Washington Court Rules
Washington Court Rules
✓ current as of July 2026Full text of 408 rules across 6 sets, cross-linked with Washington case law.
Wash. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 3.1 — 1 rules
Wash. Super. Ct. Crim. R. — 64 rules
- CrR 1.1. Scope
- CrR 1.2. Purpose and Construction
- CrR 1.3. Effect
- CrR 1.4. Prosecuting Attorney Definition
- CrR 1.5. Style and Form
- CrR 2.1. The Indictment and the Information
- CrR 2.2. Warrant of Arrest and Summons
- CrR 2.3. Search and Seizure
- CrR 3.1. Right to and Assignment of Lawyer
- CrR 3.2. Release of Accused
- CrR 3.2.1. Procedure Following Warrantless Arrest - Preliminary Appearance
- CrR 3.2A. Repealed
- CrR 3.2B. Repealed
- CrR 3.3. Time for Trial
- CrR 3.4. Presence of the Defendant
- CrR 3.5. Confession Procedure
- CrR 3.6. Suppression Hearings--Duty of Court
- CrR 4.1. Arraignment
- CrR 4.2. Pleas
- CrR 4.3. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- CrR 4.3.1. Consolidation For Trial
- CrR 4.4. Severance of Offenses and Defendants
- CrR 4.5. Omnibus Hearing
- CrR 4.6. Depositions
- CrR 4.7. Discovery
- CrR 4.8. Subpoenas
- CrR 4.9. Pretrial Conference (Rescinded)
- CrR 4.10. Material Witness
- CrR 5.1. Commencement of Actions
- CrR 5.2. Change of Venue
- CrR 6.1. Trial by Jury or by the Court
- CrR 6.2. Jurors' Orientation
- CrR 6.3. Selecting the Jury
- CrR 6.4. Challenges
- CrR 6.5. Alternate Jurors
- CrR 6.6. Jurors' Oath
- CrR 6.7. Custody of Jury
- CrR 6.8. Notetaking by Jurors
- CrR 6.9. View of Premises by Jury
- CrR 6.10. Discharge of Jury
- CrR 6.11. Judge--Disability
- CrR 6.12. Witnesses
- CrR 6.13. Testimony in Lieu of Witnesses
- CrR 6.14. Immunity
- CrR 6.15. Instructions and Argument
- CrR 6.16. Verdicts and Findings
- CrR 7.1. Procedures Before Sentencing
- CrR 7.2. Sentencing
- CrR 7.3. Judgment
- CrR 7.4. Arrest of Judgment
- CrR 7.5. New Trial
- CrR 7.6. Probation
- CrR 7.7. Post-Conviction Relief (Rescinded)
- CrR 7.8. Relief From Judgment or Order
- CrR 8.1. Time
- CrR 8.2. Motions
- CrR 8.3. Dismissal
- CrR 8.4. Service, Filing, and Signing of Papers
- CrR 8.5. Calendars
- CrR 8.6. Exceptions Unnecessary
- CrR 8.7. Objections
- CrR 8.8. Discharge
- CrR 8.9. Change of Judge
- CrR 8.10. Electronic Recording Log
Wash. Super. Ct. Civ. R. — 96 rules
- CR 1. Scope of Rules
- CR 2. One Form of Action
- CR 2A. Stipulations
- CR 3. Commencement of Action
- CR 4. Process
- CR 4.1. Process--Domestic Relations Actions
- CR 4.2. Process - Limited Representation
- CR 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
- CR 6. Time
- CR 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
- CR 8. General Rules of Pleading
- CR 9. Pleading Special Matters
- CR 10. Form of Pleadings and Other Papers
- CR 11. Signing and Drafting of Pleadings, Motions, and Legal Memoranda: Sanctions
- CR 12. Defenses and Objections
- CR 13. Counterclaim and Cross Claim
- CR 14. Third Party Practice
- CR 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- CR 16. Pretrial Procedure and Formulating Issues
- CR 17. Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
- CR 18. Joinder of Claims and Remedies
- CR 19. Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
- CR 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties
- CR 21. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- CR 22. Interpleader
- CR 23. Class Actions
- CR 23.1. Derivative Actions by Shareholders
- CR 23.2. Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
- CR 24. Intervention
- CR 25. Substitution of Parties
- CR 26. General Provisions Governing Discovery
- CR 27. Perpetuation of Testimony
- CR 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- CR 29. Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
