Asotin County District Court Local Rules

Asotin County District Court — Local Court Rules

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Asotin County District Court Local Rules
County of Asotin District Court
City of Asotin Municipal Court
City of Clarkston Municipal Court

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ASOTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT LOCAL RULES
TABLE OF RULES
I. 	ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (LARLJ)
LARJJ 1 	Scope of Rules and Adoption
LARLJ 2 	Operation [Rescinded]
LARLJ 3 	Fees [Rescinded]
LARLJ 4 	Disclosure of Public Records
LARLJ 5 	Pretrial Release [Rescinded]
LARLJ 6 	Jury Fees [Rescinded]
LARLJ 7 	Teleconferencing [See LCrRLJ 4]
II. 	CIVIL RULES (LCRLJ)
LCRLJ 1 	Name Changes
LCRLJ 2 	Small Claims
III. 	CRIMINAL RULES (LCrRLJ)
LCrRLJ 2 Citizen Complaints
LCrRLJ 4 Teleconferencing
IV. 	INFRACTION RULES (LIRLJ)
LIRLJ 3.5 Decisions on Written Statements
LIRLJ 3.6 Deferred Findings
V. 	GENERAL RULES (LGRLJ)
LGRLJ 5.1 	Electronic Filing

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I. 	ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (LARLJ)
LARLJ 1.1
SCOPE OF RULES AND ADOPTION
(a) Effect of Local Rules. These rules shall be known as the Local Rules for the District
Court of the State of Washington for Asotin County. These rules will be effective
September 1, 2025. These rules conform with, to the extent possible, the numbering
system and in format to the rules adopted by the Supreme Court of the State of
Washington for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.
The provisions of these local rules are supplemental to the rules adopted by the
Supreme Court of the State of Washington for courts of limited jurisdiction and shall
not be construed in conflict with them.
(b) Adoption and Amendments. These rules are adopted and may be amended from
time to time in accordance with GR 7, CRLJ 83, CrRLJ 1.7 and IRLJ 1.3 of the
Washington Court Rules. The court may modify or suspend any of these local rules
in any given case upon good case shown or upon the court’s own motion.
[Amended and adopted effective September 1, 2025].
LARLJ 2
OPERATION
[Rescinded September 1, 2019]
LARLJ 3
FEES
[Rescinded September 2, 2019]
LARLJ 1.2
DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC RECORDS
(a) Confidential Records. The following records and files of this Court are declared
confidential:
(1) Affidavits for probable cause for arrest warrants before the warrant has been
served and returned.
(2) Mental health, psychiatric, and medical reports.
(3) Alcohol and drug evaluations and follow up reports.

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(4) Unless admitted into evidence, certified copies of driving records, abstracts of
driving records, and compiled reports of arrests and convictions;
(5) Judges notes and work sheets.
(b) Access to Records. Access to confidential records is limited to persons authorized
by statute or who obtain a Court order.
[Amended September 1, 2019].
LARLJ 5
PRETRIAL RELEASE
[Rescinded September 1, 2019]
LARLJ 6
JURY FEES
[Rescinded September 1, 2019]
LARLJ 7
TELECONFERENCING
[See LCrRLJ 4]
II. 	CIVIL RULES (LCRLJ)
LCRLJ 2.1
NAME CHANGES
(a) Requirements. An applicant who applies to the court for a change of name pursuant to
RCW 4.24.130 must meet the following requirements:
(1) Minors: Parental Consent. All applicants under eighteen (18) years of age must be
represented by a parent or legal Guardian. The petitioner must file proof of service of
petition and notice of hearing to either biological or legal parents or guardians if the
applicant has not filed a written approval of change of name signed by both biological or
legal parents and guardians. Said notices shall be served on other parties at least ten (10)
days prior to the hearing.
(2) Separate Applications. Each applicant requesting a change of name must present a separate
Change of Name Order and pay a separate filing fee and recording fee.
[Effective September 1, 2019]

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LCRLJ 2.2
SMALL CLAIMS
(a) Filing. Small Claims shall be filed by the Plaintiff in person on a form provided by the Court.
(b) Notice of Claim. The Notice of Claim shall give the date, time, and place of the trial, advising the
Defendant that:
1. 	Attendance is mandatory;
2. 	Plaintiff's failure to attend may result in dismissal of the case without prejudice; and
3. 	Defendant's failure to attend will result in any answer filed being stricken and entry of a
default judgment upon proof of valid service and venue.
(c) 	Proof of Service. Unless good cause is shown, Plaintiff's failure to provide proof of service of the
Notice of Claim at the time of the trial will cause the court to dismiss the claim.
(d) 	Evidence. The parties shall provide legible copies of any evidence they intend to present at trial
to the Court and opposing parties a minimum of seven (7) days prior to trial.
(e) 	Motion to Set Aside Default. A motion to set aside a Small Claims Default Judgment shall be
governed by CRLJ 55.
[Effective September 1, 2019]
III. 	CRIMINAL RULES (LCrRLJ)
LCrRLJ 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE
Filing. All lawyers performing any court appointed representation of indigent Defendants shall
file Certificates of Compliance with the Standards for Indigent Defendants required by CrRLJ
3.1. Certificates shall be filed quarterly with the Asotin County District Court Clerk's Office.
[Effective September 1, 2025].
LCrRLJ 2
CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
[Rescinded September 1, 2025].
LCrRLJ 3.2
TELECONFERENCING

