WASHINGTON STATE REGISTER

WSR 05-01-039

RULES OF COURT

STATE SUPREME COURT

[ December 6, 2004 ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO ER 501(f) )
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-802

The Court having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to ER 501(f), and 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(1), the amendment will be published expeditiously and become effective upon publication.

     DATED at Olympia, Washington this 2nd day of December 2004.
     Alexander, C. J.

     Johnson, J.
     Bridge, J.

     Madsen, J.
     Chambers, J.

     Sanders, J.
     Owens, J.

     Ireland, J.
     Fairhurst, J.

RULE 501

GENERAL RULE

The following citations are to certain statutes and case law that make reference to privileges or privileged communications. This list is not intended to create any privilege, nor to abrogate any privilege by implication or omission.

(a) Attorney-Client. (Reserved. See RCW 5.60.060(2).)

(b) Clergyman or Priest. (Reserved. See RCW 5.60.060(3), 26.44.060, 70.124.060.)

(d) Counselor. (Reserved. See RCW 18.19.180.)

(e) Higher Education Procedures. (Reserved. See RCW 28B.19.120(4).)

(f) Husband-Wife. (Reserved. See RCW 5.60.060(1), 26.20.071, ~~26.21.170~~ 26.21.355(8).)

(g) Interpreter in Legal Proceeding. (Reserved. See RCW 2.42.160; GR 11.1(e).)

(h) Journalist. (Reserved. See Senear v. Daily Journal-American, 97 Wn.2d 148, 641 P.2d 1180 (1982); State v. Rinaldo, 102 Wn.2d 749, 689 P.2d 392 (1984).)

(i) Optometrist-Patient. (Reserved. See RCW 18.53.200, 26.44.060.)

(j) Physician-Patient. (Reserved. See RCW 5.60.060(4), 26.26.120, 26.44.060, 51.04.050, 69.41.020, 69.50.403, 70.124.060, 71.05.250.)

(k) Psychologist-Client. (Reserved. See RCW 18.83.110, 26.44.060, 70.124.060.)

(l) Public Assistance Recipient. (Reserved. See RCW 74.04.060.)

(m) Public Officer. (Reserved. See RCW 5.60.060(5).)

(n) Registered Nurse. (Reserved. See RCW 5.62.010, 5.62.020, 5.62.030.)

Comment 501

(1988 Amendment)

This rule was initially left reserved. The 1988 amendment added references to statutory privileges for the guidance and convenience of both judges and practitioners.

Only the name of the privilege was given, with the text reserved and a statutory reference provided. The qualified journalist's privilege, though found in case law and based on common law rather than the constitution, was included as well. The amendment allowed ready reference to the more common privileges by the bench and bar without eliminating a less often used privilege by accidental omission from the list.

[Adopted effective September 1, 1988; amended effective September 1, 1992.]

Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the State Supreme Court and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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	Alexander, C. J.
Johnson, J.	Bridge, J.
Madsen, J.	Chambers, J.
Sanders, J.	Owens, J.
Ireland, J.	Fairhurst, J.

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