CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 2499

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 10, 1998  Yeas 96   Nays 0

 

 

 

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 5, 1998

  Yeas 47   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2499  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

President of the Senate

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2499

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             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Sheahan, Appelwick, McMorris, Radcliff, Alexander, Grant, O'Brien, Doumit, Ogden and Thompson

 

Read first time 01/14/98.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Extending the long arm statute to district court civil cases.


    AN ACT Relating to jurisdiction of district courts in civil cases; and amending RCW 3.66.100.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.66.100 and 1987 c 442 s 1101 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Every district judge having authority to hear a particular case may issue criminal process in and to any place in the state.

    (2) ((Notwithstanding any provision in the civil rules to the contrary,)) Every district judge having authority to hear a particular case may issue civil process, including writs of execution, attachment, garnishment, and replevin, in and to any place ((in the state)) as permitted by statute or rule.  This statute does not authorize service of process pursuant to RCW 4.28.180 in actions filed pursuant to chapter 12.40 RCW or in civil infraction matters.

 

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