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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.32.240 (2026)

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When a record has been taken in any cause as provided in RCW 2.32.180 through 2.32.310, if the court, or either party to the suit or action, or his or her attorney, request a transcript, the official reporter employed by the court or other certified court reporter, or an authorized transcriptionist, shall make, or cause to be made, with reasonable diligence, full and accurate transcript of the testimony and other proceedings, which shall, when certified to as hereinafter provided, be filed with the clerk of the court where such trial is had for the use of the court or parties to the action, except for transcripts requested for an appellate case. The fees of the official reporter employed by the court or other certified court reporter, or authorized transcriptionist, as defined by supreme court rule, for making such transcript shall be fixed in accordance with costs as allowed in cost bills in civil cases by the supreme court of the state of Washington, and when such transcript is ordered by any party to any suit or action, said fee shall be paid forthwith by the party ordering the same, and in all cases where a transcript is made as provided for under the provisions of RCW 2.32.180 through 2.32.310 the cost thereof shall be taxable as costs in the case, and shall be so taxed as other costs in the case are taxed: PROVIDED, That when a party has been judicially determined to have a constitutional right to a transcript and to be unable by reason of poverty to pay for such transcript, the court may order said transcript to be made by the official reporter employed by the court or other certified court reporter, or an authorized transcriptionist, which transcript fee therefor shall be paid by the state upon submission of appropriate vouchers to the clerk of the supreme court.
[ 2016 c 74 s 1; 2011 c 336 s 54; 1983 c 3 s 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 261 s 1; 1972 ex.s. c 111 s 1; 1970 ex.s. c 31 s 1; 1965 c 133 s 3; 1957 c 244 s 4; 1943 c 69 s 4; 1913 c 126 s 5; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 42-5.]

Notes:

Severability—1965 c 133: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1965 c 133 s 4.]
Indigent party—State to pay costs and fees incident to review by supreme court or court of appeals: RCW 4.88.330.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1953–1995 · leading case: In Re Dependency of Grove, 897 P.2d 1252 (Wash. 1995).
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In Re Dependency of Grove, 897 P.2d 1252 (Wash. 1995). · cites it 8× “330) or a constitutional right to a transcript of the trial court proceedings (RCW 2.32.240). Third, where no constitutional right exists, the litigant may attempt to convince this court to use its inherent power to waive fees and costs.”
Hous. Auth. v. Saylors, 557 P.2d 321 (Wash. 1976). · cites it 2× “That body has provided for the payment of the costs of the transcript and all costs necessarily incident to a proper consideration of a review, where it has been judicially determined that a party has a constitutional right to review and that he is unable by reason of poverty to…”
State v. Durham, 550 P.2d 685 (Wash. 1976). · cites it 4× “The main issue is whether the pertinent statutes authorize payments from state funds for evidentiary hearings in superior court pursuant to CrR 7.”
State v. Rutherford, 389 P.2d 895 (Wash. 1964). · cites it 3× “On January 2,1963, petitioner filed a motion and affidavit, pursuant to RCW 2.32.240, seeking to be provided with court-appointed counsel and with a prepaid statement of facts and transcript to perfect his appeal.”
In RE MASON v. Cranor, 257 P.2d 211 (Wash. 1953). · cites it 2× “A petition for allowance of the cost of the statement of facts and transcript as a pauper, under RCW 2.32.240 [ cf. Rem. Supp. 1943, § 42-5], is addressed to the discretion of the court.”
State v. Moorison, 259 P.2d 1105 (Wash. 1953). “Our statute, RCW 2.32.240 [cf. Rem. Supp. 1943, § 42-5], provides that on a showing by the defendant in a criminal action that he does not have the financial ability to pay for such a transcript, the judge presiding, “ .”
In Re Woods v. Rhay, 338 P.2d 332 (Wash. 1959). “240 provides that, on a showing by the defendant in a criminal action that he does not have the financial ability to pay for such a transcript, the judge presiding, if in his opinion justice will thereby be' promoted, may have the transcript prepared at county expense.”
In RE GRADY v. Schneckloth, 314 P.2d 930 (Wash. 1957). · cites it 2× “Instead of serving and filing his proposed narrative statement of facts so that it might be certified and thereafter used by him in his then pending appeal, petitioner applied to the trial judge under RCW 2.32.240, [3] for a complete statement of facts as a pauper.”
Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Grady v. Schneckloth, 314 P.2d 930 (Wash. 1957). · cites it 2× “Instead of serving and filing his proposed narrative statement of facts so that it might be certified and thereafter used by him in his then pending appeal, petitioner applied to the trial judge under RCW 2.32.240, 3 for a complete statement of facts as a pauper.”
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