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WA Rev Code § 5.48.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.48 - Proof—Replacement of Lost Records.|5.48.060 - Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records.

RCW 5.48.060 Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records.In case of the loss or destruction by fire or otherwise of the records, or any part thereof, of any probate court or superior court having probate jurisdiction, the judge of any such court may proceed, upon its own motion, or upon application in writing of any party in interest, to restore the records, papers, and proceedings of either of said courts relating to the estates of deceased persons, including recorded wills, wills probated, or filed for probate in such courts, all marriage records and all other records and proceedings, and for the purpose of restoring said records, wills, papers, or proceedings, or any part thereof, may cause citations or other process to be issued to any and all parties to be designated by him or her, and may compel the attendance in court of any and all witnesses whose testimony may be necessary to the establishment of any such record or part thereof, and the production of any and all written or documentary evidence which may be by him or her deemed necessary in determining the true import and effect of the original records, will, paper, or other document belonging to the files of said courts; and may make such orders and decrees establishing such original record, will, paper, document or proceeding, or the substance thereof, as to him or her shall seem just and proper.[ 2011 c 336 § 138; 1957 c 9 § 5; 1890 p 340 § 7; RRS § 1276.]NOTES:Reviser's note: Jurisdiction in probate matters now vested in superior courts, see state Constitution Art. 4 § 6 (Amendment 28) and Art. 27 § 10.
WA Rev Code § 5.48.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.48 - Proof—Replacement of Lost Records.|5.48.070 - Costs—Payment of.

RCW 5.48.070 Costs—Payment of.The costs incurred in the probate and superior courts in proceedings under RCW 5.48.051 and 5.48.060 shall be paid by the party or parties interested in such proceedings, or in whose behalf such proceedings are instituted.[ 1890 p 340 § 8; RRS § 1277. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1890 p 339 § 6; RRS § 1275, now codified as RCW 5.48.051.]NOTES:Reviser's note: See note following RCW 5.48.060.
WA Rev Code § 5.50.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.010 - Definitions.

RCW 5.50.010 Definitions.In this chapter:(1) "Law" includes a statute, judicial decision or order, rule of court, executive order, and administrative rule, regulation, or order.(2) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.(3) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol;(b) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process;(c) To affix or place the declarant's signature as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 on the record;(d) To affix or logically associate the declarant's signature in the manner described in general rule 30 to the record if he or she is a licensed attorney; or(e) To affix or logically associate the declarant's full name, department or agency, and badge or personnel number to any record that is electronically submitted to a court, a prosecutor, or a magistrate from an electronic device that is owned, issued, or maintained by a criminal justice agency if the declarant is a law enforcement officer.(4) "Sworn declaration" means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. The term includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit.(5) "Unsworn declaration" means a declaration in a signed record not given under oath but given under penalty of perjury. The term includes an unsworn statement, verification, and certificate.[ 2020 c 57 § 22; 2019 c 232 § 1; 2011 c 22 § 2.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 5.50.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.020 - Applicability.

RCW 5.50.020 Applicability.This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located within or outside the boundaries of the United States, whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.[ 2019 c 232 § 2; 2011 c 22 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.030 - Validity of unsworn declaration—Exceptions.

RCW 5.50.030 Validity of unsworn declaration—Exceptions.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration.(2) This chapter does not apply to:(a) A deposition;(b) An oath of office;(c) An oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public; or(d) A declaration to be recorded pursuant to Title 64 or 65 RCW.[ 2020 c 57 § 23; 2011 c 22 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.040 - Medium required for presentation of unsworn declaration.

RCW 5.50.040 Medium required for presentation of unsworn declaration.If a law of this state requires that a sworn declaration be presented in a particular medium, an unsworn declaration must be presented in that medium.[ 2011 c 22 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.050 - Form.

RCW 5.50.050 Form.An unsworn declaration under this chapter must be in substantially the following form:I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.Signed on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . .,(date) (month) (year)at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(city or other location, and state or country). . . . . . . . .(printed name). . . . . . . . .(signature)[ 2019 c 232 § 3; 2011 c 22 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.060 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

RCW 5.50.060 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).[ 2011 c 22 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.900 - Short title.

