CAUSE CODES

Code

Description

Abbreviation

ABJ

Abstract Of Judgment

ABSTR JUDGMT

ALR

Administrative Law Review

ADMN LAW RV

DOL

Appeal Licensing Revocation

APPL REVOCA

CRP

Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity (Effective 6/9/16)

RESTOR OPPOR

COL

Collection

COLLECTION

COM

Commercial

COMMERCIAL

CON

Condemnation

CONDEMNATION

DVP

Domestic Violence (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

DOM VIOLENC

EOM

Emancipation Of Minor

EMAN MINOR

FOR

Foreclosure

FORECLOSURE

FJU

Foreign Judgment

FORGN JUDGMT

FPO

Foreign Protection Order (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

FOREIGN PROT

INJ

Injunction

INJUNCTION

LUP

Land Use Petition

LND PETITION

LCA

Lower Court Appeal – Civil

LWR CRT APPL

LCI

Lower Court Appeal – Infractions

APPEAL-INFR

MHA

Malicious Harassment

MAL HARASS

MED

Medical Malpractice

MED MALPRACT

MER

Meretricious Relationships (not available for use after 12/31/2010 – see Case Type 3 CIR-Committed Intimate Relationship)

MERETRICIOUS

MST

Minor Settlement

MINR SETTLMT

MSC

Miscellaneous

MISC

WMW

Miscellaneous Writs

MISC WRITS

CHN

Non-Confidential Change Of Name (Effective 05/25/95 thru 07/23/95, Reinstated 11/06/95)

NAME CHANGE

MAL

Other Malpractice

OTH MALPRACT

PIN

Personal Injury

PERS INJURY

PCC

Petition For Civil Commitment (Sexual Predator)

PET CIV CMMT

PRG

Property Damage - Gangs

PROPERTYGANG

PRP

Property Damages

PROP DAMAGES

PFA

Property Fairness Act

PROPERTY

PRA

Public Records Act (effective 6/7/2010)

PUBLIC RCRDS

QTI

Quiet Title

QUIET TITLE

RDR

Relief from Duty to Register (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

REL DUTY REG

RFR

Restoration of Firearm Rights (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

RST FRARM RT

SDR

School District – Required Action Plan (effective 6/10/2010)

SD-REQACTPLN

SPC

Seizure Of Property From Commission Of A Crime

SEIZ PROP COMM

SPR

Seizure Of Property Resulting From A Crime

SEIZ PROP RESL

SXP

Sexual Assault Protection (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTE

STK

Stalking Protection (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

STALKING PROTECTION

TAX

Tax Warrants

TAX WARRANTS

TMV

Tort – Motor Vehicle

TORT MTR VEH

TTO

Tort – Other

TORT-OTHER

TRJ

Transcript Of Judgment

TRANS JUDGMT

UND

Unlawful Detainer

UNLAW DETAIN

HAR

Unlawful Harassment (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

UNLFL HARASS

VAP

Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

VULN ADULT

VVT

Victims of Motor Vehicle Theft – Civil Action

VIC VEH THFT

WHC

Writ Of Habeas Corpus

WRIT HAB CRP

WRM

Writ Of Mandamus

WRIT MANDMUS

WRR

Writ Of Restitution

WRIT RESTITN

WRV

Writ Of Review

WRIT REVIEW

WDE

Wrongful Death

WRNGFL DEATH

***XRP

Extreme Risk Protection Order (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below)

EXT-RSK PO

Code

Description

Abbreviation

INV

Annulment – Invalidity

ANNUL-INVAL

CIR

Committed Intimate Relationship (effective 1/1/2011)

COM INT REL

CUS

Child Custody (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

CUSTODY

DIC

Dissolution With Children Of The Marriage (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

DIS CHILD

DIN

Dissolution With No Children Of The Marriage

DIS NO CHILD

DPC

Dissolution of Domestic Partnership – With Children (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

