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                                  HOUSE BILL 1051

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Padden and Costa

Prefiled 01/06/95.  Read first time 01/09/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Authorizing certain court commissioners to impose sanctions for contempt of court.

     AN ACT Relating to contempt of court; and amending RCW 7.21.020.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 7.21.020 and 1989 c 373 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

     A judge or commissioner of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the superior court, ((and)) a judge of a court of limited jurisdiction, and a commissioner of a court of limited jurisdiction who is a lawyer admitted to the practice of law in Washington may impose a sanction for contempt of court under this chapter.

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