RCW 5.50.900 Short title.This chapter may be cited as the uniform unsworn declarations act.[ 2019 c 232 § 4; 2011 c 22 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 5.50.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.50 - Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.|5.50.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 5.50.901 Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act and chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2019 c 232 § 5; 2011 c 22 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.010 - Definitions.

RCW 5.51.010 Definitions.In this chapter:(1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than Washington state.(2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.(3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.(4) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.(5) "Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:(a) Attend and give testimony at a deposition;(b) Produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of the person; or(c) Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person.[ 2012 c 95 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.020 - Issuance of subpoena.

RCW 5.51.020 Issuance of subpoena.(1) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this state. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this chapter does not constitute an appearance in the courts of Washington state.(2) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in this state, the clerk, in accordance with that court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.(3) A subpoena under subsection (2) of this section must:(a) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and(b) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel.[ 2012 c 95 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.030 - Service of subpoena.

RCW 5.51.030 Service of subpoena.A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under RCW 5.51.020 must be served in compliance with superior court civil rule (CR) 45.[ 2012 c 95 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.040 - Subpoenas—Deposition, production, and inspection.

RCW 5.51.040 Subpoenas—Deposition, production, and inspection.Superior court civil rules (CR) 26 through 37 apply to subpoenas issued under RCW 5.51.020.[ 2012 c 95 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.050 - Protective order—Application to court.

RCW 5.51.050 Protective order—Application to court.An application to the court for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under RCW 5.51.020 must comply with the rules or statutes of Washington state and be submitted to the court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted.[ 2012 c 95 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.900 - Short title.

RCW 5.51.900 Short title.This act [chapter] may be known and cited as the uniform interstate depositions and discovery act.[ 2012 c 95 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 5.51.901 Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact this chapter.[ 2012 c 95 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 5.51.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.51 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.|5.51.902 - Application to pending actions.

RCW 5.51.902 Application to pending actions.This chapter applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on June 7, 2012.[ 2012 c 95 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.010 - Deemed communications in writing.

RCW 5.52.010 Deemed communications in writing.Contracts made by telegraph shall be deemed to be contracts in writing; and all communications sent by telegraph and signed by the person or persons sending the same, or by his, her, or their authority, shall be held and deemed to be communications in writing.[ 2011 c 336 § 139; Code 1881 § 2352; 1865 p 74 § 11; RRS § 11345.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.020 - Notice by telegraph deemed actual notice.

RCW 5.52.020 Notice by telegraph deemed actual notice.Whenever any notice, information, or intelligence, written or otherwise, is required to be given, the same may be given by telegraph: PROVIDED, That the dispatch containing the same be delivered to the person entitled thereto, or to his or her agent or attorney. Notice by telegraph shall be deemed actual notice.[ 2011 c 336 § 140; Code 1881 § 2353; 1865 p 74 § 12; RRS § 11346.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.030 - Instrument transmitted by telegraph—Effect.

RCW 5.52.030 Instrument transmitted by telegraph—Effect.Any power of attorney, or other instrument in writing, duly proved or acknowledged, and certified so as to be entitled to record may, together with the certificate of its proof or acknowledgment, be sent by telegraph, and telegraphic copy, or duplicate thereof, shall, prima facie, have the same force and effect, in all respects, and may be admitted to record and recorded in the same manner and with like effect as the original.[Code 1881 § 2354; 1865 p 74 § 13; RRS § 11347.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.040 - Bills and notes drawn by telegraph—Effect.