- CR 30. Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- CR 31. Depositions Upon Written Questions
- CR 32. Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
- CR 33. Interrogatories to Parties
- CR 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Things or Entry onto Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
- CR 35. Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- CR 36. Requests for Admission
- CR 37. Failure To Make Discovery: Sanctions
- CR 38. Jury Trial of Right
- CR 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court
- CR 40. Assignment of Cases
- CR 41. Dismissal of Actions
- CR 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials
- CR 43. Taking of Testimony
- CR 44. Proof of Official Record
- CR 44.1. Determination of Foreign Law
- CR 45. Subpoena<br> Includes Form - Subpoena in a Civil Case
- CR 46. Exceptions Unnecessary
- CR 47. Jurors
- CR 48. Juries of Less Than Twelve
- CR 49. Verdicts
- CR 50. Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury Trials; Alternative Motion for New Trial; Conditional Rulings
- CR 51. Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
- CR 52. Decisions, Findings and Conclusions
- CR 53. Masters (Reserved)
- CR 53.1. Referees
- CR 53.2. Court Commissioners
- CR 53.3. Appointment of Masters in Discovery Matters
- CR 53.4. Procedures for Mandatory Mediation of Health Care Claims
- CR 54. Judgments and Costs
- CR 55. Default and Judgment
- CR 56. Summary Judgment
- CR 57. Declaratory Judgments
- CR 58. Entry of Judgment
- CR 59. New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendment of Judgments
- CR 60. Relief From Judgment or Order
- CR 61. Harmless Error Reserved
- CR 62. Stay of Proceedings To Enforce a Judgment
- CR 63. Judges
- CR 64. Seizure of Person or Property
- CR 65. Injunctions
- CR 65.1. Security--Proceedings Against Sureties
- CR 66. Receivership Proceedings
- CR 67. Deposit in Court
- CR 68. Offer of Judgment
- CR 69. Execution
- CR 70. Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
- CR 70.1. Appearance by Attorney
- CR 71. Withdrawal by Attorney
- CR 72-76. Reserved
- CR 77. Superior Courts and Judicial Officers
- CR 78. Clerks
- CR 79. Books and Records Kept by the Clerk
- CR 80. Court Reporters
- CR 80.1. Electronic Recording Log
- CR 81. Applicability in General
- CR 82. Venue
- CR 82.5. Tribal Court Jurisdiction
- CR 83. Local Rules of Court
- CR 84. Forms (Reserved)
- CR 85. Title of Rules
- CR 86. Effective Dates
Wash. R. App. P. Form — 30 rules
- RAP Form 1. Notice of Appeal (Trial Court Decision)
- RAP Form 2. Notice for Discretionary Review
- RAP Form 3. Motion for Discretionary Review
- RAP Form 4. Statement of Grounds for Direct Review
- RAP Form 5. Title Page for all Briefs and Petition for Review
- RAP Form 6. Brief of Appellant
- RAP Form 7. Notice of Intent To File Pro Se Supplemental Brief (Deleted)
- RAP Form 8. Notice of Appeal From Court of Appeals Decision (Obsolete)
- RAP Form 9. Petition for Review
- RAP Form 10. Cost Bill
- RAP Form 11. Objections to Cost Bill
- RAP Form 12. Order of Indigency
- RAP Form 12A. Findings of Indigency (Obsolete)
- RAP Form 13. Motion for Order of Indigency
- RAP Form 14. Invoice of Court Reporter--Indigent Case (Deleted)
- RAP Form 15. Statement of Arrangements
- RAP Form 15A. Notice of Filing Verbatim Report of Proceedings (RAP 9.5)
- RAP Form 15B. Statement of Arrangements in Appeals from Dependency Dispositional Orders and Orders Terminating Parental Rights
- RAP Form 15C. Designation of Clerk's Papers in Appeals from Dependency Dispositional Orders and Orders Terminating Parental Rights
- RAP Form 15D. Notice of Intent to Deliver Consent to Adoption
- RAP Form 16. Petition Against State Officer
