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                         SENATE BILL 5096

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senator Roach

Read first time 01/14/97.  Referred to Committee on Law & 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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