RCW 5.52.040 Bills and notes drawn by telegraph—Effect.Checks, due bills, promissory notes, bills of exchange and all orders or agreements for the payment or delivery of money, or other thing of value, may be made or drawn by telegraph, and when so made or drawn, shall have the same force and effect to charge the maker, drawer, indorser or acceptor thereof, and shall create the same rights and equities in favor of the payee, drawer [drawee], indorser [indorsee], acceptor, holder or bearer thereof, and shall be entitled to the same days of grace as if duly made or drawn and delivered in writing; but it shall not be lawful for any person other than the person or drawer thereof, to cause any such instrument to be sent by telegraph, so as to charge any person thereby, except as in RCW 5.52.050 otherwise provided. Whenever the genuineness or execution of any such instrument received by telegraph shall be denied on oath, by or on behalf of the person sought to be charged thereby, it shall be incumbent upon the party claiming under or alleging the same, to prove the existence and execution of the original writing from which the telegraph copy or duplicate was transmitted. The original message shall in all cases be preserved in the telegraph office from which the same is sent.[Code 1881 § 2355; 1865 p 74 § 14; RRS § 11348.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.050 - Electronic copies as evidence.

RCW 5.52.050 Electronic copies as evidence.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any instrument in writing, duly certified, under his or her hand and official seal, by a notary public, commissioner of deeds, or clerk of a court of record, to be genuine, within the personal knowledge of such officer, may, together with such certificate, be sent by telegraph or other electronic transmission and the telegraphic or other electronic transmission copy thereof shall, prima facie, only have the same force, effect and validity, in all respects whatsoever as the original, and the burden of proof shall rest with the party denying the genuineness, or due execution of the original.[ 2006 c 198 § 2; Code 1881 § 2356; 1865 p 75 § 15; RRS § 11349.]
WA Rev Code § 5.52.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.060 - Seal and revenue stamp, how described.

RCW 5.52.060 Seal and revenue stamp, how described.Whenever any document to be sent by telegraph bears a seal, either private or official, it shall not be necessary for the operator in sending the same, to telegraph a description of the seal, or any words or device thereon, but the same may be expressed in the telegraphic copy by the letters "L.S.," or by the word "seal," and whenever any document bears a revenue stamp, it shall be sufficient to express the same in the telegraphic copy, by the word "stamp," without any other or further description thereof.[Code 1881 § 2359; 1865 p 76 § 18; RRS § 11350.]NOTES:Seal, how affixed: RCW 5.44.130.
WA Rev Code § 5.52.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.52 - Telegraphic Communications.|5.52.070 - "Telegraphic copy" or "telegraphic duplicate" defined.

RCW 5.52.070 "Telegraphic copy" or "telegraphic duplicate" defined.The term "telegraphic copy," or "telegraphic duplicate," whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean any copy of a message, made or prepared for delivery at the office to which said message may have been sent by telegraph.[Code 1881 § 2362; 1865 p 77 § 21; RRS § 11351.]
WA Rev Code § 5.56.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.010 - When witnesses must attend—Fees and allowances.

RCW 5.56.010 When witnesses must attend—Fees and allowances.Any person may be compelled to attend as a witness before any court of record, judge, commissioner, or referee, in any civil action or proceeding in this state. No such person shall be compelled to attend as a witness in any civil action or proceeding unless the fees be paid or tendered him or her which are allowed by law for one day's attendance as a witness and for traveling to and returning from the place where he or she is required to attend, together with any allowance for meals and lodging theretofore fixed as specified herein: PROVIDED, That such fees be demanded by any witness residing within the same county where such court of record, judge, commissioner, or referee is located, or within twenty miles of the place where such court is located, at the time of service of the subpoena: PROVIDED FURTHER, That a party desiring the attendance of a witness residing outside of the county in which such action or proceeding is pending, or more than twenty miles of the place where such court is located, shall apply ex parte to such court, or to the judge, commissioner, referee, or clerk thereof, who, if such application be granted and a subpoena issued, shall fix without notice an allowance for meals and lodging, if any to be allowed, together with necessary travel expenses, and the amounts so fixed shall be endorsed upon the subpoena and tendered to such witness at the time of the service of the subpoena: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the court shall fix and allow at or after trial such additional amounts for meals, lodging, and travel as it may deem reasonable for the attendance of such witness.[ 2011 c 336 § 141; 1963 c 19 § 1; 1891 c 19 § 2; Code 1881 § 393; 1877 p 87 § 395; 1869 p 104 § 388; 1863 p 156 § 69; 1854 p 187 § 295; RRS § 1215.]NOTES:Rules of court: Cf. CR 4(f).District court, attachment, damages for nonappearance: RCW 12.16.030, 12.16.050.Power to compel attendance of persons to testify: RCW 2.28.010, 2.28.020, 2.28.060, 2.28.070.Salaried public officers shall not receive additional compensation as witness on behalf of employer, and in certain other cases: RCW 42.16.020.Witness fees and mileage: Chapter 2.40 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 5.56.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.050 - Person in court required to testify.

