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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.72.020 (2026)

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The proceedings to vacate or modify a judgment or order for mistakes or omissions of the clerk, or irregularity in obtaining the judgment or order, shall be by motion served on the adverse party or on his or her attorney in the action, and within one year.
[ 2011 c 336 s 119; 1891 c 27 s 1; Code 1881 s 438; 1877 p 97 s 440; 1875 p 21 s 3; RRS s 466.]

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Rules of court: Cf. CR 60(b).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2024 · leading case: Luckett v. Boeing Co., 989 P.2d 1144 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999).
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Luckett v. Boeing Co., 989 P.2d 1144 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “The time limitation on vacation of judgments provided in RCW 4.72.020 mandates that a motion to vacate be brought within one year but does not include the reasonableness requirement.”
Pedersen v. Klinkert, 352 P.2d 1025 (Wash. 1960). “RCW 4.72.020. But for a seldom-raised procedural question, which merits clarification, the matter might be disposed of summarily with the frequently reiterated statement that a motion to vacate a default judgment is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court.”
Johnathan L. Walker v. Jennifer L. Johnson (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “050 and RCW 4.72.020 to support his position. Those two statutes outline the timeline for modification of a commissioner's order by a superior court and a motion to vacate a judgment, respectively.”
Christell Charity Krsak, V. Gregory Michael Krsak (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “is a child who “hates transitions and changes,” and by the time Gregory filed his motion for relief from judgment, she 3 CR 60(b) also supersedes RCW 4.72.020 in this regard. See CR 60(e)(4); CR 81(b).”
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