- RAP Form 17. Personal Restraint Petition for Person Confined by State or Local Government
- RAP Form 18. Motion
- RAP Form 19. Notice of Motion
- RAP Form 20. Motion To Modify Ruling
- RAP Form 21. Civil Appeal Statement
- RAP Form 22. Notice to Appellant Re: Statement of Additional Grounds for Review
- RAP Form 23. Statement of Additional Grounds for Review
- RAP Form 24. Notice of Cash Supersedeas
- RAP Form 25. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief [Rule 18.8(a)]
Wash. R. App. P. — 150 rules
- RAP 1.1. Scope of Rules
- RAP 1.2. Interpretation and Waiver of Rules by Court
- RAP 2.1. Methods for Seeking Review of Trial Court Decision--Generally
- RAP 2.2. Decisions of the Superior Court That May be Appealed
- RAP 2.3. Decisions of the Trial Court Which May Be Reviewed by Discretionary Review
- RAP 2.4. Scope of Review of a Trial Court Decision
- RAP 2.5. Circumstances Which May Affect Scope of Review
- RAP 3.1. Who May Seek Review
- RAP 3.2. Substitution of Parties
- RAP 3.3. Consolidation of Cases
- RAP 3.4. Title of Case and Designation of Parties
- RAP 4.1. Review of Trial Court Decision by the Court of Appeals
- RAP 4.2. Direct Review of Superior Court Decision by Supreme Court
- RAP 4.3. Direct Review of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- RAP 4.4. Transfer of Cases by Supreme Court
- RAP 5.1. Review Initiated by Filing Notice of Appeal or Notice for Discretionary Review
- RAP 5.2. Time Allowed To File Notice
- RAP 5.3. Content of Notice--Filing
- RAP 5.4. Filing and Service of Notice
- RAP 5.5. Settlement Conference in Court of Appeals
- RAP 6.1. Appeal as a Matter of Right
- RAP 6.2. Discretionary Review
- RAP 6.3. Direct Review of a Final Decision of an Administrative Agency
- RAP 6.4. Direct Review of a Land Use Petition Act Proceeding
- RAP 7.1. Authority of Trial Court Before Review Accepted
- RAP 7.2. Authority of Trial Court After Review Accepted
- RAP 7.3. Authority of Appellate Court
- RAP 8.1. Supersedeas Procedure
- RAP 8.2. Application to Criminal or Juvenile Cases
- RAP 8.3. Appellate Court Orders Needed for Effective Review
- RAP 8.4. Qualifications--Encumbrance
- RAP 8.5. State as Obligee on Bond
- RAP 8.6. Termination of Supersedeas, Injunctions, and Other Orders
- RAP 9.1. Composition of Record on Review
- RAP 9.2. Verbatim Report of Proceedings
- RAP 9.3. Narrative Report of Proceedings
- RAP 9.4. Agreed Report of Proceedings
- RAP 9.5. Filing and Service of Report of Proceedings--Objections
- RAP 9.6. Designation of Clerk's Papers and Exhibits
- RAP 9.7. Preparing Clerk's Papers and Exhibits for Appellate Court
- RAP 9.8. Transmitting Clerk's Papers and Exhibits
- RAP 9.9. Reserved
- RAP 9.10. Correcting or Supplementing Record
- RAP 9.11. Additional Evidence on Review
- RAP 9.12. Special Rule for Order on Summary Judgment
- RAP 9.13. Review of Decision Relating to Record
- RAP 9.14. Appellate Counsel Access to Trial Court Record and Exhibits
- RAP 10.1. Briefs Which May Be Filed
- RAP 10.2. Time for Filing Briefs
- RAP 10.3. Content of Brief
- RAP 10.4. Preparation and Filing of Brief by Party
- RAP 10.5. Reproduction and Service of Briefs
- RAP 10.6. Amicus Curiae Brief
- RAP 10.7. Submission of Improper Brief
- RAP 10.8. Additional Authorities
- RAP 10.9. Corresponding Briefs on CD-ROM
- RAP 10.10. Statement of Additional Grounds for Review
- RAP 11.1. Oral Arguments to Which Title Applies
- RAP 11.2. Who May Present Oral Argument
- RAP 11.3. Date of Argument
- RAP 11.4. Time Allowed, Order, and Conduct of Oral Argument
- RAP 11.5. Reserved
- RAP 11.6. Reserved
- RAP 12.1. Basis for Decision
- RAP 12.2. Disposition on Review
- RAP 12.3. Forms of Decision
- RAP 12.4. Motions for Reconsideration of Decision Terminating Review
- RAP 12.5. Mandate
