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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.32.200 (2026)

Duties of official reporter

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It shall be the duty of each official reporter appointed under RCW 2.32.180 through 2.32.310 to attend every term of the superior court in the county or judicial district for which he or she is appointed, at such times as the judge presiding may direct; and upon the trial of any cause in any court, if either party to the suit or action, or his or her attorney, request the services of the official reporter, the presiding judge shall grant such request, or upon his or her own motion such presiding judge may order a full report of the testimony, exceptions taken, and all other oral proceedings; in which case the official reporter shall cause accurate shorthand notes of the oral testimony, exceptions taken, and other oral proceedings had, to be taken, except when the judge and attorneys dispense with his or her services with respect to any portion of the proceedings therein, which notes shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court where such trial is had.
[ 2011 c 336 s 51; 1983 c 3 s 1; 1913 c 126 s 2; RRS s 42-2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1963–2015 · leading case: Weems v. North Franklin Sch. Dist., 109 Wash. App. 767 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002).
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Weems v. North Franklin Sch. Dist., 109 Wash. App. 767 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Leisure, the trial court violated RCW 2.32.200 by refusing to have a court reporter transcribe the court’s posttrial proceedings.”
M/V La Conte, Inc. v. Leisure, 777 P.2d 1061 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3× “The Leisures argue that under RCW 2.32.200, 7 a trial court cannot deny a party's request for a verbatim record.”
State v. Larson, 381 P.2d 120 (Wash. 1963). · cites it 2× “" This kind of situation would be obviated if court reporters would comply with RCW 2.32.200 which requires that such "notes shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court where such trial is had.”
Weems v. North Franklin Sch. Dist., 37 P.3d 354 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Leisure , the trial court violated RCW 2.32.200 by refusing to have a court reporter transcribe the court's posttrial proceedings.”
State v. Wilcox, 581 P.2d 596 (Wash. Ct. App. 1978). “) RCW 2.32.200. Appellant does not contend he made a request for the services of a court reporter.”
In Re the Adoption of Coggins, 537 P.2d 287 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “at such times as the judge presiding may direct; and upon the trial of any cause in any court, if either party to the suit or action, or his attorney, request the services of the official reporter, the presiding judge shall grant such request, or upon his own motion such…”
State of Washington v. Tyson Joseph Romaneschi (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “" RCW 2.32.200. On appeal, due process of law requires that the reviewing court must have a record of sufficient completeness to review the appellant's claims of error.”
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