FINAL BILL REPORT
SSB 6402
C 71 L 88
BYSenate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Pullen, Moore, Bluechel, Newhouse, Bauer, DeJarnatt and Hansen)
Revising venue requirements in civil actions in district court.
Senate Committee on Law & Justice
House Committe on Judiciary
SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED
BACKGROUND:
The law provides that a civil action against a defendant must be brought in the district where such person resides. This requirement may be difficult to meet, however, where defendants refuse to provide a current address, work in a district other than where they reside, or continuously move in order to avoid suit.
SUMMARY:
A defendant may be sued in the district where such person is actually physically employed if the residence of the defendant is not ascertained by reasonable efforts.
VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:
Senate 48 0
House 97 0
EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988