Washington rules & statutes

Superior Court Civil Rules (per-rule PDFs)

every rule loaded from the judiciary's own published PDF — the 20-day answer, CR 6's under-7-day twist, the conditional general denial, the 26(i) conference gate, the 28/11/5 summary-judgment calendar

• → CR 12 — the answer clocks + the (b) menu
• → CR 8 — the answer's form (the conditional general denial)
• → CR 6 — computing time (the under-7-day rule)
• → CR 26 — discovery scope + the 26(i) conference gate
• → CR 56 — summary judgment (the 28/11/5 calendar)

General Rules (the doctrine layer)

GR 24's practice-of-law definition with its own general-information carve-out · GR 7's local-rule machinery (the clerk holds the official set) · GR 14.1's unpublished-opinion doctrine · GR 30 e-filing

• → GR 24 — what 'practice of law' means (and what it does not reach)
• → GR 14.1 — unpublished opinions have no precedential value
• → GR 7 — local rules (amended eff. 2026-09-01; the ledger banners it)

Rules of Evidence

the complete set from the judiciary's per-rule PDFs (ER 904 is in the Sept-1-2026 amendment wave)

• → ER 904 — admissibility of documents (amendment pending)

Rules of Appellate Procedure

the 30-day notice of appeal, RAP 18.6 computation, RAP 8.1 supersedeas — 171 rules loaded

• → RAP 5.2 — the 30-day notice of appeal
• → RAP 8.1 — supersedeas

Civil Arbitration Rules (mandatory arbitration)

the SCCAR machine over RCW 7.06 — population-mandatory arbitration with the 20-day trial de novo exit

• → SCCAR 1.2 — what is subject to arbitration
• → SCCAR 7.1 — the trial de novo request

Civil Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

district-court civil procedure — the $100,000 courts (RCW 3.66.020)

• → CRLJ 12 — the limited-jurisdiction answer clock

RALJ (appeals from limited jurisdiction)

the 30-day appeal from district and municipal courts

• → RALJ 2.5 — the 30-day notice of appeal

Infraction Rules (the traffic lane)

the 30/33-day response pair and the contested/mitigation machinery

• → IRLJ 2.4 — responding to a notice of infraction

Admission & Practice Rules (targeted units)

APR 12 (Limited Practice Officers) and APR 28 (the sunset LLLT program) — the licensing layer, stated honestly

• → APR 28 — the LLLT rule (no new licenses)

Revised Code of Washington (19 titles, whole)

1-8 (the civil core incl. THE 90-DAY COMMENCEMENT TRAP, UPEPA, mandatory arbitration, claim standstill) · 11 probate · 12 · 19 consumer/CPA · 26 family · 46 traffic · 48 insurance · 49 labor · 59 eviction · 60 liens · 62A UCC · 64 property

• → RCW 4.16.170 — the 90-day commencement trap
• → RCW 4.22.005 — pure comparative fault
• → RCW 7.06.010 — arbitration is mandatory over 100k population
• → RCW 4.96.020 — the 60-day government-claim standstill
• → RCW 19.86.020 — the Consumer Protection Act
• → RCW 2.48.180 — unlawful practice of law

Constitution of Washington

32 articles — open administration of justice (art. I § 10) and the inviolate jury with its nine-of-twelve civil verdict (art. I § 21)

• → Art. I, § 10 — justice administered openly
• → Art. I, § 21 — the jury right (nine or more may return the civil verdict)

Local court rules (47 books)

superior + district books from the judiciary's own publication — under GR 7(d), the CLERK's set is the official record

• → King County Superior Court — Local Rules

W.D. Wash. Local Civil Rules

the 2026 clean edition, whole-book unit

• → The WDWA Local Civil Rules (2026)

E.D. Wash. Local Civil Rules

effective 11/17/2025, whole-book unit

• → The EDWA Local Civil Rules