DS DOM W/ CH

DPN

Dissolution of Domestic Partnership – With No Children

DS DOM NO CH

FJU

Foreign Judgment (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

FORGN JUDGMT

INP

Invalidity – Domestic Partnership

INV DOM PRTN

MWA

Mandatory Wage Assignment

WAGE ASSIGN

MSC

Miscellaneous

MISC

MOD

Modification (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

MODIFICATION

MDS

Modification – Support Only (Effective 05/19/98)

MOD SUP ONLY

OSC

Out-Of-State Child Custody (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

O/S CUSTODY

PPS

Parenting Plan / Child Support (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

PARENTING PL

RIC

Reciprocal, Respondent In-County

RECIPROCAL

ROC

Reciprocal, Respondent Out-of-County

RECIPROCAL

SEP

Legal Separation

LGL SEPARATN

SPD

Legal Separation – Domestic Partnership

LGL SEP DOM

Code

Description

Abbreviation

ABS

Absentee

ABSENTEE

DSC

Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER

EST

Estate

ESTATE

FNW

Foreign Will

WILL

GDE

Guardianship of the Estate

GDNSHP/EST

GDN

Guardianship

GUARDIANSHIP

GDP

Guardianship of the Person

GDNSHP/PER

G/E

Guardianship/Estate

GDN/EST

LGD

Limited Guardianship

LTD GUARDIAN

LGE

Limited Guardianship of the Estate

LTDGDNSHPEST

LGP

Limited Guardianship of the Person

LTDGDNSHPPER

MGD

Minor Guardianship

MINR GDNSHIP

MST

Minor Settlement

MINR SETTLMT

MSC

Miscellaneous

MISC

NNC

Non-Probate Notice To Creditor

NON-PRB NTCE

SWR

Sealed Will Repository See Note 4 below.

WILL REPOSIT

TDR

Trust/Estate Dispute Resolution

TRS/EST DISP

TRS

Trust

TRUST

WLL

Will Only

WILL ONLY

Code

Description

Abbreviation

ADP

Adoption

ADOPTION

CHN

Confidential Change Of Name [For Victim Of Domestic Violence – RCW 26.50.010(1)] (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

NAME CHG

PPR

Initial Pre-Placement Report

PRE-PLACE

MSC

Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

MOD

Modification (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

MODIFICATION

PAT

Parentage – Parental Determination (Initiated in either SCOMIS or JIS, based on local policy, see Note 3 below.)

PARENTAGE

PUR

Parentage (URESA/UIFSA)(Initiated in either SCOMIS or JIS, based on local policy, see Note 3 below.)

PARENTAGE

REL

Relinquishment

RELINQUISH

TER

Termination Of Parental Rights

TERM RIGHTS

Code

Description

Abbreviation

ALT

Alcohol / Drug Treatment

ALCOHOL

MI

Mental Illness

MENTAL ILL

MIF

Mental Illness Family

MNTL ILL-FAM

MIJ

Mental Illness – Juvenile

MENT ILL-JUV

MIO

Mental Illness – Other Venue

MI-OTH VEN

Code

Description

Abbreviation

ARY

At-Risk Youth (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

RISK YOUTH

CNS

Child In Need Of Services (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

CHINS

DEP

Dependency (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

DEPENDENCY

DDP

Developmental Disability (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

DISABE PLACE

EFC

Extended Foster Care-Dependency (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

EXTFOSTRCR

GFC

Guardianship Foster Children (effective 6/10/2010)
(Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

GDNSHPFOSTER

RPR

Reinstatement of Parental Rights (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

REINSTATE PARENTAL RIGHTS

RVS

Relative Visitation (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

RELATIVE VIS

TER

Termination of Parental Rights (disabled between 06/01/90 and 01/12/92 , Reinstated 01/13/92) (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

TERM RIGHTS

TRU

Truancy (Effective 11/26/01 Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

TRUANCY

***VYG

Vulnerable Youth Guardianship (effective 7/23/2017) (Must be initiated in JIS, see Note 2 below.)

