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WA Rev Code § 7.77.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.060 - Emergency order.

RCW 7.77.060 Emergency order. (Effective until July 1, 2022.)During a collaborative law process, a tribunal may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or of a family or household member or intimate partner, as defined in RCW 26.50.010.[ 2020 c 29 § 1; 2013 c 119 § 7.]NOTES:Effective date—2020 c 29: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 18, 2020]." [ 2020 c 29 § 19.]RCW 7.77.060Emergency order. (Effective July 1, 2022.)During a collaborative law process, a tribunal may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or of a family or household member or intimate partner, as defined in RCW 7.105.010.[ 2021 c 215 § 91; 2020 c 29 § 1; 2013 c 119 § 7.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.Effective date—2020 c 29: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 18, 2020]." [ 2020 c 29 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.070 - Approval of agreement by tribunal.

RCW 7.77.070 Approval of agreement by tribunal.A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process.[ 2013 c 119 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.090 - Governmental entity as party.

RCW 7.77.090 Governmental entity as party.(1) The disqualification of RCW 7.77.080(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.(2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:(a) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and(b) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.[ 2013 c 119 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.100 - Disclosure of information.

RCW 7.77.100 Disclosure of information.Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process.[ 2013 c 119 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.110 - Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected.

RCW 7.77.110 Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected.(1) This chapter does not affect the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional or relieve a lawyer or other licensed professional from the duty to comply with all applicable professional responsibility obligations and standards.(2) This chapter does not affect the obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this state.(3) Noncompliance with an obligation or prohibition imposed by this chapter does not in itself establish grounds for professional discipline.[ 2013 c 119 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.120 - Appropriateness of collaborative law process.

RCW 7.77.120 Appropriateness of collaborative law process.Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, the prospective party must:(1) Be advised as to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter;(2) Be provided with sufficient information to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation;(3) Be informed that after signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates;(4) Be informed that participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause; and(5) Be informed that the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by law or court rule.[ 2013 c 119 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.130 - Coercive or violent relationship among parties.

RCW 7.77.130 Coercive or violent relationship among parties.(1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry whether the prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another prospective party.(2) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.(3) If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents or the prospective party who consults the lawyer has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or continue a collaborative law process unless:(a) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and(b) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.[ 2013 c 119 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.140 - Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.

RCW 7.77.140 Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.Subject to RCW 7.77.110, a collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this state other than this chapter.[ 2013 c 119 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.150 - Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication—Admissibility—Discovery.

RCW 7.77.150 Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication—Admissibility—Discovery.(1) Subject to RCW 7.77.160 and 7.77.170, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (2) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.(2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:(a) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.(b) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.(3) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.[ 2013 c 119 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.160 - Waiver and preclusion of privilege.

RCW 7.77.160 Waiver and preclusion of privilege.(1) A privilege under RCW 7.77.150 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant.(2) A person that makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding may not assert a privilege under RCW 7.77.150, but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.[ 2013 c 119 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.170 - Limits of privilege.

RCW 7.77.170 Limits of privilege.(1) There is no privilege under RCW 7.77.150 for a collaborative law communication that is:(a) Available to the public under chapter 42.56 RCW or made during a session of a collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public;(b) A threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence;(c) Intentionally used to plan a crime, commit or attempt to commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity; or(d) In an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by all parties to the agreement.(2) The privileges under RCW 7.77.150 for a collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is:(a) Sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice arising from or related to a collaborative law process;(b) Sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, unless the child protective services agency or adult protective services agency is a party to or otherwise participates in the process; or(c) Sought or offered to prove or disprove stalking or cyberstalking of a party or child.(3) There is no privilege under RCW 7.77.150 if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the collaborative law communication is sought or offered in:(a) A court proceeding involving a felony or misdemeanor; or(b) A proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted.(4) If a collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection (2) or (3) of this section, only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.(5) Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection (2) or (3) of this section does not make the evidence or any other collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.(6) The privileges under RCW 7.77.150 do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or if a record of a proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a collaborative law process is not privileged. This subsection does not apply to a collaborative law communication made by a person that did not receive actual notice of the agreement before the communication was made.[ 2013 c 119 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.180 - Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.

RCW 7.77.180 Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of RCW 7.77.030, or a lawyer fails to comply with RCW 7.77.120 or 7.77.130, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:(a) Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and(b) Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1) of this section, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:(a) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;(b) Apply the disqualification provisions of RCW 7.77.040, 7.77.050, 7.77.080, and 7.77.090; and(c) Apply a privilege under RCW 7.77.150.[ 2013 c 119 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.900 - Short title.

RCW 7.77.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the "uniform collaborative law act."[ 2013 c 119 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 7.77.901 Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2013 c 119 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 7.77.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|7.77.902 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

RCW 7.77.902 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b).[ 2013 c 119 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.005 - Legislative finding—1987 c 456.

RCW 7.80.005 Legislative finding—1987 c 456.The legislature finds that many minor offenses that are established as misdemeanors are obsolete or can be more appropriately punished by the imposition of civil fines. The legislature finds that some misdemeanors should be decriminalized to allow resources of the legal system, such as judges, prosecutors, juries, and jails, to be used to punish serious criminal behavior, since acts characterized as criminal behavior have a tremendous fiscal impact on the legal system.The establishment of a system of civil infractions is a more expeditious and less expensive method of disposing of minor offenses and will decrease the cost and workload of the courts of limited jurisdiction.[ 1987 c 456 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.010 - Jurisdiction of courts.

