IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO NEW ER 1101 (c)(4)

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ORDER NO. 25700-A-663

The Domestic Violence Task Force having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to New ER 1101 (c)(4), and the Court having determined that the proposed amendment will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice and further determined that an emergency exists which necessitates an early adoption.

Now, therefore, it is hereby

ORDERED:

(a) That the amendment as attached hereto is adopted.

(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9(i), the amendment will be published expeditiously and become effective upon publication.

DATED at Olympia, Washington this 2nd day of September, 1999.

	Guy, C. J.
	Alexander, J.
Smith, J.	Madsen, J.
Johnson, J.
Talmadge, J.	Ireland, J.

(c)(4) Applications for domestic violence protection. Protection order proceedings under RCW 26.50 and 10.14. When a judge proposes to consider information from a domestic violence database, the judge shall disclose the information to each party present at the hearing; on timely request, provide each party with an opportunity to be heard; and, take appropriate measures to alleviate litigants' safety concerns. The judge has discretion not to disclose information that he or she does not propose to consider.

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