WSR 22-15-064
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[July 15, 2022]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CRLJ 43—TAKING OF TESTIMONY
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1455
The District and Municipal Court Judges' Association, having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to CRLJ 43—Taking of Testimony, and the Court having considered the proposed amendment, and having determined that the proposed amendment will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the proposed amendment as shown below is adopted.
(b) That the proposed amendment will be published in the Washington Reports and will become effective September 1, 2022.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 15th day of July, 2022.
 
 
Gonzalez, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Madsen, J.
 
Yu, J.
Owens, J.
 
Whitener, J.
Stephens, J.
 
 
CRLJ 43
TAKING OF TESTIMONY
(a) Testimony.
(1) Generally. In all trials the testimony of witnesses shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise directed by the court or provided by rule or statute. For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.
(2) [Unchanged.]
(b)-(k) [Unchanged.]