3.50.030 – Violations bureau for traffic cases—Disposition of moneys collected.
RCW 3.50.030 Violations bureau for traffic cases—Disposition of moneys collected. Every city or town may establish and operate under the supervision of the municipal court a violations bureau to assist the court in processing traffic cases. Each municipal court shall designate the specific traffic offenses and traffic infractions under city or town ordinances which may […]
3.50.040 – Municipal judges—Appointed—Terms, qualifications—District judge as part-time municipal judge.
RCW 3.50.040 Municipal judges—Appointed—Terms, qualifications—District judge as part-time municipal judge. Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the municipal court, the mayor of each city or town shall appoint a municipal judge or judges of the municipal court for a term of four years. The terms of judges serving on July […]
3.50.045 – Judicial officers—Disqualification.
RCW 3.50.045 Judicial officers—Disqualification. (1) A municipal court judicial officer shall not preside in any of the following cases: (a) In an action to which the judicial officer is a party, or in which the judicial officer is directly interested, or in which the judicial officer has been an attorney for a party. (b) When […]
3.50.050 – Municipal judge may be elective position—Qualifications, term.
RCW 3.50.050 Municipal judge may be elective position—Qualifications, term. The legislative authority of the city or town may, by ordinance, provide that the position of municipal judge within the city or town shall be an elective position. The ordinance shall provide for the qualifications of the municipal judge which shall be the same as the […]
3.50.055 – Judicial positions—Filling—Circumstances permitted.
RCW 3.50.055 Judicial positions—Filling—Circumstances permitted. Notwithstanding RCW 3.50.040 and 3.50.050, judicial positions may be filled only by election under the following circumstances: (1) Each full-time equivalent judicial position shall be filled by election. This requirement applies regardless of how many judges are employed to fill the position. For purposes of this section, a full-time equivalent […]
3.50.003 – Definitions.
RCW 3.50.003 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “City” means an incorporated city or town. (2) “Contracting city” means any city that contracts with a hosting jurisdiction for the delivery of judicial services. (3) “Hosting jurisdiction” means a county or city designated in an […]
3.50.005 – Legislative finding—Alternative court structure for cities and towns of four hundred thousand or less.
RCW 3.50.005 Legislative finding—Alternative court structure for cities and towns of four hundred thousand or less. The legislature finds that there is a multitude of statutes governing the municipal courts of the state. This situation is confusing and misleading to attorneys, judges, court personnel, and others who work with the municipal courts. The legislature therefore […]
3.50.010 – Municipal court authorized in cities of four hundred thousand or less.
RCW 3.50.010 Municipal court authorized in cities of four hundred thousand or less. Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be known and designated as a municipal court, which shall be entitled “The Municipal Court of . . . . . . . . . (insert name of […]
3.50.020 – Jurisdiction.
RCW 3.50.020 Jurisdiction. The municipal court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over traffic infractions arising under city ordinances and exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of all violations of city ordinances duly adopted by the city and shall have original jurisdiction of all other actions brought to enforce or recover license penalties or forfeitures declared or given […]