Proposed Rules Archives

• Proposed Changes to CrR 2.3 - Search and Seizure (in Word Format)
• Comments Received for CrR 2.3 - Search and Seizure

Purpose: CrR 2.3 was adopted in 1973. The technology used by courts, law enforcement, and attorneys for transmitting and preserving documents and recorded testimony has significantly evolved. Telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, and digital recording methods are widely used. Statute and court rule allow for the use of digital signatures. With the proposed changes, the rule would continue to require that the court receive the sworn evidence from the prosecuting authority or police officer and issue the warrant through reliable methods that preserve the evidence and the warrant. Because technology continues to evolve, additional methods of transmitting the sworn evidence and issuing the warrant are not specified in the rule. General Rule 31 (Access to Court Records) sets forth the provisions for public review of court records.