RCW 5.56.050 Person in court required to testify.A person present in court or before a judicial officer, may be required to testify in the same manner as if he or she were in attendance upon a subpoena issued by such court or officer.[ 2011 c 336 § 142; Code 1881 § 397; 1877 p 88 § 399; 1869 p 106 § 392; 1854 p 188 § 299; RRS § 1219.]
WA Rev Code § 5.56.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.060 - Result of failure to attend.

RCW 5.56.060 Result of failure to attend.If any person duly served with a subpoena and obliged to attend as a witness, shall fail to do so, without any reasonable excuse, he or she shall be liable to the aggrieved party for all damages occasioned by such failure, to be recovered in a civil action.[ 2011 c 336 § 143; Code 1881 § 398; 1877 p 88 § 400; 1869 p 106 § 393; 1854 p 188 § 300; RRS § 1220, part. FORMER PART OF SECTION: Code 1881 § 399; 1877 p 88 § 401; 1869 p 106 § 394; 1854 p 188 § 301; RRS § 1220, part, now codified as RCW 5.56.061.]NOTES:Contempts: Chapter 7.21 RCW.District court, damages for nonappearance: RCW 12.16.050.
WA Rev Code § 5.56.061 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.061 - Failure to attend considered contempt of court.

RCW 5.56.061 Failure to attend considered contempt of court.A failure to attend as required by the subpoena, shall also be considered a contempt of court as provided in chapter 7.21 RCW.[ 1989 c 373 § 8; Code 1881 § 399; 1877 p 88 § 401; 1869 p 106 § 394; 1854 p 188 § 301; RRS § 1220, part. Formerly RCW 5.56.060, part.]NOTES:Rules of court: Cf. CR 45(f).Criminal contempt: RCW 9.92.040.Power of courts and judicial officers to punish for contempt: RCW 2.28.020, 2.28.070.
WA Rev Code § 5.56.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.070 - Attachment of witness.

RCW 5.56.070 Attachment of witness.The court, judge, or other officer, in such case, may issue an attachment to bring such witness before them to answer for contempt, and also testify as witness in the cause in which he or she was subpoenaed.[ 1987 c 202 § 125; Code 1881 § 400; 1877 p 88 § 402; 1869 p 106 § 395; 1854 p 188 § 302; RRS § 1221.]NOTES:Rules of court: Cf. CR 45(f).Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.District court, attachment for nonappearance: RCW 12.16.030.
WA Rev Code § 5.56.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 5 - Evidence|Chapter 5.56 - Witnesses—Compelling Attendance.|5.56.080 - To whom attachment directed—Execution.

RCW 5.56.080 To whom attachment directed—Execution.Such attachment may be directed to the sheriff or any deputy of any county in which the witness may be found, and shall be executed in the same manner as a warrant; and the fees of the officer for issuing and serving the same shall be paid by the person against whom the same was issued, unless he or she shows reasonable cause, to the satisfaction of the judge, for his or her omission to attend; in which case the party requiring such attachment shall pay all such costs.[ 1987 c 202 § 126; 1891 c 19 § 3; RRS § 1222.]NOTES:Rules of court: Cf. CR 45(f).Reviser's note: Preliminary language of 1891 c 19 § 3 reads as follows: "The following section is enacted to follow section 400 of the said Code of 1881 [RCW 5.56.070], as that section shall be numbered in the code of procedure of this state:".Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.