — When open.
- § 2.04.031. Court facilities.
- § 2.04.040. Effect of adjournments.
- § 2.04.050. Style of process.
- § 2.04.070. Number of judges.
- § 2.04.071. Election — Term of office.
- § 2.04.080. Oath of office.
- § 2.04.092. Salary of justices.
- § 2.04.100. Vacancy, how filled.
- § 2.04.110. Justices, judges to wear gowns.
- § 2.04.150. Apportionment of business — En banc hearings.
- § 2.04.180. Rules of practice and forms of process in supreme court.
- § 2.04.190. Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure generally.
- § 2.04.200. Effect of rules upon statutes.
- § 2.04.210. Supplementary superior court rules.
- § 2.04.215. Adoption of rules for settlement conferences in civil cases.
- § 2.04.220. Effect of supreme court judgments.
- § 2.04.230. Report to governor.
- § 2.04.240. Judge pro tempore — Declaration of policy — Appointment — Oath of office.
- § 2.04.250. Judge pro tempore — Remuneration.
- § 2.04.260. Bailiffs — Threat assessments and investigations.
- § 2.06.010. Court of appeals established — Definitions.
- § 2.06.020. Divisions — Locations — Judges enumerated — Districts.
- § 2.06.022. Effective date for Snohomish county judicial position — Initial term.
- § 2.06.024. Effective date for Pierce county judicial position — Initial term.
- § 2.06.030. General powers and authority — Transfers of cases — Appellate jurisdiction, exceptions — Appeals.
- § 2.06.040. Panels — Decisions, publication as opinions, when — Sessions — Rules.
- § 2.06.045. When open for transaction of business.
- § 2.06.050. Qualifications of judges.
- § 2.06.062. Salary of judges.
- § 2.06.064. Reimbursement of expenses for travel to and from division headquarters.
- § 2.06.070. Original appointments — Election of judges — Terms of office.
- § 2.06.075. Appointments to positions created by 1977 ex.s. c 49 s 1 — Election — Terms of office.
- § 2.06.076. Appointments to positions created by 1993 c 420 s 1 — Election — Appointment — Terms of office.
- § 2.06.080. Vacancy, how filled.
- § 2.06.085. Oath of judges.
- § 2.06.090. Practice of law, seeking nonjudicial elective office prohibited.
- § 2.06.100. Retirement.
- § 2.06.110. Reporting defects or omissions in the laws.
- § 2.06.150. Judge pro tempore — Appointment — Oath of office.
- § 2.06.160. Judge pro tempore — Remuneration.
- § 2.06.170. Bailiffs — Threat assessments and investigations.
- § 2.32.160. Washington court reports commission.
- § 40.04.100. Supreme court and court of appeals reports — Distribution, exchange — Duties of reporter of decisions.
- § 40.04.110. Supreme court and court of appeals reports — Provision by publisher to reporter.
- § 2.08.010. Original jurisdiction.
- § 2.08.020. Appellate jurisdiction.
- § 2.08.030. Courts of record — Sessions.
- § 2.08.040. Effect of adjournments.
- § 2.08.050. Seal of courts.
- § 2.08.060. Judges — Election.
- § 2.08.061. Judges — King, Spokane, and Pierce counties.
- § 2.08.062. Judges — Chelan, Douglas, Clark, Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Kittitas, and Lewis counties.
- § 2.08.063. Judges — Lincoln, Skagit, Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima, Adams, and Whatcom counties.
- § 2.08.064. Judges — Benton, Franklin, Clallam, Jefferson, Snohomish, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Cowlitz, Klickitat, and Skamania counties.
- § 2.08.065. Judges — Grant, Ferry, Okanogan, Mason, Thurston, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Pend Oreille, Stevens, San Juan, and Island counties.
- § 2.08.069. Judges — Filling vacancies resulting from creation of additional judgeships.
- § 2.08.070. Terms of office.