- RAP 12.6. Stay of Mandate Pending Decision on Application for Review by United States Supreme Court
- RAP 12.7. Finality of Decision
- RAP 12.8. Effect of Reversal on Intervening Rights
- RAP 12.9. Recall of Mandate or Certificate of Finality
- RAP 13.1. Method of Seeking Review
- RAP 13.2. Rescinded
- RAP 13.3. Decisions Reviewed as a Matter of Discretion
- RAP 13.4. Discretionary Review of Decision Terminating Review
- RAP 13.5. Discretionary Review of Interlocutory Decision
- RAP 13.5A. Motions for Discretionary Review of Specified Final Decisions
- RAP 13.6. Acceptance of Review
- RAP 13.7. Proceedings After Acceptance of Review
- RAP 14.1. Costs Generally
- RAP 14.2. Who Is Entitled to Costs
- RAP 14.3. Expenses Allowed as Costs
- RAP 14.4. Cost Bill
- RAP 14.5. Objections to Cost Bill
- RAP 14.6. Award of Costs
- RAP 15.1. Procedures to Which Title Applies
- RAP 15.2. Determination of Indigency and Rights of Indigent Party
- RAP 15.3. Payment of Charges for Reproducing Briefs
- RAP 15.4. Claim for Payment of Expense for Indigent Party
- RAP 15.5. Allowance of Claim for Payment of Expense for Indigent Party
- RAP 15.6. Recovery of Public Funds
- RAP 16.1. Proceedings to Which Title Applies
- RAP 16.2. Original Action Against State Officer
- RAP 16.3. Personal Restraint Petition--Generally
- RAP 16.4. Personal Restraint Petition--Grounds for Remedy
- RAP 16.5. Personal Restraint Petition--Where To Seek Relief
- RAP 16.6. Personal Restraint Petition--Parties
- RAP 16.7. Personal Restraint Petition--Form of Petition
- RAP 16.8. Personal Restraint Petition--Filing and Service
- RAP 16.8.1. Personal Restraint Petition-Preliminary Review by Court
- RAP 16.9. Personal Restraint Petition--Response to Petition
- RAP 16.10. Personal Restraint Petition--Briefs
- RAP 16.11. Personal Restraint Petition--Consideration of Petition
- RAP 16.12. Personal Restraint Petition--Superior Court Hearing
- RAP 16.13. Personal Restraint Petition--Procedure After Reference Hearing
- RAP 16.14. Personal Restraint Petition--Appellate Review
- RAP 16.15. Personal Restraint Petition--Supplemental Provisions
- RAP 16.16. Question Certified by Federal Court
- RAP 16.17. Other Rules Applicable
- RAP 16.18. Post-Sentence Petitions
- RAP 16.19. Preparation of Report of Proceedings in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.20. Transmittal of Jury Questionnaires and Clerk's Papers in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.21. Clerk's Conference in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.22. Filing of Briefs in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.23. Oral Argument on Appeal in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.24. Stay of Execution in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.25. Appointment of Counsel on Personal Restraint Petition in Capital Cases
- RAP 16.26. Personal Restraint Petitions in Capital Cases - Discovery
- RAP 16.27. Personal Restraint Petition in Capital Cases - Investigative, Expert, and Other Services
- RAP 17.1. Scope
- RAP 17.2. Who Decides a Motion
- RAP 17.3. Content of Motion
- RAP 17.4. Filing and Service of Motion--Answer to Motion
- RAP 17.5. Oral Argument of Motion
- RAP 17.6. Motion Decided by Ruling or Order
- RAP 17.7. Objection to Ruling--Review of Decision on Motion
- RAP 17.8. Rescinded
- RAP 18.1. Attorney Fees and Expenses
- RAP 18.2. Voluntary Withdrawal of Review
- RAP 18.3. Withdrawal by Counsel
- RAP 18.4. Disposition of Exhibits
- RAP 18.5. Service and Filing of Papers
- RAP 18.6. Computation of Time
- RAP 18.7. Signing and Dating Papers
- RAP 18.8. Waiver of Rules and Extension and Reduction of Time
- RAP 18.9. Violation of Rules
- RAP 18.10. Forms
- RAP 18.11. Rescinded
- RAP 18.12. Accelerated Review Generally
