WSR 22-08-075
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[March 31, 2022]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GR 31—ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS AND CrR 2.1—THE INDICTMENT AND THE INFORMATION
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1415
The Washington State Office of Public Defense and the Minority and Justice Commission, having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendments to GR 31—Access to Court Records and CrR 2.1—The Indictment and the Information, and the Court having considered the proposed amendments, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the proposed amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9 (j)(1), the proposed amendments will be expeditiously published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 31st day of March, 2022.
 
 
Gonzalez, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Madsen, J.
 
Yu, J.
Owens, J.
 
Whitener, J.
Stephens, J.
 
 
GR 31
ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS
(a)-(d) [Unchanged.]
(e) Personal Identifiers Omitted or Redacted from Court Records.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in GR 22, parties shall not include, and if present shall redact, the following personal identifiers from all documents filed with the court, whether filed electronically or in paper, unless necessary or otherwise ordered by the Court.
(A)-(C) [Unchanged.]
(D) In a juvenile offender case, the parties shall caption the case using the juvenile's initials. The parties shall refer to the juvenile by their initials throughout all briefing and pleadings.
(2) [Unchanged.]
(f)-(k) [Unchanged.]
CrR 2.1
THE INDICTMENT AND THE INFORMATION
(a) Use of Indictment or Information. The initial pleading by the State shall be an indictment or an information in all criminal proceedings filed by the prosecuting attorney.
(1) [Unchanged.]
(2) Contents. The indictment or the information shall contain or have attached to it the following information when filed with the court:
(i) the name, or in the case of a juvenile respondent the initials, address, date of birth, and sex of the defendant;
(ii) [Unchanged.]
(b)-(e) [Unchanged.]