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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.44.380 (2026)

Number of jurors required to render verdict

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In all trials by juries of six in the superior court, except criminal trials, when five of the jurors agree upon a verdict, the verdict so agreed upon shall be signed by the presiding juror, and the verdict shall stand as the verdict of the whole jury, and have all the force and effect of a verdict agreed to by six jurors. In cases where the jury is twelve in number, a verdict reached by ten shall have the same force and effect as described above, and the same procedures shall be followed.
[ 2003 c 406 s 21; 1972 ex.s. c 57 s 4; 1895 c 36 s 1; RRS s 358.]

Notes:

Trial by jury: State Constitution Art. 1 s 21.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: Johnson v. Mobile Crane Co., 463 P.2d 250 (Wash. Ct. App. 1969).
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Johnson v. Mobile Crane Co., 463 P.2d 250 (Wash. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “Appellant claims the jury verdict lacked the ten votes required by RCW 4.44.380. An interrogatory was submitted to the jury asking if the crew members of the crane were loaned servants.”
Garcia v. Brulotte, 620 P.2d 99 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 3× “See RCW 4.44.380. 1 When the jury was polled, the answers revealed lack of such agreement.”
Dods v. Harrison, 319 P.2d 558 (Wash. 1957). · cites it 2× “RCW 4.44.380. If, under instruction No. 11, ten jurors could not agree with plaintiff's contention or with defendants' contention, or, to put it another way, if six jurors agreed with plaintiff's contention and six agreed with defendants' contention, there would have been a…”
In Re the Det. of S.P. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “RCW 4.44.380. Accordingly, we interpret S.”
Garcia v. Brulotte, 609 P.2d 976 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “” RCW 4.44.380 states in pertinent part: ’In cases where the jury is twelve in number, a verdict reached by ten shall have the same force and effect as described above, and the same procedures shall be followed.”
In Re The Det. Of A.N. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 4.44.380; Dunner v. McLaughlin, 100 Wn.”
In Re The Det. Of: K.B. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “RCW 4.44.380; In re Det. of McLaughlin, 100 Wn.”
Det. Of: F.s. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “A person can also be committed for up to 180 days of involuntary treatment if they have been found incompetent to stand trial and criminal charges 1 It is well established that due process guarantees in commitment proceedings are satisfied when 10 out of 12 jurors agree upon a…”
Det. of J.S. (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “RCW 4.44.380 provides for nonunanimous verdicts in civil actions, including a verdict of 10 jurors in agreement with the verdict where the jury is composed of 12 jurors.”
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