- RAP 18.13. Accelerated Review of Dispositions in Juvenile Offense Proceedings
- RAP 18.13A. Accelerated Review of Juvenile Dependency Disposition Orders, Orders Terminating Parental Rights, Dependency Guardianship Orders, and Orders Entered in Dependency and Dependency Guardianship Proceedings
- RAP 18.14. Motion on the Merits
- RAP 18.15. Accelerated Review of Adult Sentencings
- RAP 18.17. Word Limitations, Preparation, and Filing of Documents submitted to the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
- RAP 18.18-18.20. Reserved
- RAP 18.21. Title and Citation of Rules
- RAP 18.22. Statutes and Rules Superseded
- RAP 18.23. Mail Addressed to Appellate Courts
- RAP 18.24. Status of References
Wash. R. Evid. — 67 rules
- ER 101. Scope
- ER 102. Purpose and Construction
- ER 103. Rulings on Evidence
- ER 104. Preliminary Questions
- ER 105. Limited Admissibility
- ER 106. Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
- ER 201. Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
- ER 301. Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings (Reserved)
- ER 302. Applicability of State Law in Civil Actions and Proceedings (Reserved)
- ER 401. Definition of "Relevant Evidence"
- ER 402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible
- ER 403. Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time
- ER 404. Character Evidence Not Admissible To Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
- ER 405. Methods of Proving Character
- ER 406. Habit; Routine Practice
- ER 407. Subsequent Remedial Measures
- ER 408. Compromise and Offers To Compromise
- ER 409. Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
- ER 410. Inadmissibility of Pleas, Offers of Pleas, and Related Statements
- ER 411. Liability Insurance
- ER 412. Sexual Offenses--Victim's Past Behavior
- ER 413. Immigration Status
- ER 501. General Rule
- ER 502. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
- ER 601. General Rule of Competency
- ER 602. Lack of Personal Knowledge
- ER 603. Oath or Affirmation
- ER 604. Interpreters
- ER 605. Competency of Judge as Witness
- ER 606. Competency of Juror as Witness
- ER 607. Who May Impeach
- ER 608. Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
- ER 609. Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
- ER 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- ER 611. Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
- ER 612. Writing Used To Refresh Memory
- ER 613. Prior Statements of Witnesses
- ER 614. Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
- ER 615. Exclusion of Witnesses
- ER 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
- ER 702. Testimony by Experts
- ER 703. Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
- ER 704. Opinion on Ultimate Issue
- ER 705. Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
- ER 706. Court Appointed Experts
- ER 801. Definitions
- ER 802. Hearsay Rule
- ER 803. Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial
- ER 804. Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
- ER 805. Hearsay Within Hearsay
- ER 806. Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
- ER 807. Child Victims or Witnesses (Reserved)
- ER 901. Requirement of Authentication or Identification
- ER 902. Self-Authentication
- ER 903. Subscribing Witness' Testimony Unnecessary
- ER 904. Admissibility of Documents
- ER 1001. Definitions
- ER 1002. Requirement of Original
- ER 1003. Admissibility of Duplicates
- ER 1004. Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
- ER 1005. Public Records
- ER 1006. Summaries
- ER 1007. Testimony or Written Admission of Party
- ER 1008. Functions of Court and Jury
- ER 1101. Applicability of Rules
- ER 1102. Amendments (Reserved)
- ER 1103. Title