- § 2.08.080. Oath of office.
- § 2.08.092. Salary of judges.
- § 2.08.100. Payment of county's portion.
- § 2.08.110. Apportionment between counties in joint judicial district.
- § 2.08.115. Judge serving district comprising more than one county — Reimbursement for travel expenses.
- § 2.08.120. Vacancy, how filled.
- § 2.08.140. Visiting judge at direction of governor.
- § 2.08.150. Visiting judge at request of judge or judges.
- § 2.08.160. Sessions where more than one judge sits — Effect of decrees, orders, etc.
- § 2.08.170. Expenses of visiting judge.
- § 2.08.180. Judge pro tempore — Appointment — Oath — Compensation.
- § 2.08.185. Attorney serving as guardian ad litem — Disqualification as judge pro tempore or commissioner pro tempore — Circumstances.
- § 2.08.190. Powers of judge in counties of his or her district.
- § 2.08.200. Decisions and rulings in matters heard outside judge's district.
- § 2.08.210. Extent of court's process — Venue.
- § 2.08.220. Process, to whom directed.
- § 2.08.230. Uniform rules to be established.
- § 2.08.240. Limit of time for decision.
- § 2.08.250. Report to judges of supreme court.
- § 36.18.020. Clerk's fees, surcharges.
- § 2.10.010. Short title.
- § 2.10.020. Purpose.
- § 2.10.030. Definitions.
- § 2.10.040. System created — Coverage — Exclusions.
- § 2.10.052. Retirement board abolished — Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
- § 2.10.070. Retirement board — Duties.
- § 2.10.080. Funds and securities.
- § 2.10.090. Funding.
- § 2.10.100. Retirement for service or age.
- § 2.10.110. Service retirement allowance.
- § 2.10.120. Retirement for disability — Procedure.
- § 2.10.130. Retirement for disability allowance.
- § 2.10.140. Survivor's benefits.
- § 2.10.144. Payment of accumulated contributions or retirement allowance upon death — Election.
- § 2.10.146. Election of option for payment of retirement or disability allowance — Retirement allowance adjustment.
- § 2.10.155. Suspension of retirement allowance upon employment — Exceptions — Reinstatement — Pro tempore service. (Effective until June 30, 2029.)
- § 2.10.165. Refund of certain contributions.
- § 2.10.170. Cost-of-living adjustment.
- § 2.10.180. Benefits exempt from taxation and judicial process — Exceptions — Deductions for group insurance premiums.
- § 2.10.190. Hearing prior to judicial review — Required — Notice.
- § 2.10.200. Hearing prior to judicial review — Conduct.
- § 2.10.210. Hearing prior to judicial review — No bond required.
- § 2.10.220. Transfer to system — Prior service credit.
- § 2.10.230. Cessation of benefits upon appointment or election to court.
- § 2.10.900. Construction — Domestic relations terms — 2009 c 521.
- § 2.12.010. Retirement for service or age.
- § 2.12.012. Partial pension for less than eighteen years service — When authorized, amount.
- § 2.12.015. Additional pension for more than eighteen years service — Amount.
- § 2.12.020. Retirement for disability.
- § 2.12.030. Amount and time of payment — Surviving spouse's benefit.
- § 2.12.035. Retirement pay of certain justices or judges retiring prior to December 1, 1968 — Widow's benefits.
- § 2.12.037. Adjustment of pension of retired judges or widows or widowers.
- § 2.12.040. Service after retirement.
- § 2.12.045. Minimum monthly benefit — Postretirement adjustment — Computation.
- § 2.12.046. Monthly benefit — Postretirement adjustment — Computation.
- § 2.12.048. Refund of certain contributions.
- § 2.12.050. Judges' retirement fund — Created — Contents — Custodian — Records.
- § 2.12.060. Fund — Constitution — Salary deductions — Aid.
