Wash. Rev. Code » Title 2 · Chapter 2.20

Wash. Rev. Code § 2.20.030

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Any district or municipal court judge, in the county in which the offense is alleged to have occurred, may issue a search warrant for any person or evidence located anywhere within the state. If the jurisdiction of a district or municipal court encompasses all or part of more than one county, a judge for that district or municipal court may issue a search warrant for any person or evidence located anywhere within the state as long as the county in which the offense is alleged to have occurred is one of the counties encompassed within that court's jurisdiction.
[ 2018 c 50 s 1; 2014 c 93 s 2.]

Notes:

Finding—Intent—2014 c 93: "The legislature finds that recent decisions of the United States supreme court and the Washington state supreme court require law enforcement to obtain the review of a neutral and disinterested magistrate and the issuance of a search warrant more frequently before proceeding with a criminal investigation. The legislature intends to accommodate this requirement by creating effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications across the state of Washington. This act does not change the legal standards for issuing a search warrant or the legal standards for review of an issued search warrant." [ 2014 c 93 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: In The Matter Of The Search Warrant For: 13811 Highway 99, Lynnwood, Wa
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In The Matter Of The Search Warrant For: 13811 Highway 99, Lynnwood, Wa (2016) washctapp · cites it 6× “*373 ¶22 The City appears to argue that RCW 2.20.030, on which it primarily relies, somehow divests the superior court of subject matter jurisdiction.”
State of Washington v. Stevens County District Court Judge (2019) washctapp “035 and RCW 2.20.030, a search warrant proceeding is distinct from a criminal trial and has no preclusive effect on the trial process.”
State Of Washington v. Justin Stone (2019) washctapp · cites it 2× “However, RCW 2.20.030 provides municipal judges with authority to issue warrants for “any person or evidence located anywhere within the state,” so long as the offense is alleged to have occurred in the county in which the district or municipal court is located.”
Farson v. City of Lake Stevens (2023) wawd · cites it 2× “24 8 Contrary to Mr. Farson’s arguments, the Constitution and statutes are not the only source of law this Court must 1 doctrine of judicial immunity.”
Sherman v. Kruse (2025) wawd “88 at 10 (alleging that “Judge 14 Loring . . . Violated [Plaintiff’s] 4th Amendment Rights with the invasive Search of Her 15 Home”); see also Dkt.”
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