General Orders of Division II

2020-1 Clerk’s Office Business Hours for Purposes of Electronic Filing Deadlines

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

WHEREAS, Washington General Rules of Application (GR) rule 30(c)(l) specifies an
electronic document is filed when it is received by the clerk's designated computer during the
clerk's business hours; otherwise the document is considered filed at the beginning of the next
business day.

WHEREAS, Washington General Rules of Application (GR) rule l 7(b)(3) specifies in part a
document transmitted directly to the clerk of the court shall be deemed received at the time the
clerk's fax machine electronically registers the transmission of the first page, regardless of when
final printing of the document occurs, except that a document received after the close of normal
business hours shall be considered received the next judicial day.

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED
For the purposes of GR30(c)(l) and GRl 7(b)(3), the clerks' office business hours end at
5:00 p.m. on judicial days. Documents received by 5:00 p.m. will be considered filed that day.
Documents filed after 5:00 p.m. will be considered filed the next judicial day.
The Order is effective upon entry.

Dated this 21st day of January, 2020