12.40.120 – Appeals—Setting aside judgments.
RCW 12.40.120 Appeals—Setting aside judgments. No appeal shall be permitted from a judgment of the small claims department of the district court where the amount claimed was less than two hundred fifty dollars. No appeal shall be permitted by a party who requested the exercise of jurisdiction by the small claims department where the amount […]
12.40.130 – Satisfaction of judgment—Filing.
RCW 12.40.130 Satisfaction of judgment—Filing. If the prevailing party receives payment of the judgment, the prevailing party shall file a satisfaction of such judgment with all courts in which the judgment was filed. If the prevailing party fails to file proof of satisfaction of the judgment, the party paying the judgment may file such notice […]
12.40.800 – Small claims informational brochure—Preparation and distribution.
RCW 12.40.800 Small claims informational brochure—Preparation and distribution. The administrator for the courts and the district and municipal court judges’ association shall prepare a model small claims informational brochure and distribute the model brochure to all small claims departments in the state. This brochure may be modified as necessary by each small claims department and […]
12.40.050 – Requisites of claim.
RCW 12.40.050 Requisites of claim. A claim filed in the small claims department shall contain: (1) The name and address of the plaintiff; (2) a sworn statement, in brief and concise form, of the nature and amount of the claim and when the claim accrued; and (3) the name and residence of the defendant, if […]
12.40.060 – Requisites of notice.
RCW 12.40.060 Requisites of notice. The notice of claim directed to the defendant shall contain: (1) The name and address of the plaintiff; (2) a brief and concise statement of the nature and amount of the claim; (3) a statement directing and requiring defendant to appear personally in the small claims department at a time […]
12.40.070 – Verification of claim.
RCW 12.40.070 Verification of claim. A claim must be verified by the real claimant, and no claim shall be filed or prosecuted in the small claims department by the assignee of the claim. [ 1984 c 258 § 64; 1919 c 187 § 7; RRS § 1777-7.] NOTES: Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 […]
12.40.080 – Hearing.
RCW 12.40.080 Hearing. (1) No attorney-at-law, legal paraprofessional, nor any person other than the plaintiff and defendant, shall appear or participate with the prosecution or defense of litigation in the small claims department without the consent of the judicial officer hearing the case. A corporation may not be represented by an attorney-at-law or legal paraprofessional […]
12.40.090 – Informal pleadings.
RCW 12.40.090 Informal pleadings. A formal pleading, other than the claim and notice, shall not be necessary to define the issue between the parties. The hearing and disposition of the actions shall be informal, with the sole object of dispensing speedy and quick justice between the litigants. An attachment, garnishment or execution shall not issue […]
12.40.100 – Payment of monetary judgment.
RCW 12.40.100 Payment of monetary judgment. If a monetary judgment or order is entered, it shall be the judgment debtor’s duty to pay the judgment upon such terms and conditions as the judge shall prescribe. If the judgment is not paid to the prevailing party at the time the judgment is entered and the judgment […]
12.40.105 – Increase of judgment for costs and interest—Entry of judgment.
RCW 12.40.105 Increase of judgment for costs and interest—Entry of judgment. (1) Upon the judge’s entry of judgment in a small claims action, the judgment is certified as a district court civil judgment and shall be increased by: (a) The amount specified in RCW 36.18.012(2); (b) any post judgment interest provided for in RCW 4.56.110 […]