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Teleconferencing. Guilty pleas and sentencing may be heard by the Court using the
teleconferencing system with the Defendant at the jail, or via teleconference or Zoom, if all
parties agree on the record, and Defendant waives the right to appear personally. Provided, the
parties must provide the Court with the signed Statement on Plea of Guilty prior to the change of
plea.
[Amended September 1, 2019, Amended September 1, 2025].
IV. 	INFRACTION RULES (LIRLJ)
LIRLJ 4.1
DECISIONS ON WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Decisions on Written Statements. Mitigation and Contested hearings regarding infractions are
authorized. The procedure set out in IRLJ 3.5 is adopted. In place of the defendant's personal
appearance at a contested or mitigated infraction hearing, Defendants may submit their statement
in writing (including email submissions). The sworn, written statements must be received by the
Court no later than seven (7) calendar days before the scheduled hearing or it will not be
considered. The Court shall examine the citing officer's report and any statements from the
defendant. The examination shall take place within 120 days after the defendant filed a response
to the notice of infraction. The examination may be held in Chambers and shall not be governed
by the rules of evidence. Any Defendant electing to request that the Court hold a contested
hearing under this rule waives the right to appeal the Court's decision to Superior Court under
IRLJ 3.5. Upon reaching a decision, the court will notify the person of the Judge's determination.
The person must remit any amount set by the Judge. If the amount set by the Judge is not paid by
the specified date, the matter will be turned over to a collection agency. If the citation is a traffic
infraction, the Department of Licensing will be notified if the person fails to respond or to pay.
[Effective September 1, 2019]
LIRLJ 4.2
Deferred Findings
(a) Deferred Findings. The court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions prior to a
contested or mitigation hearing, or defer entry of an order following a mitigation for up to one
year and impose conditions on that person.
(b) Written Request. A party may request entry of a deferred finding in writing prior to hearing.
(c) Limit. A person may not receive more than one deferral within a seven-year period for
moving violations and one deferral within a seven year period for nonmoving violations.
(d) Administrative Fee. An administrative fee of $150 shall be charged.
(e) Dismissal. After the end of the deferral period, the court will dismiss the infraction if the
person has met all the conditions of the deferral and has not committed another traffic infraction
during the period.

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(f) Subsequent Violation during the deferral period. 	If the Defendant is cited for any
infraction during the deferral period, the Court will note the deferred violation as committed and
transmit the Notice of Infraction to the Department of Licensing. The fine noted on the infraction
shall be imposed and the matter turned over to a collection agency. The Court shall have no other
obligation to the deferred person in this regard.
[Effective September 2, 2019]
IV. 	GENERAL RULES (LGRLJ)
LGRLJ 5.1
ELECTRONIC FILING
(a) Electronic filing ("eFile") authorization, charges, exceptions, waiver and
noncompliance.
(l) Mandatory Electronic Filing. Effective February 1, 2025 all attorneys shall electronically file
(eFile) all documents using the court's designated eFiling service, eFile & Serve, unless this rule provides
otherwise. Non-attorneys or pro se parties are not required to eFile, but are encouraged to do so.
(2) 	Documents That Shall Not be eFiled. The following documents may not be eFiled:
(i) 	A criminal case initiation document (e.g. complaint, citation, or notice of infraction)
that is not submitted through the Statewide Electronic Collision & Traffic Online
Records (SECTOR) application per GR 30(d)(ii);
(ii) 	A document that is required by law to be filed in non-electronic format;
(iii) 	Documents incapable of legible conversion to an electronic format by scanning,
imaging, or any other means;
(iv) 	Documents larger than permitted in the User Agreement.
(3) Working Copies. Attorneys and other eFilers are not required to provide duplicate paper
pleadings as "working copies" for judicial officers.
(4) Waiver of the Requirement to eFile for Attorneys.
(i) 	If an attorney is unable to eFile documents, the attorney may request a waiver from
the court. The attorney must make a showing of good cause and explain why paper
document(s) must be filed in that particular case. The court will consider each
application and provide a written approval or denial to the attorney. Attorneys who
receive a waiver shall file a copy of the waiver in each case in which they file
documents. Attorneys who receive a waiver shall place the words "Exempt from
eFiling per waiver filed on (date)" in the caption of all paper documents filed for the
duration of the waiver.
(ii) 	Upon a showing of good cause the court may waive the requirement as to a specific
document or documents on a case by case basis.
(iii) 	If an attomey files a document in paper form and does not have an approved waiver
from eFiling, the court may assess a fee against the attorney for each paper document
filed.

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(5) Electronic Service. If a party serves another party electronically or via email, that party must
likewise accept service from the other parties electronically or via email.
[Adopted September 1, 2025].

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