RULE 1.1                                               
                      NOTICE--GENERAL                                            
                                                                                 
    Whenever any notice or document pursuant to the provisions of RCW 71.05      
is required to be served on a person who is detained or committed, such          
notice or document shall be provided to the person's attorney, guardian, if      
any, and, if the person is under 18 years of age, to any person, entity, or      
institution having actual custody, in addition to any other person provided      
by statute.                                                                      
    (a) Notice to Prosecutor. In any judicial proceeding under RCW 71.05         
for involuntary commitment or detention in which the prosecuting attorney        
is required to represent a party (see RCW 71.05.130), the prosecuting            
attorney for the county in which the proceeding is initiated shall be            
served with written notice of the proceedings and copies of the initiating       
papers by the party initiating the proceedings.                                  
    (b) Notice to Attorney General. In any judicial proceeding under RCW         
71.05 for involuntary commitment or detention in which the Attorney General      
is required to represent a party (see RCW 71.05.130), the Attorney General       
shall be served with written notice of the proceedings and copies of the         
initiating papers by the party initiating the proceedings.                       
    (c) Notice of Release. Whenever a person committed or detained under         
RCW 71.05 is released or conditionally released, the court ordering such         
commitment shall be notified immediately in writing of the release by the        
superintendent or professional person in charge of the facility from which       
the person is released.