WSR 14-23-029

RULES OF COURT

[November 6, 2014]

The King County Bar Association having recommended the expeditious adoption of the Changes to CR 5 (b)(7)—Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers and GR 30(b)—Electronic Filing and Service, and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;

Now, therefore, it is hereby

(a) That the amendments as shown below are adopted.

(b) That the amendments will be published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.

DATED at Olympia, Washington this 6th day of November, 2014.

(a) [No change]

(1)-(6) [No change]

(7) Service by Other Means. Service under this rule may be made by delivering a copy by any other means, including facsimile or electronic means, consented to in writing by the person served or as authorized under local court rule. [Remainder of rule unchanged]

(a) [No change]

(1)-(2) [No change]

(3) Electronic Transmission from the Court. The court or clerk may electronically transmit notices, orders, or other documents to all attorneys as authorized under local court rule, or to a party who has filed electronically, or has agreed to accept electronic documents from the court, and has provided the clerk the address of the party's electronic mailbox. It is the responsibility of all attorneys and the filing or agreeing party to maintain an electronic mailbox sufficient to receive electronic transmissions of notices, orders, and other documents.

(4) Electronic Service by Parties. Parties may electronically serve documents on other parties of record only by agreement.

(5) A court may adopt a local rule that mandates electronic filing by attorneys and/or electronic service of documents on attorneys for parties of record, provided that the attorneys are not additionally required to file paper copies except for those documents set forth in (b)(2). Electronic service may be made either through an electronic transmission directly from the court (where available) or by a party's attorney. Absent such a local rule, parties may electronically serve documents on other parties of record only by agreement. The local rule shall not be inconsistent with this Rule and the Electronic Filing Technical Standards, and the local rule shall permit paper filing and/or service upon a showing of good cause. Electronic filing and/or service should not serve as a barrier to access.

(c)–(e) [No change]