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                          RALJ 9.2
            ENTRY OF DECISION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
                          JUDGMENT


    (a) Entry of Decision In Superior Court. The decision of
the superior court shall be entered immediately after it is
signed by the judge, and shall be deemed entered for all
procedural purposes from the time of delivery to the
superior court clerk for filing.

    (b) Transmittal of Superior Court Mandate. The clerk of
the superior court shall transmit written notification of
the superior court's decision to the court of limited
jurisdiction and to each party not earlier than 30 days nor
later than 60 days from the filing of the decision in
superior court, unless a party files a timely notice for
discretionary review.

    (c) Entry of Decision in Court of Limited Jurisdiction.
The court of limited jurisdiction shall comply with the
mandate of the superior court and shall enter the judgment
for enforcement in the court of limited jurisdiction.

    (d) Enforcement of Judgment in Court of Limited
Jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in these rules,
enforcement of a judgment following termination of appeal
shall be in the court of limited jurisdiction.

    (e) Registration of Judgment in Superior Court. A
judgment entered in the court of limited jurisdiction may be
registered and enforced in the superior court as authorized
by law.


[Amended effective November 7, 1995; amended effective
September 1, 2002.]
	

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