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November 2011 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

The following Proposed Rules Published for Comment in November 2011 have comment periods expiring as noted.

Admission to Practice Rules(APR)

APR 15P - Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection - Procedural Rules (Amended)

Superior Court Criminal Rules(CrR)

CrR 3.1 - Right to and Assignment of Lawyer (Not Adopted)

Rules of Evidence(ER)

ER 501 - General Rule (Amended)

General Rules(GR)

GR 12.4 - Washington State Bar Association Access to Records (Not Adopted)
GR 26_Stds - Washington State Judicial Education Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education Standards (Amended)

Rules of Appellate Procedure(RAP)

RAP 18.13A - Accelerated Review of Juvenile Dependency Disposition Orders and Orders Terminating Parental Rights (Amended)
RAP Form 15D - Notice of Intent to Deliver Consent to Adoption (Amended)

Rules of Professional Conduct(RPC)

RPC 1.15A - Safeguarding Property (Amended)

Unless otherwise noted, all comments should be submitted to the Clerk of the Supreme Court by either U.S. mail or Internet e-mail. Comments may be sent to the following addresses: P.O. Box 40929, Olympia, WA 98504-0929, or denise.foster@courts.wa.gov. Comments submitted by e-mail may not exceed 1500 words.

Within the Proposed Rules published for comment, additions and deletions are indicated by underlining and lining out respectively, except where the entire rule is new.