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RCW Dispositions -
Chapter 12.04 - Commencement of Actions.
12.04.010 - Civil actions—Commencement. - RCW 12.04.010 Civil actions—Commencement. Civil actions in the several justices'...
12.04.020 - Action to recover debt—Summons—Service. - RCW 12.04.020 Action to recover debt—Summons—Service. A party desiring to...
12.04.030 - Action by complaint and notice. - RCW 12.04.030 Action by complaint and notice. Any person desiring...
12.04.040 - Service of complaint and notice. - RCW 12.04.040 Service of complaint and notice. The complaint and...
12.04.050 - Process—Who may serve. - RCW 12.04.050 Process—Who may serve. All process issued by district...
12.04.060 - Process—Service by constable or sheriff. - RCW 12.04.060 Process—Service by constable or sheriff. All process in...
12.04.070 - Process—Return—Fees. - RCW 12.04.070 Process—Return—Fees. Every constable or sheriff serving process or...
12.04.080 - Process—Service by person appointed by justice—Return—Exceptions. - RCW 12.04.080 Process—Service by person appointed by justice—Return—Exceptions. Any justice...
12.04.090 - Proof of service. - RCW 12.04.090 Proof of service. Proof of service in either...
12.04.100 - Service by publication. - RCW 12.04.100 Service by publication. In case personal service cannot...
12.04.110 - Proof of service by publication. - RCW 12.04.110 Proof of service by publication. Proof of service,...
12.04.120 - Written admission as proof of service. - RCW 12.04.120 Written admission as proof of service. The written...
12.04.130 - Jurisdiction, when acquired. - RCW 12.04.130 Jurisdiction, when acquired. The court shall be deemed...
12.04.140 - Action by person under eighteen years. - RCW 12.04.140 Action by person under eighteen years. Except as...
12.04.150 - Action against defendant under eighteen years—Guardian ad litem. - RCW 12.04.150 Action against defendant under eighteen years—Guardian ad litem....
12.04.160 - Time for appearance. - RCW 12.04.160 Time for appearance. The parties shall be entitled...
12.04.170 - Security for nonresident costs. - RCW 12.04.170 Security for nonresident costs. Whenever the plaintiff in...
12.04.180 - Cost bond in lieu of security. - RCW 12.04.180 Cost bond in lieu of security. In lieu...
12.04.190 - Penalty for failure to execute process or false return. - RCW 12.04.190 Penalty for failure to execute process or false...
12.04.200 - Forms or equivalents prescribed. - RCW 12.04.200 Forms or equivalents prescribed. The forms or equivalent...
12.04.201 - Form of subpoena. - RCW 12.04.201 Form of subpoena. FORM OF SUBPOENA State of...
12.04.203 - Form of execution—Form of execution against principal and surety, after expiration of stay of execution. - RCW 12.04.203 Form of execution—Form of execution against principal and...
12.04.204 - Form of order in replevin. - RCW 12.04.204 Form of order in replevin. FORM OF ORDER...
12.04.205 - Form of a writ of attachment. - RCW 12.04.205 Form of a writ of attachment. FORM OF...
12.04.206 - Form of undertaking in replevin. - RCW 12.04.206 Form of undertaking in replevin. FORM OF UNDERTAKING...
12.04.207 - Form of undertaking in attachment—Form of undertaking to discharge attachment. - RCW 12.04.207 Form of undertaking in attachment—Form of undertaking to...
12.04.208 - Form of undertaking to indemnify constable on claim of property by a third person. - RCW 12.04.208 Form of undertaking to indemnify constable on claim...
Chapter 12.08 - Pleadings.
12.08.010 - When pleadings take place. - RCW 12.08.010 When pleadings take place. The pleadings in justice's...
12.08.020 - What constitute pleadings. - RCW 12.08.020 What constitute pleadings. The pleadings in the justice's...
12.08.030 - Pleadings oral or written. - RCW 12.08.030 Pleadings oral or written. The pleadings in justices'...
