3.66.070 – Venue—Criminal actions—Temporary venue.
RCW 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 […]
3.66.080 – Criminal venue corrected.
RCW 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 § 48; 1961 c 299 § 119.] NOTES: Court […]
3.66.090 – Change of venue.
RCW 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 […]
3.66.100 – Territorial jurisdiction—Process—Limitation.
RCW 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 […]
3.66.110 – Advertising authority to solemnize marriages is breach of judicial ethics.
RCW 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 […]
3.66.115 – “Legal financial obligation”—Defined.
RCW 3.66.115 “Legal financial obligation”—Defined. (Effective January 1, 2023.) “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 […]
3.66.120 – Court-ordered restitution—Enforcement.
RCW 3.66.120 Court-ordered restitution—Enforcement. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) 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 […]
3.66.130 – Court-ordered restitution—Payment.
RCW 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. […]
3.66.140 – Offender supervision by another state.
RCW 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 […]
3.66.068 – Assessment of punishment—Suspension or deferral of sentence—Terms.
RCW 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 […]