| Passed by the House February 25, 2005 Yeas 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2005 Yeas 41 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1296 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 26, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 26, 2005 - 2:28 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/20/2005. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to jurisdiction for antiharassment protection orders; and amending RCW 10.14.150 and 10.14.160.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 10.14.150 and 1999 c 170 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The district courts shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of
any civil actions and proceedings brought under this chapter, except
the district court shall transfer such actions and proceedings to the
superior court when it is shown that the respondent to the petition is
under eighteen years of age.
(2) Municipal courts may exercise jurisdiction and cognizance of
any civil actions and proceedings brought under this chapter by
adoption of local court rule, except the municipal court shall transfer
such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown
that the respondent to the petition is under eighteen years of age.
(3) Superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction to receive
transfer of antiharassment petitions in cases where a district or
municipal court judge makes findings of fact and conclusions of law
showing that meritorious reasons exist for the transfer. The municipal
and district courts shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of any
criminal actions brought under RCW 10.14.120 and 10.14.170.
Sec. 2 RCW 10.14.160 and 1992 c 127 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
For the purposes of this chapter an action may be brought in:
(1) The judicial district of the county in which the alleged acts
of unlawful harassment occurred;
(2) The judicial district of the county where any respondent
resides at the time the petition is filed; ((or))
(3) The judicial district of the county where a respondent may be
served if it is the same county or judicial district where a respondent
resides;
(4) The municipality in which the alleged acts of unlawful
harassment occurred;
(5) The municipality where any respondent resides at the time the
petition is filed; or
(6) The municipality where a respondent may be served if it is the
same county or judicial district where a respondent resides.