Local Criminal Rule 4.2
                            PLEAS AND CONTINUANCES


   (a) When Heard.  If a criminal case is set for trial, but is to be disposed
of by a change of plea, the plea shall be heard on or before the pre-trial
hearing unless the court authorizes a continuance until a later date.

   (b) Court Commissioners.  Superior Court Commissioners appointed under
Article 4, Section 23 of the Washington State Constitution are authorized to
accept and enter a plea of guilty.


[Adopted Effective April 1, 1986; Amended September 1, 2000, September 1, 2003]