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WA Rev Code § 7.105.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.055 - Jurisdiction—Stalking protection orders.

RCW 7.105.055 Jurisdiction—Stalking protection orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction and cognizance of stalking protection order proceedings brought under this chapter, except a district court shall transfer such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown that:(a) The petitioner, victim, or respondent to the petition is under 18 years of age;(b) The action involves title or possession of real property;(c) A superior court has exercised or is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding involving the parties; or(d) The action would have the effect of interfering with a respondent's care, control, or custody of the respondent's minor child.(2) Municipal courts may exercise jurisdiction and cognizance of any stalking protection order proceedings brought under this chapter by adoption of local court rule, except a municipal court shall transfer such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown that:(a) The petitioner, victim, or respondent to the petition is under 18 years of age;(b) The action involves title or possession of real property;(c) A superior court has exercised or is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding involving the parties; or(d) The action would have the effect of interfering with a respondent's care, control, or custody of the respondent's minor child.(3) Superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction to receive the transfer of stalking protection order petitions in cases where a district or municipal court judge makes findings of fact and conclusions of law showing that meritorious reasons exist for the transfer. The jurisdiction of district and municipal courts is limited to enforcement of RCW 7.105.450(1), or the equivalent municipal ordinance, and the issuance and enforcement of temporary protection orders provided for in RCW 7.105.305 if the superior court is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding under this chapter involving the parties.[ 2021 c 215 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.060 - Jurisdiction—Antiharassment protection orders.

RCW 7.105.060 Jurisdiction—Antiharassment protection orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction and cognizance of antiharassment protection order proceedings brought under this chapter, except the district court shall transfer such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown that:(a) The respondent to the petition is under 18 years of age;(b) The action involves title or possession of real property;(c) A superior court has exercised or is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding involving the parties; or(d) The action would have the effect of interfering with a respondent's care, control, or custody of the respondent's minor child.(2) Municipal courts may exercise jurisdiction and cognizance of antiharassment protection order proceedings brought under this chapter by adoption of local court rule, except the municipal court shall transfer such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown that:(a) The respondent to the petition is under 18 years of age;(b) The action involves title or possession of real property;(c) A superior court has exercised or is exercising jurisdiction over a proceeding involving the parties; or(d) The action would have the effect of interfering with a respondent's care, control, or custody of the respondent's minor child.(3) The civil jurisdiction of district and municipal courts under this section is limited to the issuance and enforcement of temporary protection orders in cases that require transfer to superior court under subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The district or municipal court shall transfer the case to superior court after the temporary protection order is entered.(4) Superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction to receive transfer of antiharassment petitions in cases where a district or municipal court judge makes findings of fact and conclusions of law showing that meritorious reasons exist for the transfer.(5) The municipal and district courts shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of any criminal actions brought under RCW 7.105.455.[ 2021 c 215 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.065 - Jurisdiction—Vulnerable adult protection orders.

RCW 7.105.065 Jurisdiction—Vulnerable adult protection orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)The superior courts have jurisdiction over vulnerable adult protection order proceedings under this chapter.[ 2021 c 215 § 7.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.070 - Jurisdiction—Extreme risk protection orders.

RCW 7.105.070 Jurisdiction—Extreme risk protection orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)The superior courts have jurisdiction over extreme risk protection order proceedings under this chapter. The juvenile court may hear an extreme risk protection order proceeding under this chapter if the respondent is under the age of 18 years. Additionally, district and municipal courts have limited jurisdiction over the issuance and enforcement of temporary extreme risk protection orders issued under RCW 7.105.330. The district or municipal court shall set the full hearing in superior court and transfer the case. If the notice and order are not served on the respondent in time for the full hearing, the issuing court has concurrent jurisdiction with the superior court to extend the temporary extreme risk protection order.[ 2021 c 215 § 8.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.075 - Venue.

RCW 7.105.075 Venue. (Effective July 1, 2022.)An action for a protection order should be filed in the county or municipality where the petitioner resides. The petitioner may also file in:(1) The county or municipality where an act giving rise to the petition for a protection order occurred;(2) The county or municipality where a child to be protected by the order primarily resides;(3) The county or municipality where the petitioner resided prior to relocating if relocation was due to the respondent's conduct; or(4) The court nearest to the petitioner's residence or former residence under subsection (3) of this section.[ 2021 c 215 § 9.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.080 - Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents.