- § 2.12.090. Benefits exempt from taxation and judicial process — Exceptions — Deductions for group insurance premiums.
- § 2.12.100. Transfer of membership from Washington public employees' retirement system to judges' retirement system — Authorized — Procedure.
- § 2.12.900. Construction — Gender.
- § 2.12.901. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 2.14.010. Purpose.
- § 2.14.020. Definitions.
- § 2.14.030. Judicial retirement account plan established.
- § 2.14.040. Administration of plan.
- § 2.14.050. Administrator — Discharge of duties.
- § 2.14.060. Judicial retirement principal account — Creation — Transfer of deficiencies — Contributions — Use.
- § 2.14.070. Judicial retirement administrative account — Creation — Use — Excess balance — Deficiencies.
- § 2.14.080. Duties of administrator — Investments and earnings.
- § 2.14.090. Funding of plan — Contributions.
- § 2.14.100. Contributions — Distribution upon member's separation — Exemption from taxation and judicial process — Assignability — Exceptions.
- § 2.14.110. Payment of contributions upon member's death.
- § 2.14.115. Discontinuing plan contributions — One-time irrevocable election.
- § 2.14.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 2.16.010. Association created.
- § 2.16.020. Officers.
- § 2.16.040. Uniform court rules.
- § 2.16.050. Annual meeting.
- § 2.16.070. Effect of chapter on existing laws.
- § 2.20.010. Magistrate defined.
- § 2.20.020. Who are magistrates.
- § 2.20.030. Issuance of search warrants by district and municipal court judges — Jurisdiction in more than one county.
- § 35.20.020. Sessions — Judges may act as magistrates — Night court.
- § 35.20.250. Concurrent jurisdiction with superior court and district court.
- § 2.24.010. Appointment of court commissioners, criminal commissioners — Qualifications — Term of office.
- § 2.24.020. Oath.
- § 2.24.030. Salary.
- § 2.24.040. Powers — Fees.
- § 2.24.050. Revision by court.
- § 2.24.060. Referees — Definition — Powers.
- § 2.08.185. Attorney serving as guardian ad litem — Disqualification as judge pro tempore or commissioner pro tempore — Circumstances.
- § 71.05.135. Mental health commissioners — Appointment.
- § 71.05.137. Mental health commissioners — Authority.
- § 13.04.021. Juvenile court — How constituted — Cases tried without jury.
- § 2.28.010. Powers of courts in conduct of judicial proceedings.
- § 2.28.020. Contempt — Punishment.
- § 2.28.030. Judicial officer defined — When disqualified.
- § 2.28.040. May act as attorney, when.
- § 2.28.050. Judge distinguished from court.
- § 2.28.060. Judicial officers — Powers.
- § 2.28.070. Contempt — Judicial officer may punish.
- § 2.28.080. Powers of judges of supreme and superior courts.
- § 2.28.090. Powers of inferior judicial officers.
- § 2.28.100. Legal holidays — No court — Exceptions.
- § 2.28.110. Legal holiday — Sitting deemed adjourned.
- § 2.28.120. Proceedings may be adjourned from time to time.
- § 2.28.130. Proceeding not to fail for want of judge or session of court.
- § 2.28.139. County to furnish courthouse.
- § 2.28.140. Court rooms.
- § 2.28.141. County commissioners to provide temporary quarters.
- § 2.28.150. Implied powers — Proceeding when mode not prescribed.
- § 2.28.160. Judge pro tempore — Compensation — Reimbursement for subsistence, lodging and travel expenses — Affidavit to court.
- § 2.28.200. Signage concerning assaults in court facilities during court proceedings.
- § 2.28.210. Court consultation of judicial information system — Disclosure to parties.
- § 2.28.300. Definitions — Immigration enforcement and civil arrests.
- § 2.28.310. Immigration and citizenship information — Federal immigration authorities.
- § 2.28.320. Law enforcement actions in court facilities — Completion of information form — Notice to court staff.
