RULE 2.4                                               
                   PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING                                        
                                                                                 
    (a) Notice. If notice to the court and the prosecuting attorney of the       
probable cause hearing as required by RCW 71.05.150(1)(c) includes the date      
and time of the provisional acceptance of any person involuntarily               
detained, no additional notice to the court shall be required pursuant to        
RCW 71.05.170.                                                                   
    (b) Procedure.                                                               
    (1) The probable cause hearing provided in RCW 71.05.200(1) shall be         
held in accordance with the provisions of RCW 71.05.200(1), 71.05.240, and       
71.05.250, except that under the circumstances defined by RCW 10.77.090,         
the prosecuting attorney may be the petitioner.                                  
    (2) The probable cause hearing shall proceed as in other civil actions,      
except that the court, in its discretion, may dispense with opening              
statements and final arguments.                                                  
    (3) The court shall be advised of any medications administered to the        
respondent within the prior 24-hour period, and if it appears that the           
person detained has refused medication 24 hours before the hearing, but was      
nevertheless forced to receive medication during that period, the court may      
continue the hearing for 24 hours, and may order that no medication shall        
be administered to the person detained during such period.                       
    (4) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall make written           
findings of fact and conclusions of law, and enter an order for release or       
for detention for an additional 14 days in an evaluation and treatment           
facility, or such lesser treatment as shall to the court appear proper. A        
copy of the order shall be served upon the evaluation and treatment              
facility and on the mental health professional who signed the petition.