Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 10.14 Harassment

10.14.010 Legislative finding, intent
The legislature finds that serious, personal harassment through repeated invasions of a person's privacy by acts and words showing a pattern of harassment designed to ...

10.14.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Unlawful harassment" means a knowing and willful course of ...

10.14.030 Course of conduct -- Determination of purpose
In determining whether the course of conduct serves any legitimate or lawful purpose, the court should consider whether: (1) Any current contact between the parties ...

10.14.040 Protection order -- Petition
There shall exist an action known as a petition for an order for protection in cases of unlawful harassment. (1) A petition for relief shall ...

10.14.050 Administrator for courts -- Forms, information
The administrator for the courts shall develop and prepare, in consultation with interested persons, model forms and instructional brochures required under RCW 10.14.040(3).[1987 c 280 ...

10.14.055 Fees excused, when
No fees for filing or service of process may be charged by a public agency to petitioners seeking relief under this chapter from a person ...

10.14.060 Proceeding in forma pauperis
Persons seeking relief under this chapter may file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on forms supplied by the court. If the ...

10.14.070 Hearing -- Service
Upon receipt of the petition alleging a prima facie case of harassment, other than a petition alleging a sex offense as defined in chapter 9A.44 ...

10.14.080 Antiharassment protection orders -- Ex parte temporary -- Hearing -- Longer term, renewal
(1) Upon filing a petition for a civil antiharassment protection order under this chapter, the petitioner may obtain an ex parte temporary antiharassment protection order. ...

10.14.085 Hearing reset after ex parte order -- Service by publication -- Circumstances
(1) If the respondent was not personally served with the petition, notice of hearing, and ex parte order before the hearing, the court shall reset ...

10.14.090 Representation or appearance
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude either party from representation by private counsel or from appearing on his or her own behalf. (2) The ...

10.14.100 Service of order
(1) An order issued under this chapter shall be personally served upon the respondent, except as provided in subsections (5) and (7) of this section. ...

10.14.105 Order following service by publication
Following completion of service by publication as provided in RCW 10.14.085, if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing, the court may issue an ...

10.14.110 Notice to law enforcement agencies -- Enforceability
(1) A copy of an antiharassment protection order granted under this chapter shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the ...

10.14.115 Enforcement of order -- Knowledge prerequisite to penalties -- Reasonable efforts to serve copy of order
(1) When the court issues an order of protection pursuant to RCW 10.14.080, the court shall advise the petitioner that the respondent may not be ...

10.14.120 Disobedience of order -- Penalties
Any willful disobedience by a respondent age eighteen years or over of any temporary antiharassment protection order or civil antiharassment protection order issued under this ...

10.14.125 Service by publication -- Costs
The court may permit service by publication under this chapter only if the petitioner pays the cost of publication or if the petitioner's costs have ...

10.14.130 Exclusion of certain actions
Protection orders authorized under this chapter shall not be issued for any action specifically covered by chapter 7.90, 10.99, or 26.50 RCW.[2006 c 138 § ...

10.14.140 Other remedies
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a petitioner's right to utilize other existing civil remedies.[1987 c 280 § 14.] ...

10.14.150 Jurisdiction
(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 ...

10.14.160 Where action may be brought
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 ...

10.14.170 Criminal penalty
Any respondent age eighteen years or over who willfully disobeys any civil antiharassment protection order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a ...

10.14.180 Modification of order
Upon application with notice to all parties and after a hearing, the court may modify the terms of an existing order under this chapter. In ...

10.14.190 Constitutional rights
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon any constitutionally protected rights including, but not limited to, freedom of speech and freedom of ...

10.14.200 Availability of orders in family law proceedings
Any order available under this chapter may be issued in actions under chapter 13.32A, 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW. An order available under this chapter ...

10.14.900 Severability -- 1987 c 280
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...