WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington Attorney General issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state agencies,
state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys. When it
appears that individuals outside the Attorney General's Office
have information or expertise that will assist in the preparation
of a particular opinion, a summary of that opinion request will
be published in the state register. If you are interested in
commenting on a request listed in this volume of the register,
you should notify the Attorney General's Office of your interest
by August 8, 2001. This is not the due date by which comments
must be received. However, if you do not notify the Attorney
General's Office of your interest in commenting on an opinion
request by August 8, 2001, the opinion may be issued before your
comments have been received. You may notify the Attorney
General's Office of your intention to comment by calling (360)
586-4218, or by writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the
Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When
you notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be
provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are
interested; information about the Attorney General's Opinion
process; information on how to submit your comments; and a due
date by which your comments must be received to ensure that they
are fully considered.
The Attorney General's Office seeks public input on the following opinion request(s).
01-05-06
Request by Honorable Gregory Banks, Island County
Prosecuting Attorney
Do the judges of the superior court of a county have
authority to adopt local court rules that mandate the details of
how or when the clerk does her job? For example, do the judges
have authority to adopt a court rule that requires the clerk to
docket and physically place pleadings, briefs and all other
original filed documents in the superior court file folder within
three days of when the documents are received and filed with the
county clerk? If the superior court has such authority, what
sanctions can the superior court impose upon the clerk should she
not be in compliance with the rule? This question is based on
Skagit Cy local rule 10(d), effective September 1, 2000.