12.08.040 - Docketing or filing. - RCW 12.08.040 Docketing or filing. When the pleadings are oral,...
12.08.050 - Denial of knowledge or information—Effect. - RCW 12.08.050 Denial of knowledge or information—Effect. A statement in...
12.08.060 - Pleading account or instrument. - RCW 12.08.060 Pleading account or instrument. When the cause of...
12.08.070 - Verification. - RCW 12.08.070 Verification. Every complaint, answer, or reply shall be...
12.08.080 - Uncontroverted allegations—Effect. - RCW 12.08.080 Uncontroverted allegations—Effect. Every material allegation in a complaint,...
12.08.090 - Objections to pleadings—Amendment. - RCW 12.08.090 Objections to pleadings—Amendment. Either party may object to...
12.08.100 - Variance between pleading and proof. - RCW 12.08.100 Variance between pleading and proof. A variance between...
12.08.110 - Amendments—Continuance. - RCW 12.08.110 Amendments—Continuance. The pleadings may be amended at any...
12.08.120 - Setoff—Pleading. - RCW 12.08.120 Setoff—Pleading. To entitle a defendant to any setoff...
Chapter 12.12 - Trial.
12.12.010 - Continuances limited. - RCW 12.12.010 Continuances limited. When the pleadings of the party...
12.12.020 - Trial by justice. - RCW 12.12.020 Trial by justice. Upon issue joined, if a...
12.12.030 - Jury—Number—Qualifications—Fee. - RCW 12.12.030 Jury—Number—Qualifications—Fee. After the appearance of the defendant, and...
12.12.070 - Oath administered. - RCW 12.12.070 Oath administered. When the jury is selected, the...
12.12.080 - Delivery of verdict. - RCW 12.12.080 Delivery of verdict. When the jury have agreed...
12.12.090 - Discharge of jury. - RCW 12.12.090 Discharge of jury. Whenever a justice shall be...
Chapter 12.16 - Witnesses and Depositions.
12.16.015 - District court may compel attendance of witness. - RCW 12.16.015 District court may compel attendance of witness. Any...
12.16.020 - Service of subpoena. - RCW 12.16.020 Service of subpoena. A subpoena may be served...
12.16.030 - Attachment for nonappearance. - RCW 12.16.030 Attachment for nonappearance. Whenever it shall appear to...
12.16.040 - Service of attachment—Fees. - RCW 12.16.040 Service of attachment—Fees. Every such attachment may be...
12.16.050 - Damages for nonappearance. - RCW 12.16.050 Damages for nonappearance. Every person subpoenaed as aforesaid,...
12.16.060 - Party to action as adverse witness. - RCW 12.16.060 Party to action as adverse witness. A party...
12.16.070 - Testimony of party may be rebutted. - RCW 12.16.070 Testimony of party may be rebutted. The examination...
12.16.080 - Procedure on party's refusal to testify. - RCW 12.16.080 Procedure on party's refusal to testify. If a...
12.16.090 - Examination of party in his or her own behalf. - RCW 12.16.090 Examination of party in his or her own...
Chapter 12.20 - Judgments.
12.20.010 - Judgment of dismissal. - RCW 12.20.010 Judgment of dismissal. Judgment that the action be...
12.20.020 - Judgment by default. - RCW 12.20.020 Judgment by default. When the defendant fails to...
12.20.030 - Judgment on merits. - RCW 12.20.030 Judgment on merits. Upon the verdict of a...
12.20.040 - Tender—Effect of, on judgment. - RCW 12.20.040 Tender—Effect of, on judgment. If the defendant, at...
12.20.050 - Setoff—Limitation of judgment. - RCW 12.20.050 Setoff—Limitation of judgment. When the setoff of the...
12.20.060 - Judgment for costs—Attorney's fee—Costs in civil actions for the recovery of money only. - RCW 12.20.060 Judgment for costs—Attorney's fee—Costs in civil actions for...
