Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 4.44 - Trial.
4.44.380 - Number of jurors required to render verdict.

RCW 4.44.380
Number of jurors required to render verdict.

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 § 21; 1972 ex.s. c 57 § 4; 1895 c 36 § 1; RRS § 358.]
NOTES:

Trial by jury: State Constitution Art. 1 § 21.

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Title 4 - Civil Procedure

Chapter 4.44 - Trial.

4.44.020 - Notice of trial—Note of issue.

4.44.025 - Priority permitted for aged or ill parties in civil cases.

4.44.060 - Proceedings in trial by court—Findings deemed verdict.

4.44.070 - Findings and conclusions, how made.

4.44.080 - Questions of law to be decided by court.

4.44.090 - Questions of fact for jury.

4.44.110 - Jury fee part of taxable costs.

4.44.120 - Impanelling jury—Voir dire, challenge for cause—Number.

4.44.130 - Challenges—Kind and number.

4.44.140 - Peremptory challenges defined.

4.44.150 - Challenges for cause defined.

4.44.160 - General causes of challenge.

4.44.170 - Particular causes of challenge.

4.44.180 - Implied bias defined.

4.44.190 - Challenge for actual bias.

4.44.210 - Peremptory challenges, how taken.

4.44.220 - Order of taking challenges.

4.44.230 - Exceptions to challenges—Determination.

4.44.240 - Challenge determination.

4.44.250 - Challenge, exception, denial may be oral.

4.44.260 - Oath of jurors.

4.44.270 - View of premises by jury.

4.44.280 - Admonitions to jurors.

4.44.290 - Replacement juror procedure.

4.44.300 - Care of jury while deliberating.

4.44.310 - Expense of keeping jury.

4.44.330 - Discharge of jury without verdict.

4.44.340 - Effect of discharge of jury.

4.44.350 - Court recess while jury is out.

4.44.360 - Proceedings when jury have agreed.

4.44.370 - Manner of giving verdict.

4.44.380 - Number of jurors required to render verdict.

4.44.390 - Jury may be polled.

4.44.410 - General or special verdicts.

4.44.420 - Verdict in action for specific personal property.

4.44.440 - Inconsistency between special findings of fact and general verdict.

4.44.450 - Jury to assess amount of recovery.

4.44.460 - Receiving verdict and discharging jury.

4.44.470 - Court may fix amount of bond in civil actions.

4.44.480 - Deposits in court—Order.

4.44.490 - Deposits in court—Enforcement of order.

4.44.500 - Deposits in court—Custody of money deposited.