| Passed by the Senate April 23, 2013 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 9, 2013 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5135 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 15, 2013, 1:40 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 16, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/19/13.
AN ACT Relating to judicial proceedings and forms; and amending RCW 2.36.095, 11.96A.090, and 26.26.610.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 2.36.095 and 1993 c 408 s 8 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Persons selected to serve on a petit jury, grand jury, or jury
of inquest shall be summoned by mail or personal service. The county
clerk shall issue summons and thereby notify persons selected for jury
duty. The clerk may issue summons for any jury term, in any
consecutive twelve-month period, at any time thirty days or more before
the beginning of the jury term for which the summons are issued.
However, when applicable, the provisions of RCW 2.36.130 apply.
(2) In courts of limited jurisdiction summons shall be issued by
the court. Upon the agreement of the courts, the county clerk may
summon jurors for any and all courts in the county or judicial
district.
(((3) The county clerk shall notify the county auditor of each
summons for jury duty that is returned by the postal service as
undeliverable.))
Sec. 2 RCW 11.96A.090 and 1999 c 42 s 302 are
each amended to
read as follows:
(1) A judicial proceeding under this title is a special proceeding
under the civil rules of court. The provisions of this title governing
such actions control over any inconsistent provision of the civil
rules.
(2) A judicial proceeding under this title ((may)) must be
commenced as a new action ((or as an action incidental to an existing
judicial proceeding relating to the same trust or estate or nonprobate
asset)).
(3) Once commenced, the action may be consolidated with an existing
proceeding ((or converted to a separate action)) upon the motion of a
party for good cause shown, or by the court on its own motion.
(4) The procedural rules of court apply to judicial proceedings
under this title only to the extent that they are consistent with this
title, unless otherwise provided by statute or ordered by the court
under RCW 11.96A.020 or 11.96A.050, or other applicable rules of court.
Sec. 3 RCW 26.26.610 and 2002 c 302 s 533 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may
close a proceeding under this section and RCW 26.26.500 through
26.26.605 and 26.26.615 through 26.26.630.
(2) A final order determining parentage in a proceeding under this
section and RCW 26.26.500 through 26.26.605 and 26.26.615 through
26.26.630 is ((available for public inspection. Other papers and
records are available only with the consent of the parties or on order
of the court for good cause)) publicly accessible. Records entered
prior to the entry of a final order determining parentage in a
proceeding under this section and RCW 26.26.500 through 26.26.605 and
26.26.615 through 26.26.630 are accessible only to the parties or on
order of the court for good cause.
(3) Except as provided by applicable court rules, records entered
after the entry of a final order determining parentage in a proceeding
under this section and RCW 26.26.500 through 26.26.605 and 26.26.615
through 26.26.630 are publicly accessible.