Title 7 — Title 7 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIONS
43 chapters · 769 sections in this title.
RCW 7.06.010 Authorization.
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In counties with a population of more than one hundred thousand, arbitration of civil actions under this chapter shall be required. In counties with a population of one hundred thousand or less, the superior court of the county, by majority vote of the judges thereof, or the coun…
RCW 7.06.020 Actions subject to civil arbitration—Court may authorize mandatory arbitration of maintenance and child support.
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(1) All civil actions, except for appeals from municipal or district courts, which are at issue in the superior court in counties which have authorized arbitration, where the sole relief sought is a money judgment, and where no party asserts a claim in excess of fifteen thousand …
RCW 7.06.030 Implementation by supreme court rules.
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The supreme court shall by rule adopt procedures to implement mandatory arbitration of civil actions under this chapter.[ 1979 c 103 s 3.]
RCW 7.06.040 Qualifications, appointment, and compensation of arbitrators.
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(1) The appointment of arbitrators shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the supreme court. An arbitrator must be a member of the state bar association who has been admitted to the bar for a minimum of five years or who is a retired judge.(2)(a) A person may not serve as an arb…
RCW 7.06.043 Hearing—Time, date, and place.
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The arbitrator shall set the time, date, and place of the hearing and shall give reasonable notice of the hearing date to the parties. Except by stipulation or for good cause shown, the hearing shall be scheduled to take place not sooner than twenty-one days, nor later than seven…
RCW 7.06.047 Discovery.
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After the assignment of a case to the arbitrator, a party may conduct discovery as follows: (1) Request from the arbitrator an examination under CR 35; (2) request admissions from a party under CR 36; and (3) take the deposition of another party. A party may request additional di…
RCW 7.06.050 Decision and award—Appeals—Trial—Judgment.
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(1) Following a hearing as prescribed by court rule, the arbitrator shall file his or her decision and award with the clerk of the superior court, together with proof of service thereof on the parties. Within twenty days after such filing, any aggrieved party may file with the cl…
RCW 7.06.060 Costs and attorneys' fees.
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(1) The superior court shall assess costs and reasonable attorneys' fees against a party who appeals the award and fails to improve his or her position on the trial de novo. The court may assess costs and reasonable attorneys' fees against a party who voluntarily withdraws a requ…
RCW 7.06.070 Right to trial by jury.
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No provision of this chapter may be construed to abridge the right to trial by jury.[ 1979 c 103 s 7.]
RCW 7.06.080 Application date for request under RCW 7.06.050 and 7.06.060.
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RCW 7.06.050 and 7.06.060 apply to all requests for a trial de novo filed pursuant to and in appeal of an arbitrator's decision and filed on or after June 13, 2002.[ 2002 c 339 s 3.]
RCW 7.06.910 Effective date—1979 c 103.
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This act shall take effect July 1, 1980.[ 1979 c 103 s 10.]