- § 2.28.330. Privilege from civil arrest — Court facilities.
- § 2.28.340. Applicability of courts open to all act.
- § 2.30.010. Findings — Scope of therapeutic court programs.
- § 2.30.020. Definitions.
- § 2.30.030. Therapeutic courts authorized — Establishment of processes — Determination of eligibility — Persons not eligible — Use of best practices — Dependency matters — Foreign law limitations.
- § 2.30.040. Funding — Federal funding — Use of state moneys.
- § 2.30.050. Courts authorized to work cooperatively.
- § 2.30.060. Authorization for therapeutic courts existing on July 24, 2015.
- § 2.30.100. Early childhood court programs — Authorized.
- § 2.30.110. Early childhood court programs — Judicial officer training.
- § 2.30.120. Early childhood court programs — Evaluation — Provision of assistance.
- § 2.30.130. Early childhood court programs — Transitional provision.
- § 2.32.050. Powers and duties of court clerks.
- § 2.32.070. Fees — Supreme court clerk, clerks of court of appeals.
- § 2.32.090. Clerk not to practice law.
- § 2.32.110. Reporter's duties.
- § 2.32.120. Publication of reports.
- § 2.32.130. Correction by judges.
- § 2.32.140. Opinions available to reporter.
- § 2.32.160. Washington court reports commission.
- § 2.32.170. Commission — Powers.
- § 2.32.180. Superior court reporters — Qualifications — Appointment — Terms — Oath and bonds.
- § 2.32.200. Duties of official reporter.
- § 2.32.210. Court reporter salaries — Expenses.
- § 2.32.220. Application to lesser judicial districts.
- § 2.32.230. One reporter for two lesser districts.
- § 2.32.240. Transcript of testimony — Fee — Forma pauperis.
- § 2.32.250. Transcript accorded verity.
- § 2.32.260. Notes of outgoing reporter may be transcribed — Effect.
- § 2.32.270. Reporter pro tempore.
- § 2.32.280. Reporter as amanuensis in counties with populations of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more.
- § 2.32.290. Court files accessible to reporter.
- § 2.32.300. Office space.
- § 2.32.310. Other reporting service not precluded.
- § 2.32.330. Criers and bailiffs.
- § 2.32.360. Compensation of superior court bailiffs.
- § 2.32.370. Payment of compensation.
- § 36.18.020. Clerk's fees, surcharges.
- § 36.16.040. Oath of office.
- § 36.16.060. Place of filing oaths and bonds.
- § 36.48.090. Clerk's trust fund created — Deposits — Interest — Investments.
- § 2.36.010. Definitions.
- § 2.36.020. Kinds of juries.
- § 2.36.050. Juries in courts of limited jurisdiction.
- § 2.36.052. Courts of limited jurisdiction — Performance of jury management activities by superior court authorized.
- § 2.36.054. Jury source list — Master jury list — Creation.
- § 2.36.055. Jury source list — Jury assignment areas — Master jury list — Compilation.
- § 2.36.057. Expanded jury source list — Court rules.
- § 2.36.0571. Jury source list — Master jury list — Adoption of rules for implementation of methodology and standards by agencies.
- § 2.36.063. Compilation of jury source list, master jury list, and selection of jurors by electronic data processing.
- § 2.36.065. Judges to ensure random selection — Description of process.
- § 2.36.070. Qualification of juror.
- § 2.36.072. Determination of juror qualification — Written or electronic declaration.
- § 2.36.080. Selection of jurors — State policy — Exclusion on account of membership in a protected class or economic status prohibited.
- § 2.36.093. Selection of jurors — Length and number of terms — Time of service.
- § 2.36.095. Summons to persons selected.
- § 2.36.100. Excuse from service — Reasons — Assignment to another term — Summons for additional service — Certification of prior service. (Effective until January 1, 2027.)
- § 2.36.110. Judge must excuse unfit person.