12.20.070 - Proceedings where title to land is involved. - RCW 12.20.070 Proceedings where title to land is involved. If...
Chapter 12.28 - Replevin.
12.28.005 - Chapter 7.64 RCW available to plaintiff in action to recover possession of personal property. - RCW 12.28.005 Chapter 7.64 RCW available to plaintiff in action...
Chapter 12.36 - Small Claims Appeals.
12.36.010 - Appeal in small claims action authorized. - RCW 12.36.010 Appeal in small claims action authorized. Any person...
12.36.020 - Appeal—Procedure—Notice filing—Fee—Bond or undertaking—Service—Costs of record preparation. - RCW 12.36.020 Appeal—Procedure—Notice filing—Fee—Bond or undertaking—Service—Costs of record preparation. (1)...
12.36.030 - Stay of proceedings—Procedures—Return of property upon stay—Enforcement upon denial. - RCW 12.36.030 Stay of proceedings—Procedures—Return of property upon stay—Enforcement upon...
12.36.050 - Certification of record by district court—Transmittal to superior court—Powers of superior court upon transmittal. - RCW 12.36.050 Certification of record by district court—Transmittal to superior...
12.36.055 - Trial of an appeal from small claims judgment. - RCW 12.36.055 Trial of an appeal from small claims judgment....
12.36.080 - No dismissal for defective bond—Notice. - RCW 12.36.080 No dismissal for defective bond—Notice. No appeal under...
12.36.090 - Judgment against appellant and sureties. - RCW 12.36.090 Judgment against appellant and sureties. In all cases...
Chapter 12.40 - Small Claims.
12.40.010 - Department authorized—Jurisdictional amount. - RCW 12.40.010 Department authorized—Jurisdictional amount. (1) In every district court...
12.40.020 - Action—Commencement—Fee. - RCW 12.40.020 Action—Commencement—Fee. A small claims action shall be commenced...
12.40.025 - Transfer of action to small claims department. - RCW 12.40.025 Transfer of action to small claims department. A...
12.40.027 - Removal to superior court—Restrictions—Simultaneous maintenance of claims—Joinder of claims on appeal. - RCW 12.40.027 Removal to superior court—Restrictions—Simultaneous maintenance of claims—Joinder of...
12.40.030 - Setting case for hearing—Notice—Time of trial. - RCW 12.40.030 Setting case for hearing—Notice—Time of trial. Upon filing...
12.40.040 - Service of notice of claim—Fee. - RCW 12.40.040 Service of notice of claim—Fee. The notice of...
12.40.045 - Recovery of fees as court costs. - RCW 12.40.045 Recovery of fees as court costs. In the...
12.40.050 - Requisites of claim. - RCW 12.40.050 Requisites of claim. A claim filed in the...
12.40.060 - Requisites of notice. - RCW 12.40.060 Requisites of notice. The notice of claim directed...
12.40.070 - Verification of claim. - RCW 12.40.070 Verification of claim. A claim must be verified...
12.40.080 - Hearing. - RCW 12.40.080 Hearing. (1) No attorney-at-law, legal paraprofessional, nor any...
12.40.090 - Informal pleadings. - RCW 12.40.090 Informal pleadings. A formal pleading, other than the...
12.40.100 - Payment of monetary judgment. - RCW 12.40.100 Payment of monetary judgment. If a monetary judgment...
12.40.105 - Increase of judgment for costs and interest—Entry of judgment. - RCW 12.40.105 Increase of judgment for costs and interest—Entry of...
12.40.120 - Appeals—Setting aside judgments. - RCW 12.40.120 Appeals—Setting aside judgments. No appeal shall be permitted...
12.40.130 - Satisfaction of judgment—Filing. - RCW 12.40.130 Satisfaction of judgment—Filing. If the prevailing party receives...
12.40.800 - Small claims informational brochure—Preparation and distribution. - RCW 12.40.800 Small claims informational brochure—Preparation and distribution. The administrator...