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                          HOUSE BILL 1424

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representative Padden

Read first time 01/25/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Concerning the use of court seals.

    AN ACT Relating to court seals; and amending RCW 3.54.030 and 35.20.110.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.54.030 and 1992 c 29 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The district court shall have a seal that shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of the . . . . . . District Court of . . . . . . County, State of Washington," surrounding the vignette.  ((All process from)) The court must ((be issued)) issue a document under seal upon request.  In all other cases, the court may issue a document under its seal ((and)).  A document issued under seal runs throughout the state.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 35.20.110 and 1965 c 7 s 35.20.110 are each amended to read as follows:

    The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of The Municipal Court of . . . . . . (name of city), State of Washington," surrounding the vignette.  ((All process from such court shall)) The court must issue a document under seal upon request.  In all other cases, the court may issue a document under the seal ((thereof and shall)).  A document issued under seal runs throughout the state.

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