Edmonds Municipal Court

		
		
                                             EDM-CrRLJ 2.5(A)
                                             Quashing Warrants

     a.  QUASH WARRANT IMMEDIATELY - Warrants issued in an amount less than $5,000 are subject to an
administrative warrant quash procedure whereby defendants shall pay a nonrefundable administrative fee of
$50.00 to the Court.  Warrants will not be quashed until defendants appear in person at the Court clerk's
window with a valid photo identification and sign for their next court date to appear.  Defendants may also
quash warrants issued in an amount less than $5,000 by paying a nonrefundable administrative fee of $50 at
another court previously approved by Edmonds Municipal Court.  Warrants issued in an amount of $5,000 or
more are not subject to be quashed administratively by posting the administrative fee.

     b.  QUASH WARRANT HEARING

     1.  Any defendant who is unable to pay the $50, chooses to not pay the $50 or is not eligible to pay
the $50 administrative fee to quash a warrant immediately, may sign for a quash warrant hearing if they
appear at the clerk's window with valid photo identification.  The scheduling of a quash warrant hearing
will not alter the status of a warrant and the defendant remains subject to arrest on the warrant until the
proper bail/bond is posted, the warrant is served, or the defendant appears in open court and the judge
grants a motion to quash the warrant.

     The quash warrant hearing will be scheduled as follows no earlier than seven days from the date the
defendant signs for the hearing, subject to space availability on the calendar:

     i.  Defendants who failed to appear at a review hearing shall be scheduled on the regularly scheduled
review calendar.

     ii.  Defendants who failed to appear at a pre-trial hearing shall be scheduled on the short motions
calendar.

     iii.  Defendants who failed to appear at arraignment shall be scheduled on the arraignments calendar.

     2.  Defendants may still request a warrant quash hearing through their attorney. The quash warrant
hearing shall be scheduled for the respective calendar as outlined above.  The attorney must contact an
Edmonds Municipal Court clerk to determine the next available date for the quash warrant hearing before
filing a motion/declaration/notice to request the quash warrant hearing.

     If the quash warrant hearing is scheduled less than seven days from the date the
motion/declaration/notice is filed with the Court, the attorney must give notice to the prosecutor.
This shortened notice-period is an exception to the court rules on notice and applies only for
warrant-quash motions.

     The filing of the motion will not alter the status of a warrant and the defendant remains subject
to arrest on the warrant until the proper bail/bond is posted, the warrant is served, or the defendant
appears in open court and the judge grants a motion to quash the warrant.


[Amended Effective January 17, 2017]