RCW 12.04.010
Civil actions—Commencement.
Civil actions in the several justices' courts of this state may be instituted either by the voluntary appearance and agreement of the parties, by the service of a summons, or by the service upon the defendant of a true copy of the complaint and notice, which notice shall be attached to the copy of the complaint and cite the defendant to be and appear before the justice at the time and place therein specified, which shall not be less than six nor more than twenty days from the date of filing the complaint.
[Code 1881 § 1712; 1873 p 335 § 19; 1860 p 245 § 26; RRS § 1755.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 12 - District Courts—Civil Procedure
Chapter 12.04 - Commencement of Actions.
12.04.010 - Civil actions—Commencement.
12.04.020 - Action to recover debt—Summons—Service.
12.04.030 - Action by complaint and notice.
12.04.040 - Service of complaint and notice.
12.04.050 - Process—Who may serve.
12.04.060 - Process—Service by constable or sheriff.
12.04.070 - Process—Return—Fees.
12.04.080 - Process—Service by person appointed by justice—Return—Exceptions.
12.04.100 - Service by publication.
12.04.110 - Proof of service by publication.
12.04.120 - Written admission as proof of service.
12.04.130 - Jurisdiction, when acquired.
12.04.140 - Action by person under eighteen years.
12.04.150 - Action against defendant under eighteen years—Guardian ad litem.
12.04.160 - Time for appearance.
12.04.170 - Security for nonresident costs.
12.04.180 - Cost bond in lieu of security.
12.04.190 - Penalty for failure to execute process or false return.
12.04.200 - Forms or equivalents prescribed.
12.04.204 - Form of order in replevin.
12.04.205 - Form of a writ of attachment.
12.04.206 - Form of undertaking in replevin.
12.04.207 - Form of undertaking in attachment—Form of undertaking to discharge attachment.
12.04.208 - Form of undertaking to indemnify constable on claim of property by a third person.