Title 12 — Title 12 DISTRICT COURTS—CIVIL PROCEDURE
8 chapters · 86 sections in this title.
RCW 12.36.010 Appeal in small claims action authorized.
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Any person wishing to appeal a judgment or decision in a small claims action may, in person or by his or her agent, appeal to the superior court of the county where the judgment was rendered or decision made: PROVIDED, There shall be no appeal allowed unless the amount in controv…
RCW 12.36.020 Appeal—Procedure—Notice filing—Fee—Bond or undertaking—Service—Costs of record preparation.
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(1) To appeal a judgment or decision in a small claims action, an appellant shall file a notice of appeal in the district court, pay the statutory superior court filing fee, post the required bond or undertaking, and serve a copy of the notice of appeal on all parties of record w…
RCW 12.36.030 Stay of proceedings—Procedures—Return of property upon stay—Enforcement upon denial.
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When an appeal and any necessary bond or undertaking are properly filed in superior court pursuant to RCW 12.36.020(3), the appellant may move in superior court to stay all further proceedings in the district court. If the stay is granted, all further proceedings in district cour…
RCW 12.36.050 Certification of record by district court—Transmittal to superior court—Powers of superior court upon transmittal.
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(1) Within fourteen days after a small claims appeal has been filed in superior court by the clerk of the district court pursuant to RCW 12.36.020(3), the complete record as defined in subsection (2) of this section shall be made and certified by the clerk of the district court t…
RCW 12.36.055 Trial of an appeal from small claims judgment.
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(1) The appeal from a small claims judgment or decision shall be de novo upon the record of the case, as entered by the district court.(2) Any cases heard in superior court pursuant to this section may be heard by a duly appointed commissioner. As used in this chapter "judge" inc…
RCW 12.36.080 No dismissal for defective bond—Notice.
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No appeal under this chapter shall be dismissed on account of any defect in the bond on appeal, if, within ten days of notice to appellant of such defect, the appellant executes and files in the court currently possessed of the cause such bond as should have been executed at the …
RCW 12.36.090 Judgment against appellant and sureties.
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In all cases of appeal to the superior court under this chapter, if the judgment is against the appellant, in whole or in part, such judgment shall be rendered against the appellant and his or her sureties on the bond on appeal.[ 1997 c 352 s 13; 1929 c 58 s 8; RRS s 1918. Prior:…