Washington Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Current through March 2, 2026
Part 1 · Scope, Purpose, and Construction
Part 2 · Procedures Prior to Arrest and Other Special Proceedings
Part 3 · Rights of Defendants
Part 4 · Procedures Prior to Trial
- 4.1 Arraignment Deadlines
- 4.10 Material Witness Deadlines
- 4.2 Pleas and Pretrial Dispositions Deadlines
- 4.3 Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- 4.3.1 Consolidation for Trial
- 4.4 Severance of Offenses and Defendants
- 4.5 Pretrial Hearing
- 4.6 Depositions
- 4.7 Discovery Deadlines
- 4.8 Subpoenas Deadlines
- 4.9 Process--Criminal
Part 5 · Venue
Part 6 · Procedures at Trial
- 6.1.1 Trial by Jury Deadlines
- 6.1.2 Trial by the Court
- 6.1.3 Order of Trial
- 6.10 Discharge of the Jury
- 6.11 Judge--Disability
- 6.12 Witnesses
- 6.13 Evidence Deadlines
- 6.14 Immunity
- 6.15 Instructions and Argument
- 6.16 Jury Verdicts and Findings Deadlines
- 6.2 Jurors' Orientation
- 6.3 Selecting the Jury
- 6.4 Challenges
- 6.5 Alternate Jurors
- 6.6 Jurors' Oath
- 6.7 Custody of Jury
- 6.8 Note-Taking by Jurors
- 6.9 View of Premises by Jury
Part 7 · Procedures Following Conviction
Part 8 · Miscellaneous
- 8.1 Time Deadlines
- 8.10 Reserved
- 8.11 Reserved
- 8.12 Reporting Traffic Offenses
- 8.2 Motions
- 8.3 Dismissal
- 8.4 Service, Filing, and Signing of Papers
- 8.5 Reserved
- 8.6 Objections and Exceptions
- 8.7 Reserved
- 8.8 Discharge
- 8.9 Disqualification of Judge Deadlines