RCW 3.66.050
Transfer of proceedings.
If a civil action is brought in the wrong district, the action may nevertheless be tried therein unless the defendant, at the time the defendant appears, requests a transfer of the action to the proper district. Upon such demand an order shall be entered transferring the action to the proper district and awarding the defendant a reasonable attorney's fee to be paid by the plaintiff.
[ 1984 c 258 § 43; 1961 c 299 § 116.]
NOTES:
Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 3 - District Courts—Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Chapter 3.66 - Jurisdiction and Venue.
3.66.010 - Powers of district court.
3.66.020 - Civil jurisdiction.
3.66.030 - Restrictions on civil jurisdiction.
3.66.040 - Venue—Civil action.
3.66.050 - Transfer of proceedings.
3.66.060 - Criminal jurisdiction.
3.66.065 - Assessment of punishment.
3.66.067 - Assessment of punishment—Suspension or deferral of sentence—Dismissal of charges.
3.66.068 - Assessment of punishment—Suspension or deferral of sentence—Terms.
3.66.0691 - Sentencing—Crimes against property—Criminal history check.
3.66.070 - Venue—Criminal actions—Temporary venue.
3.66.080 - Criminal venue corrected.
3.66.100 - Territorial jurisdiction—Process—Limitation.
3.66.110 - Advertising authority to solemnize marriages is breach of judicial ethics.
3.66.115 - "Legal financial obligation"—Defined.
3.66.120 - Court-ordered restitution—Enforcement.