Grant Superior Court

		
		
                                    LAR 1.
                                TITLE AND SCOPE


      (a) Title.   These rules shall be known as "The Local Rules of the Superior
Court of Washington in and for the County of Grant."  The brief title of these
rules is "Grant County Local Rules."  These rules may be cited in the following
format: "LAR 1" (for Administrative Rules); "LCR 7" (for Civil Rules); "LCrR 1.1"
(for Criminal Rules);  "LRMA 1.1" (for Mandatory Arbitration Rules); "LRMM 1"
(for Mandatory Mediation Rules).

      (b) Scope.   Unless otherwise provided herein, these rules apply to all
criminal and civil proceedings, family and domestic matters, mental health
proceedings, juvenile court offender and dependency proceedings, appeals from
lower courts, tribunals and agencies, and other matters brought before the
Grant County Superior Court.  To the extent these rules supplement rules of
statewide application adopted by the Supreme Court of Washington, both local
and statewide rules apply.  To the extent these rules conflict with statewide
rules, the statewide rules apply.

      (c) Arbitration.   By order dated April 20, 1988, Grant County Superior Court
adopted local rules for mandatory arbitration ("LRMA") which apply to original
civil actions with limited money claims, and to other actions upon stipulation
of the parties.

      (d)  Mediation.  By order dated May 28, 2012 Grant County Superior Court
adopted local rules for mandatory mediation ("LRMM") which apply to disputed
issues in family law cases, as defined in said rules.

      (e) Waiver.   Any provision of these rules may be waived or modified by order
of the court for good cause shown, or as required in the interests of justice.

     (f)  Numbering.  In compliance with CR 83, the local civil rules in Section 2
and the local criminal rules in Section 3 are numbered consistent with the
numbers of the most closely associated Civil Rules for Superior Court and
Criminal Rules for Superior Court.


[Adopted April 1, 1997; amended 2005; amended effective September 1, 2012]