- § 2.36.130. Additional names.
- § 2.36.150. Juror expense payments — Reimbursement by state — Pilot projects.
- § 2.36.165. Leave of absence from employment to be provided — Denial of promotional opportunities prohibited — Penalty — Civil action.
- § 2.36.170. Failure of juror to appear — Penalty.
- § 2.36.180. Demographic data — Collection — Reports.
- § 2.40.010. Witness fees and mileage.
- § 2.40.020. Witness fee and mileage in civil cases demandable in advance.
- § 2.40.030. Travel expense in lieu of mileage in certain cases.
- § 2.40.040. Attorney of record not entitled to witness fee in case.
- § 80.04.040. Witness fees and mileage.
- § 81.04.040. Witness fees and mileage.
- § 10.01.130. Witnesses' fees.
- § 10.01.140. Mileage allowance — Jurors — Witnesses.
- § 10.52.040. Compelling witness to attend and testify — Accused as witness.
- § 2.42.010. Legislative declaration — Intent.
- § 2.42.050. Oath.
- § 2.42.110. Definitions.
- § 2.42.120. Appointment of interpreter — Responsibility for compensation — Reimbursement.
- § 2.42.130. Source of interpreters, qualifications.
- § 2.42.140. Intermediary interpreter, when.
- § 2.42.150. Waiver of right to interpreter.
- § 2.42.160. Privileged communication.
- § 2.42.170. Fee.
- § 2.42.180. Visual recording of testimony.
- § 2.43.010. Legislative intent.
- § 2.43.020. Definitions.
- § 2.43.030. Appointment of interpreter — Source of interpreters — Qualifications.
- § 2.43.050. Oath of interpreter — Qualification on the record.
- § 2.43.060. Waiver of right to interpreter.
- § 2.43.063. Code of professional responsibility.
- § 2.43.067. Team interpreting.
- § 2.43.070. Testing and credentialing of interpreters.
- § 2.43.081. Cost of providing interpreter — Reimbursement.
- § 2.43.090. Language access plans.
- § 2.44.010. Authority of attorney.
- § 2.44.020. Appearance without authority — Procedure.
- § 2.44.030. Production of authority to act.
- § 2.44.040. Change of attorneys.
- § 2.44.050. Notice of change and substitution.
- § 2.44.060. Death or removal of attorney — Proceedings.
- § 51.52.130. Attorney and witness fees in court appeal.
- § 11.36.010. Parties disqualified — Result of disqualification after appointment — Nonresident personal representatives permitted.
- § 2.48.010. Objects and powers.
- § 2.48.020. First members.
- § 2.48.021. New members.
- § 2.48.030. Board of governors.
- § 2.48.035. Board of governors — Membership — Effect of creation of new congressional districts or boundaries.
- § 2.48.040. State bar governed by board of governors.
- § 2.48.050. Powers of governors.
- § 2.48.060. Admission and disbarment.
- § 2.48.070. Admission of veterans.
- § 2.48.080. Admission of veterans — Establishment of requirements if in service.
- § 2.48.090. Admission of veterans — Establishment of requirements if discharged.
- § 2.48.110. Admission of veterans — Fees of veterans.
- § 2.48.130. Membership fee — Active.
- § 2.48.140. Membership fee — Inactive.
- § 2.48.150. Admission fees.
- § 2.48.160. Suspension for nonpayment of fees.
- § 2.48.166. Admission to or suspension from practice — Noncompliance with support order — Rules.
- § 2.48.170. Only active members may practice law.
- § 2.48.180. Definitions — Unlawful practice a crime — Cause for discipline — Unprofessional conduct — Defense — Injunction — Remedies — Costs — Attorneys' fees — Time limit for action.
- § 2.48.190. Qualifications on admission to practice.
- § 2.48.200. Restrictions on practice by certain officers.
- § 2.48.220. Grounds of disbarment or suspension.