Federal Way Municipal Court

		
		
                                                  FWMCLGR 30
                                 Electronic Filing and Electronic Signatures

     (b)(1)  While JIS remains the official depository of case information, the court uses JusticeWeb in
conjunction with JustWare as a means to facilitate electronic filing of documents and data.  Attorneys,
defendants, and other involved parties are allowed to set up password protected accounts in JusticeWeb that
will allow for the transmission of data and documents to the court and to the parties as provided in (b)(3).
Permissions are given based upon the profile of the user and such permission is restricted to cases in which
the user is involved.  The court may choose to update data in JustWare/JusticeWeb from other sources to
maintain consistency with JIS data, but it is the primary responsibility of the account holder to keep all
personal contact data in the account updated and accurate.

     (b)(3)  Attorneys with JusticeWeb accounts will receive all documents from the court in electronic format
in JusticeWeb.  Defendants or other involved parties with a JusticeWeb account may elect to receive documents
electronically by setting up an account in JusticeWeb and choosing the option to receive documents in
electronic format.  The court may simply notify recipients to log into their JusticeWeb account to access the
document(s).  The court, as a convenience, may send reminder notifications of court dates, but failure to
receive such a notification shall not relieve the recipient of the obligation to appear or respond as required.
It is the responsibility of all parties to maintain current electronic mailbox addresses and memory sufficient
to receive electronic transmissions or notifications from the court.

     (b)(4)  The court will not deny paper filings, but strongly encourages the electronic filing or the
creation of JusticeWeb accounts pursuant to (b)(1) and (b)(3).

     In addition to filing and serving through Justware/JusticeWeb, pleadings and other documents may be filed
online at http://cityoffederalway.com/node/3354 or by email as follows:

          Court:          filing@cityoffederalway.com
          Probation:      probation@cityoffederalway.com

     Alternatively, pleadings and other documents may be filed by fax as follows:

          Court:          (253) 835-3020
          Probation:      (253) 835-3033

     Service on the opposing party shall be made in the same manner and at the same time as the filing with the
court.  The designated contact information for the prosecutor is as follows:

          Email:          LATEMP@cityoffederalway.com
          Fax:            (253) 835-2569

     Service at any other email address or fax number will not be considered adequate service.

     (d)(1)(A) See (b)(1)

     (d)(2)(A)  Judicial Officer, Probation Officer, and Clerk Electronic Signatures:
     Judicial officers may also sign orders and search warrants with a digital signature as defined in GR 30 in
one of the following formats:

          i.  The judicial officer affixes the electronic signature, saves the signed document in .pdf format,
and emails the document to the intended recipients using the judge's secure email account; or,

         ii.  The judicial officer affixes the electronic signature in the body of an email using the judge's
secure email account; or,

        iii.  The judicial officer instructs the officer via secured email to affix the judge's signature to
the search warrant; or,

         iv.  The judicial officer uses any other reliable means approved by the court by general order.

     Documents may be signed by judicial officers using a facsimile of the judicial officer's signature so long
as the ability to affix the original facsimile of the signature used in the document is only accessible by the
judicial officer.  The document or email may also be signed in the following format if the document or email is
sent from the judge's secure email account or in documents designated by general order to be prepared by clerks:

               Judge X, Federal Way Municipal Court
               33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003
               Telephone: (253) 835-3000  Fax: (253) 835-3020
               E-mail: fw.court@cityoffederalway.com

     The clerk is also authorized to affix a facsimile of the judge's signature on orders that confirm the oral
rulings made by the judge in open court. The form of the electronic signature shall be as follows:

               Ordered in open court on [date].
	
               Judge's Typed Name, Prepared by [clerk's initials]

     Probation officer signatures on documents prepared by the probation officer may be in the
following electronic format:

               Probation Officer Name, Federal Way Probation
               33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003
               Telephone:  253-835-3023  Fax:  253-835-3033
               probation@cityoffederalway.com

     The electronic version of the document signed by the judge, probation officer, or clerk pursuant to this
rule shall constitute an original document that shall be made part of the court file or search warrant return
file.

     Nothing herein alters the ability of the judge to sign documents in person or delegate the affixing of
signatures by others if allowed by law or court rule.

     (d)(2(D)(i)  Speed Measuring Device Certifications will be deemed filed with the court pursuant to
IRLJ 6.6(b) at the time the document is added by the prosecutor's office to a secure website that allows the
documents to be viewed by the public through a hyperlink on the court's website.

     (d)(2)(D)(ii)  The electronic signature of the officer applied to a Notice of Infraction pursuant to
FWMCLIR 2.2 is presumed to be under penalty of perjury.

(Effective September 1, 2012, Amended September 1, 2013, Amended effective September 2,2014,
Amended effective September 1, 2015, Amended effective September 1, 2017, Amended effective September 1, 2018)