Rule 81 – Applicability in General

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(a) To What Proceedings Applicable. Except where inconsistent with rules or statutes applicable to special proceedings, these rules shall govern all civil proceedings. Where statutes relating to special proceedings provide for procedure under former statutes...

Rule 80.1 – Electronic Recording Log

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When the proceedings are electronically recorded, the court shall ensure that a written log of the proceedings is created that indicates the time of relevant events. The judicial officer shall call the case name and cause number of each proceeding and shall assure...

Rule 80 – Court Reporters

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(a) (Reserved.)(b) Electronic Recording. Except as provided in SPRC 3 regarding capital cases, any civil or criminal proceedings may be recorded electronically in lieu of or supplementary to causing shorthand or stenographic notes thereof to be taken. The use of such...

Rule 78 – Clerks

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(a) Powers and Duties of Clerks. (Reserved. See RCW 2.32.050.)(b) Office Hours. The clerk’s office with the clerk or a deputy in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. (c) Orders by Clerk. All...