RCW 7.105.080 Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) In a proceeding in which a petition for a protection order under this chapter is sought, a court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual if:(a) The individual is personally served with a petition within this state;(b) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, entering a general appearance, or filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any objection to consent to personal jurisdiction;(c) The act or acts of the individual or the individual's agent giving rise to the petition or enforcement of a protection order occurred within this state;(d)(i) The act or acts of the individual or the individual's agent giving rise to the petition or enforcement of a protection order occurred outside this state and are part of an ongoing pattern that has an adverse effect on the petitioner or a member of the petitioner's family or household and the petitioner resides in this state; or(ii) As a result of the acts giving rise to the petition or enforcement of a protection order, the petitioner or a member of the petitioner's family or household has sought safety or protection in this state and currently resides in this state; or(e) There is any other basis consistent with RCW 4.28.185 or with the Constitutions of this state and the United States.(2) For jurisdiction to be exercised under subsection (1)(d) of this section, the individual must have communicated with the petitioner or a member of the petitioner's family, directly or indirectly, or made known a threat to the safety of the petitioner or member of the petitioner's family, while the petitioner or member of the petitioner's family resides in this state.(3) For the purposes of this section:(a) "Communicated" or "made known" includes the following means: In person, through publication, by mail, telephonically, through an electronic communication site or medium, by text, or through other social media. Communication on any electronic medium that is generally available to any individual residing in the state is sufficient to exercise jurisdiction under subsection (1)(d) of this section.(b) An act or acts that "occurred within this state" include an oral or written statement made or published by a person outside of this state to any person in this state by means included in (a) of this subsection, or by means of interstate commerce or foreign commerce.[ 2021 c 215 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.085 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.085 - Out-of-state child custody jurisdictional issues.

RCW 7.105.085 Out-of-state child custody jurisdictional issues. (Effective July 1, 2022.)Jurisdictional issues regarding out-of-state proceedings involving the custody or residential placement of any child of the parties are governed by the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, chapter 26.27 RCW.[ 2021 c 215 § 11.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.110 - Filing—Provisions applicable to specified orders.

RCW 7.105.110 Filing—Provisions applicable to specified orders. (Effective July 1, 2022.)The following apply only to the specific type of protection orders referenced in each subsection.(1) The department of social and health services, in its discretion, may file a petition for a vulnerable adult protection order or a domestic violence protection order on behalf of, and with the consent of, any vulnerable adult. When the department has reason to believe a vulnerable adult lacks the ability or capacity to consent, the department, in its discretion, may seek relief on behalf of the vulnerable adult. Neither the department nor the state of Washington is liable for seeking or failing to seek relief on behalf of any persons under this section. The vulnerable adult shall not be held responsible for any violations of the order by the respondent.(2)(a) If the petitioner for an extreme risk protection order is a law enforcement agency, the petitioner shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to an intimate partner or family or household member of the respondent and to any known third party who may be at risk of violence. The notice must state that the petitioner intends to petition the court for an extreme risk protection order or has already done so, and include referrals to appropriate resources, including behavioral health, domestic violence, and counseling resources. The petitioner must attest in the petition to having provided such notice, or attest to the steps that will be taken to provide such notice.(b) Recognizing that an extreme risk protection order may need to be issued outside of normal business hours, courts shall allow law enforcement petitioners to petition after hours for a temporary extreme risk protection order using an on-call, after-hours judge, as is done for approval of after-hours search warrants.[ 2021 c 215 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.120 - Filing—Court clerk duties.

RCW 7.105.120 Filing—Court clerk duties. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) All court clerks' offices shall make available the standardized forms, instructions, and informational brochures required by this chapter, and shall fill in and keep current specific program names and telephone numbers for community resources, including civil legal aid and volunteer lawyer programs. Any assistance or information provided by clerks under this chapter, or any assistance or information provided by any person, including court clerks, employees of the department of social and health services, and other court facilitators, to complete the forms provided by the court, does not constitute the practice of law, and clerks are not responsible for incorrect information contained in a petition.(2) All court clerks shall obtain community resource lists as described in (a) and (b) of this subsection, which the court shall make available as part of, or in addition to, the informational brochures described in RCW 7.105.115.(a) The court clerk shall obtain a community resource list from a domestic violence program and from a sexual assault program serving the county in which the court is located. The community resource list must include the names, telephone numbers, and, as available, website links of domestic violence programs, sexual assault programs, and elder abuse programs serving the community in which the court is located, including law enforcement agencies, domestic violence agencies, sexual assault agencies, civil legal aid programs, elder abuse programs, interpreters, multicultural programs, and batterers' treatment programs. The list must be made available in print and online.(b) The court clerk may create a community resource list of crisis intervention, behavioral health, interpreter, counseling, and other relevant resources serving the county in which the court is located. The clerk may also create a community resource list for respondents to include suicide prevention, treatment options, and resources for when children are involved in protection order cases. Any list shall be made available in print and online.(c) Courts may make the community resource lists specified in (a) and (b) of this subsection available as part of, or in addition to, the informational brochures described in subsection (1) of this section, and should translate them into the languages spoken by the county's top five significant non-English-speaking populations.(3) Court clerks should not make an assessment of the merits of a petitioner's petition for a protection order or refuse to accept for filing any petition that meets the basic procedural requirements.[ 2021 c 215 § 17.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.160 - Service—Materials.

