Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 2 Courts Of Record - Chapter 2.28 Powers Of Courts And General Provisions

  • 2.28.010 Powers of courts in conduct of judicial proceedings
    Every court of justice has power -- (1) To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence. (2) To enforce order in the proceedings before ...
  • 2.28.020 Contempt -- Punishment
    For the effectual exercise of the powers specified in RCW 2.28.010, the court may punish for contempt in the cases and the manner provided by ...
  • 2.28.030 Judicial officer defined -- When disqualified
    A judicial officer is a person authorized to act as a judge in a court of justice. Such officer shall not act as such in ...
  • 2.28.040 May act as attorney, when
    A part-time district judge, if permitted by court rule, may act as an attorney in any court other than the one of which he or ...
  • 2.28.050 Judge distinguished from court
    A judge may exercise out of court all the powers expressly conferred upon a judge as contradistinguished from a court and not otherwise.[1891 c 54 ...
  • 2.28.060 Judicial officers -- Powers
    Every judicial officer has power -- (1) To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence and in the proceedings before him, when he is ...
  • 2.28.070 Contempt -- Judicial officer may punish
    For the effectual exercise of the powers specified in RCW 2.28.060, a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases and manner provided by ...
  • 2.28.080 Powers of judges of supreme and superior courts
    The judges of the supreme and superior courts have power in any part of the state to take and certify -- (1) The proof and ...
  • 2.28.090 Powers of inferior judicial officers
    Every other judicial officer may, within the county, city, district or precinct in which he is chosen -- (1) Exercise the powers mentioned in RCW ...
  • 2.28.100 Legal holidays -- No court -- Exceptions
    No court shall be open, nor shall any judicial business be transacted, on a legal holiday, except: (1) To give, upon their request, instructions to ...
  • 2.28.110 Legal holiday -- Sitting deemed adjourned
    If any legal holiday happens to be a day appointed for the sitting of a court or to which it is adjourned, such sitting shall ...
  • 2.28.120 Proceedings may be adjourned from time to time
    A court or judicial officer has power to adjourn any proceeding before it or him from time to time, as may be necessary, unless otherwise ...
  • 2.28.130 Proceeding not to fail for want of judge or session of court
    No proceeding in a court of justice in any action, suit, or proceeding pending therein, is affected by a vacancy in the office of any ...
  • 2.28.139 County to furnish court house
    The county in which the court is held shall furnish the court house, a jail or suitable place for confining prisoners, books for record, stationery, ...
  • 2.28.140 Court rooms
    If the proper authority neglects to provide any superior court with rooms, furniture, fuel, lights and stationery suitable and sufficient for the transaction of its ...
  • 2.28.141 County commissioners to provide temporary quarters
    Until proper buildings are erected at a place fixed upon for the seat of justice in any county, it shall be the duty of the ...
  • 2.28.150 Implied powers -- Proceeding when mode not prescribed
    When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution of this state, or by statute, conferred on a court or judicial officer all the means to carry it ...
  • 2.28.160 Judge pro tempore -- Compensation -- Reimbursement for subsistence, lodging and travel expenses -- Affidavit to court
    Whenever a judge serves as a judge pro tempore the payments for subsistence, lodging, and compensation pursuant to RCW 2.04.250 and 2.06.160 as now or ...
  • 2.28.170 Drug courts
    (1) Counties may establish and operate drug courts. (2) For the purposes of this section, "drug court" means a court that has special calendars or ...
  • 2.28.180 Mental health courts
    (1) Counties may establish and operate mental health courts. (2) For the purposes of this section, "mental health court" means a court that has special ...
  • 2.28.190 Drug court and mental health court may be combined
    Any county that has established a drug court and a mental health court under this chapter may combine the functions of both courts into a ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009