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Wash. Rev. Code § 3.50.010

Municipal court authorized in cities of four hundred thousand or less

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Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be known and designated as a municipal court, which shall be entitled "The Municipal Court of . . . . . . . . . (insert name of city or town)," hereinafter designated and referred to as "municipal court," which court shall have jurisdiction and shall exercise all powers by this chapter declared to be vested in the municipal court, together with such other powers and jurisdiction as are generally conferred upon such court in this state either by common law or by express statute. However, no municipal court established under this section shall have jurisdiction over any matter until six months after a notice of intent to create a new municipal court is sent to the administrative office of the courts.
[ 2024 c 61 s 1; 1984 c 258 s 103; 1961 c 299 s 50.]

Notes:

Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Application—1984 c 258 ss 101-139: See note following RCW 3.50.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1965–2019 · leading case: City of Spokane v. County of Spokane
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City of Spokane v. County of Spokane (2006) wash “"); RCW 3.50.010 ("Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be known and designated as a municipal court.”
City of Spokane v. Spokane County (2006) wash “”); RCW 3.50.010 (“Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be known and designated as a municipal court.”
City of Medina v. Primm (2007) wash · cites it 3× “FACTS ¶2 The Cities in this case each created municipal courts under RCW 3.50.010, formed interlocal agreements under RCW 39.”
City of Spokane v. Marquette (2002) wash “RCW 3.50.010. Such courts have jurisdiction over probationers pursuant to RCW 3.”
City of Spokane v. Marquette (2002) wash “RCW 3.50.010. Such courts have jurisdiction over probationers pursuant to RCW 3.”
Exendine v. City of Sammamish (2005) washctapp “Under RCW 3.50.010, a city by ordinance can establish an independent municipal court.”
Exendine v. City of Sammamish (2005) washctapp “Under RCW 3.50.010, a city by ordinance can establish an independent municipal court.”
City of Seattle v. Louis (1989) wash · cites it 2× “As an example, appellants cite RCW 3.50.010, which authorizes cities of under 400,000 to create municipal courts outside of the state district court system: "Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be…”
City of Auburn v. Gauntt (2011) washctapp “) RCW 3.50.010. RCW 35.20.010(1). See Briggs, 109 Wn.”
Shaw v. Vannice (1981) wash · cites it 2× “RCW 3.50.010. Such municipal courts have exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of all their city's ordinances.”
City of Hoquiam v. Strid (1987) washctapp “After the act became effective in Grays Harbor, Hoquiam, on August 13, 1973, adopted ordinance 2626, which purported to designate a municipal court pursuant to the act, RCW 3.50.010. 1 Then, on February 2, 1976, Hoquiam adopted the classification of a nonchartered code city…”
Town of Orting v. Rucshner (1965) wash · cites it 2× “The town of Orting had elected to create a municipal court under the authority of RCW 3.50.010. This statute provides that procedure in the municipal court is subject to the rule-making authority of the Supreme Court.”
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