RCW 7.105.160 Service—Materials. (Effective July 1, 2022.)The following materials must be served, depending on the type of relief sought.(1) If the petitioner is seeking a hearing on a petition for a protection order, the respondent must be served with the petition for a protection order, any supporting declarations or other materials, the notice of hearing, any temporary protection order issued by the court, any temporary order to surrender and prohibit weapons issued by the court, and a blank confidential party information form as referred to in RCW 7.105.115(1). The respondent shall confirm with the court during his or her first appearance all necessary contact and identifying information, and file the form with the court.(2) If the petitioner is seeking the renewal or reissuance of a protection order, the respondent must be served with the motion to renew or reissue the protection order, any supporting declarations or other materials, and the notice of hearing.(3) If either party is seeking to modify or terminate a protection order, the other party must be served with the motion to modify or terminate the protection order, any supporting declarations or other materials, and the notice of hearing.(4) For any other motion filed by a party with the court, the other party must be served with all materials the moving party submitted to the court and with any notice of hearing issued by the court related to the motion.[ 2021 c 215 § 20.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.165 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.165 - Service—Timing.

RCW 7.105.165 Service—Timing. (Effective July 1, 2022.)Service must be completed on the nonmoving party not less than five judicial days before the hearing date, unless waived by the nonmoving party. If service cannot be made, the court shall set a new hearing date and shall either require an additional attempt at obtaining service or permit service by other means authorized in this chapter. If the nonmoving party was served before the hearing, but less than five judicial days before the hearing, it is not necessary to re-serve materials that the nonmoving party already received, but any new notice of hearing and reissued order must be served on the nonmoving party. The court shall not require more than two attempts at obtaining service before permitting service by other means authorized in this chapter unless the moving party requests additional time to attempt service. If the court permits service by mail or by publication, the court shall set the hearing date not later than 24 days from the date of the order authorizing such service.[ 2021 c 215 § 21.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.170 - Vulnerable adult protection orders—Service when vulnerable adult is not the petitioner.

RCW 7.105.170 Vulnerable adult protection orders—Service when vulnerable adult is not the petitioner. (Effective July 1, 2022.)(1) When a petition for a vulnerable adult protection order is filed by someone other than the vulnerable adult, notice of the petition and hearing must be personally served upon the vulnerable adult not less than five judicial days before the hearing.(2) In addition to copies of all pleadings filed by the petitioner, the petitioner shall provide a written notice to the vulnerable adult using a standard notice form developed by the administrative office of the courts. The standard notice form shall be designed to explain to the vulnerable adult in clear, plain language the purpose and nature of the petition and that the vulnerable adult has the right to participate in the hearing and to either support or object to the petition.(3) When good faith attempts to personally serve the vulnerable adult have been unsuccessful, the court shall permit service by electronic means or by mail. The court may authorize service by publication if the court determines that personal service, service by electronic means, and service by mail cannot be obtained. If timely service under this section cannot be made, the court shall continue the hearing date until the substitute service approved by the court has been satisfied.[ 2021 c 215 § 22.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.175 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.175 - Service—Development of best practices.

RCW 7.105.175 Service—Development of best practices. (Effective July 1, 2022.)Courts and law enforcement agencies shall adopt rules, protocols, and pattern forms to standardize and implement best practices for service, including mechanisms and verification options for electronic service and electronic returns of service, as well as best practices for efficient transmission of court documents to law enforcement for entry into criminal justice databases and returns of service or property.[ 2021 c 215 § 23.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
WA Rev Code § 7.105.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions|Chapter 7.105 - Civil Protection Orders.|7.105.210 - Realignment of parties—Domestic violence and antiharassment protection order proceedings.

RCW 7.105.210 Realignment of parties—Domestic violence and antiharassment protection order proceedings. (Effective July 1, 2022.)In proceedings where the petitioner is seeking a domestic violence protection order or an antiharassment protection order, the court may realign the designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent" where the court finds that the original petitioner is the abuser or harasser and the original respondent is the victim of domestic violence or unlawful harassment. The court may issue a temporary protection order in accordance with this chapter until the victim is able to prepare a petition for a protection order in accordance with this chapter.[ 2021 c 215 § 26.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.