PREFACE


                                1.
                          PROMULGATION

These rules shall be known as the Local Rules for Municipal Court
of Blaine, County of Whatcom, State of Washington.  Copies of
these rules will be filed with the Office of the Administer of
the Courts, and the Clerk of the Municipal Court of Blaine.
Copies of these rules will be distributed  to the Whatcom Law
Library for public reference.  To the extent possible, these
rules will be placed on the Internet at the Blaine Municipal
Court web page.  Copies will be available from the Municipal
Court Clerk for Blaine.  These rules will be effective on
September 1, 2012, and supersede all prior rules of this court.


                                2.
                            NUMBERING

Consistent with GR 7(b) Washington Court Rules, these rules to
the extent possible, conform in numbering system and in format to
those rules adopted by the Supreme Court of the State of
Washington for courts of limited jurisdiction and facilitate the
use of the same. Each rule should be considered supplemental to
the Washington Court Rules applicable to Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.


                                3.
REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS (RESERVED)