WSR 17-03-032

RULES OF COURT

[January 4, 2017]

The Appellate Costs Workgroup, having recommended the expeditious adoption of the proposed amendment to RAP 9.2—Verbatim of Proceedings, 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 expeditiously in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.

DATED at Olympia, Washington this 4th day of January, 2017.

 

(a) Unchanged.

(b) Content. A party should arrange for the transcription of all those portions of the verbatim report of proceedings necessary to present the issues raised on review. A verbatim report of proceedings provided at public expense will not include the voir dire examination or opening statement unless so ordered by the trial court. If the party seeking review intends to urge that a verdict or finding of fact is not supported by the evidence, the party should include in the record all evidence relevant to the disputed verdict or finding. If the party seeking review intends to urge that the court erred in giving or failing to give an instruction, the party should include in the record all of the instructions given, the relevant instructions proposed, the party's objections to the instructions given, and the court's ruling on the objections. Unless the parties agree that a cost bill will not be filed under RAP 14.2, the party claiming indigency on appeal should include in the record all portions of the trial court proceedings relating to all trial court decisions on indigency and relating to any trial court decisions on the offender's current or likely future ability to pay discretionary legal financial obligations.

(c) – (f) Unchanged.