RCW 7.80.010 Jurisdiction of courts.(1) All violations of state law, local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution designated as civil infractions may be heard and determined by a district court, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) Any municipal court has the authority to hear and determine pursuant to this chapter civil infractions that are established by municipal ordinance or by local law or resolution of a transit agency authorized to issue civil infractions, and that are committed within the jurisdiction of the municipality.(3) Any city or town with a municipal court under chapter 3.50 RCW may contract with the county to have civil infractions that are established by city or town ordinance and that are committed within the city or town adjudicated by a district court.(4) District court commissioners have the authority to hear and determine civil infractions pursuant to this chapter.(5) Nothing in this chapter prevents any city, town, or county from hearing and determining civil infractions pursuant to its own system established by ordinance.[ 2009 c 279 § 2; 1987 c 456 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.020 - Issuance of process.

RCW 7.80.020 Issuance of process.Notwithstanding any other provision of law governing service of process in civil cases, a court of limited jurisdiction having jurisdiction over an alleged civil infraction may issue process anywhere within the state.[ 1987 c 456 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.030 - Training of judicial officers.

RCW 7.80.030 Training of judicial officers.All judges and court commissioners adjudicating civil infractions shall complete such training requirements as are promulgated by the supreme court.[ 1987 c 456 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.040 - "Enforcement officer" defined.

RCW 7.80.040 "Enforcement officer" defined.As used in this chapter, "enforcement officer" means a person authorized to enforce the provisions of the title or ordinance in which the civil infraction is established.[ 1987 c 456 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.050 - Notice of infraction—Issuance, service, filing.

RCW 7.80.050 Notice of infraction—Issuance, service, filing.(1) A civil infraction proceeding is initiated by the issuance, service, and filing of a notice of civil infraction.(2) A notice of civil infraction may be issued by an enforcement officer when the civil infraction occurs in the officer's presence.(3) A court may issue a notice of civil infraction if an enforcement officer files with the court a written statement that the civil infraction was committed in the officer's presence or that the officer has reasonable cause to believe that a civil infraction was committed.(4) Service of a notice of civil infraction issued under subsection (2) or (3) of this section shall be as provided by court rule. Until such a rule is adopted, service shall be as provided in *JTIR 2.2(c)(1) and (3), as applicable.(5) A notice of infraction shall be filed with a court having jurisdiction within forty-eight hours of issuance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. A notice of infraction not filed within the time limits prescribed in this section may be dismissed without prejudice.[ 1987 c 456 § 13.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The Justice Court Traffic Infraction Rules (JTIR) were replaced by the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ), effective September 1, 1992.
WA Rev Code § 7.80.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.060 - Person receiving notice—Identification and detention.

RCW 7.80.060 Person receiving notice—Identification and detention.A person who is to receive a notice of civil infraction under RCW 7.80.050 is required to identify himself or herself to the enforcement officer by giving his or her name, address, and date of birth. Upon the request of the officer, the person shall produce reasonable identification, including a driver's license or identicard.A person who is unable or unwilling to reasonably identify himself or herself to an enforcement officer may be detained for a period of time not longer than is reasonably necessary to identify the person for purposes of issuing a civil infraction.Each agency authorized to issue civil infractions shall adopt rules on identification and detention of persons committing civil infractions.[ 1987 c 456 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 7.80.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.80 - Civil Infractions.|7.80.070 - Notice—Determination final unless contested—Form.

RCW 7.80.070 Notice—Determination final unless contested—Form.(1) A notice of civil infraction represents a determination that a civil infraction has been committed. The determination is final unless contested as provided in this chapter.(2) The form for the notice of civil infraction shall be prescribed by rule of the supreme court and shall include the following:(a) A statement that the notice represents a determination that a civil infraction has been committed by the person named in the notice and that the determination is final unless contested as provided in this chapter;(b) A statement that a civil infraction is a noncriminal offense for which imprisonment may not be imposed as a sanction;(c) A statement of the specific civil infraction for which the notice was issued;(d) A statement of the monetary penalty established for the civil infraction;(e) A statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise these options;(f) A statement that at any hearing to contest the determination the state has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the civil infraction was committed and that the person may subpoena witnesses including the enforcement officer who issued the notice of civil infraction;(g) A statement that at any hearing requested for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances surrounding the commission of the civil infraction, the person will be deemed to have committed the civil infraction and may not subpoena witnesses;(h) A statement that the person must respond to the notice as provided in this chapter within fifteen days;(i) A statement that failure to respond to the notice or a failure to appear at a hearing requested for the purpose of contesting the determination or for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances will result in a default judgment against the person in the amount of the penalty and that this failure may be referred to the prosecuting attorney for criminal prosecution for failure to respond or appear;(j) A statement that failure to respond to a notice of civil infraction or to appear at a requested hearing is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or imprisonment in jail.[ 2006 c 270 § 5; 1987 c 456 § 15.]