3.74.010 – District judges to be members of state retirement system.
RCW 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 § 54; 1961 c 299 § 130.] NOTES: Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
3.70.020 – Formalities—Meetings.
RCW 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 district and municipal court judges’ […]
3.70.030 – Expenses of members.
RCW 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 […]
3.70.040 – Duties.
RCW 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) Promulgate suggested rules for […]
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 […]