VUL YTH GDHP

Use this Arbitration Cause

If the Clerk's case used this cause

COL

Collection (COL)
Commercial (COM)
Condemnation (CON)
Foreclosure (FOR)
Foreign Judgment (FJU)
Transcript of Judgment (TRJ)

TTO

Medical Malpractice (MED
Personal Injury (PIN)
Property Damage (PRP)
Tort Motor Vehicle (TMV)
Tort – Other (TTO)
Wrongful Death (WDE)

MSC

Quiet Title (QTI)
Unlawful Detainer (UND)
Lower Court Appeal – Civil (LCA)
Administrative Law Review (ALR)
Writ of Review (WRV)
Miscellaneous (MSC)

Property Damage - Gangs (PRG)

DIC

Dissolution With Children (DIC)
Dissolution (DIS)

DIN

Dissolution With No Children (DIN)
Dissolution (DIS)

JIS Person Business Rule 1.40 (Addition of SXP is proposed in order to comply with House Bill 2576, the Sexual Assault Protection Order Act, Chapter 138, Laws of 2006)

Addition of DPC (Case Type 3) and RVS (Case Type 7) proposed in order to comply with changes made in 2008 legislation.

Addition of GFC (Case Type 7) proposed in order to comply with SHB 2680-2010 Legislation.

Paternity references changed to Parentage to comply with HB 1267 2011 Legislation.

Case Type

Cause

Litigant/Participant Type

Civil (2)

Domestic Violence (DVP)
Foreign Protection Order (FPO)
Unlawful Harassment (HAR)
Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAP)

Stalking Protection Order (STK)
Sexual Assault Protection (SXP)

Restoration of Firearm Rights (RFR)

Relief from Duty to Register (RDR)

Extreme Risk Protection Order (XRP)

Petitioner (PET)
Respondent (RSP)
Minor (MNR)
Family/Household Member (FHM)

Domestic (3)

Child Custody (CUS)
Dissolution W/Children (DIC)
Dissolution of Domestic Partnership – W/Children (DPC)
Foreign Judgment (FJU)
Modification (MOD)
Out-of-State Child Custody (OSC)
Parenting Plan/Child Support (PPS)

Petitioner (PET)
Respondent (RSP)
Parent (PAR)
Minor (MNR)
Family/Household Member (FHM)

Parentage (5)

Confidential Name Change (CHN)
Modification (MOD)
Parental Determination (PAT)
Parentage-URESA/UIFSA (PUR)
(Parental Determination and URESA/UIFSA Parentage cases may be entered in either JIS or SCOMIS based on local policy.)

Old Name (OLD)
New Name (NEW)
Petitioner (PET)
Respondent (RSP)
Minor (MNR)
Family/Household Member (FHM)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

At Risk Youth (ARY)
Child in Need of Services (CNS)
Dependency (DEP)
Developmental Disability Placement (DDP)
Termination (TER)

Truancy (TRU)

Dependent (DEP)
Parent (PAR)
Truant (TRU)
Family/Household Member (FHM)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

Guardianship Foster Children (GFC)

Dependent (DEP)
Parent (PAR)
Family/Household Member (FHM)
Guardian (GDN)
Petitioner (PET)
Involved (INV)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

Extended Foster Care – Dependency (EFC)

Dependent (DEP)
Parent (PAR)
Family/Household Member (FHM)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

***Vulnerable Youth Guardian - VYG

Dependent (DEP)

Parent (PAR)

Involved Party (INV)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

Relative Visitation (RVS)

Dependent (DEP)
Petitioner (PET)
Respondent (RSP)

Juvenile Dependency (7)

Reinstatement of Parental Rights (RPR)

Dependent (DEP)
Parent (PAR)
Family Household Member (FHM)