GR 9 COVER SHEET

Suggested Amendment to

WASHINGTON STATE COURT RULES:

CrR 2.2; 2.3; 3.2.1

CrRLJ 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.2.1; 3.6

IRLJ 6.7

RALJ 6.3.1

JuCR 7.3

SPR 98.16W

Submitted by the Submitted by the Board for Judicial Administration Legislative Committee, the Superior Court Judges’ Association Legislative Committee, and the District and Municipal Court Judges’ Association Legislative Committee

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A.        Name of Proponent:  Judge Kevin Ringus, Chair, BJA Legislative Committee

                                                     Judge Jennifer Forbes, Co-Chair, SCJA Legislative Cmte

                                                     Judge Sean O’Donnell, Co-Chair, SCJA Legislative Cmte

                                                     Judge Paul Wohl, Chair, DMCJA Legislative Committee

B.        Spokesperson:           J Benway, AOC Legal Services

C.        Purpose:      

Recent legislation, Laws of 2019 ch. 132, § 2, resulted in the repeal of RCW 9A.72.085 (effective July 1, 2021), which is referenced in many statewide court rules, including the Superior Court Criminal Rules (CrR), the Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (CrRLJ), an Infraction Rule for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ), a Rule for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (RALJ), a Juvenile Court Criminal Rule (JuCR); and a Superior Court Special Proceedings Rule (SPR). Because identical oath language is found in GR 13, reference to that general rule can be substituted for the obsolete statutory reference when necessary.

D.        Proposed Amendments:

[see below]

E.        Hearing: A hearing is not recommended due to the technical nature of the amendment.

F.         Expedited Consideration: Expedited consideration is requested to minimize confusion in the court and legal community.