Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 3 District Courts -- Courts Of Limited Jurisdiction - Chapter 3.50 Municipal Courts -- Alternate Provision

3.50.003 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "City" means an incorporated city or town. (2) "Contracting ...

3.50.005 Legislative finding -- Alternative court structure for cities and towns of four hundred thousand or less
The legislature finds that there is a multitude of statutes governing the municipal courts of the state. This situation is confusing and misleading to attorneys, ...

3.50.010 Municipal court authorized in cities of four hundred thousand or less
Any city or town with a population of four hundred thousand or less may by ordinance provide for an inferior court to be known and ...

3.50.020 Jurisdiction
The municipal court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over traffic infractions arising under city ordinances and exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of all violations of city ...

3.50.030 Violations bureau for traffic cases -- Disposition of moneys collected
Every city or town may establish and operate under the supervision of the municipal court a violations bureau to assist the court in processing traffic ...

3.50.040 Municipal judges -- Appointed -- Terms, qualifications -- District judge as part-time municipal judge
Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the municipal court, the mayor of each city or town shall appoint a municipal ...

3.50.045 Judicial officers -- Disqualification
(1) A municipal court judicial officer shall not preside in any of the following cases: (a) In an action to which the judicial officer is ...

3.50.050 Municipal judge may be elective position -- Qualifications, term
The legislative authority of the city or town may, by ordinance, provide that the position of municipal judge within the city or town shall be ...

3.50.055 Judicial positions--Filling--Circumstances permitted
Notwithstanding RCW 3.50.040 and 3.50.050, judicial positions may be filled only by election under the following circumstances: (1) Each full-time equivalent judicial position shall be ...

3.50.057 Judges--Residency requirement
A judge of a municipal court need not be a resident of the city in which the court is created, but must be a resident ...

3.50.060 Termination of municipal court -- Requirements -- Establishment of court
A city or town electing to establish a municipal court pursuant to this chapter may terminate such court by adoption of an appropriate ordinance. However ...

3.50.070 Additional judges -- Appointment, election
Additional full or part time judges may be appointed or elected, as provided by ordinance of the legislative body of the city or town when ...

3.50.075 Court commissioners -- Appointment -- Qualification -- Limitations -- Part-time appointed judge
(1) One or more court commissioners may be appointed by a judge of the municipal court. (2) Each commissioner holds office at the pleasure of ...

3.50.080 Salaries of judges -- Payment of court operating costs from city funds -- Judges and employees as city employees
Salaries of municipal court judges shall be fixed by ordinance. All costs of operating the municipal court, including but not limited to salaries of judges ...

3.50.090 Judges pro tem
The presiding municipal court judge may designate one or more persons as judges pro tem to serve in the absence or disability of the elected ...

3.50.093 Municipal judge -- Vacancy -- Appointment
Any vacancy in the municipal court due to a death, disability, or resignation of a municipal court judge shall be filled by the mayor, for ...

3.50.095 Municipal judge -- Removal from office
A municipal judge shall be removed only upon conviction of misconduct or malfeasance in office, or because of physical or mental disability rendering the judge ...

3.50.097 Judge's oath -- Bonds
Every judge of a municipal court, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I do ...

3.50.100 Revenue -- Disposition -- Interest
(1) Costs in civil and criminal actions may be imposed as provided in district court. All fees, costs, fines, forfeitures and other money imposed by ...

3.50.110 Sessions
The municipal court shall be open and shall hold such regular and special sessions as may be prescribed by the legislative body of the city ...

3.50.115 Municipal court seal
The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of The Municipal Court of . ...

3.50.125 Transfer within municipal court
A transfer of a case from the municipal court to either another municipal judge of the same city or to a judge pro tempore appointed ...

3.50.135 Request for jury trial in civil cases -- Exception -- Fee -- Juror compensation -- Jury trials in criminal cases
In all civil cases, the plaintiff or defendant may demand a jury, which shall consist of six citizens of the state who shall be impaneled ...

3.50.300 Execution of sentence -- Jail in lieu of fine and costs, computation
In all cases of conviction, unless otherwise provided in chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW as now or hereafter amended, where a jail sentence is given ...

3.50.320 Suspension or deferral of sentence -- Change of plea -- Dismissal
After a conviction, the court may impose sentence by suspending all or a portion of the defendant's sentence or by deferring the sentence of the ...

3.50.330 Suspension or deferral of sentence -- Continuing jurisdiction of court
For a period not to exceed five years after imposition of sentence for a defendant sentenced under RCW 46.61.5055 and two years after imposition of ...

3.50.340 Revocation of deferred or suspended sentence -- Limitations -- Termination of probation
Deferral of sentence and suspension of execution of sentence may be revoked if the defendant violates or fails to carry out any of the conditions ...

3.50.355 Offender supervision by another state
(1) If a person placed on probation for one year or more for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor by a municipal court requests permission to ...

3.50.425 Issuance of criminal process
All criminal process issued by the municipal court shall be in the name of the state of Washington and run throughout the state, and be ...

3.50.430 Criminal prosecution in city's name for violation of ordinances
All criminal prosecutions for the violation of a city ordinance shall be conducted in the name of the city and may be upon the complaint ...

3.50.440 Penalty if no other punishment prescribed
Every person convicted by the municipal court of a violation of the criminal provisions of an ordinance for which no punishment is specifically prescribed in ...

3.50.450 Pleadings, practice and procedure not provided for governed by district court law
Pleadings, practice and procedure in cases not governed by statutes or rules specifically applicable to municipal courts shall, insofar as applicable, be governed by the ...

3.50.480 City or town trial court improvement account -- Contributions to account by city or town -- Use of funds
Any city or town operating a municipal court under this chapter for which the state contributes to municipal court judges' salaries under RCW 2.56.030 shall ...

3.50.800 Repeal of municipal criminal code -- Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases -- Arbitration -- Renewal
(1) If a municipality has, prior to July 1, 1984, repealed in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes but continues to ...

3.50.805 Termination of municipal court -- Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases -- Arbitration -- Repeal of municipal criminal code -- Agreement -- Arbitration -- Repeal of a municipal crime equivalent to offense in RCW 46.63.020 -- Agreement -- Arbitration
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3.50.810 Termination of municipal court--Notice
(1) Any city having entered into an agreement for court services with the county must provide written notice of the intent to terminate the agreement ...

3.50.815 Criminal justice responsibilities -- Interlocal agreements
A city may meet the requirements of RCW 39.34.180 by entering into an interlocal agreement with the county in which the city is located or ...