Powers and duties.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Crossler v. Hille (1998)
Most recently applied in State of Washington v. Stevens County District Court Judge (March 2019)
1975 1st ex.s. c 241 s 1; 1971 c 73 s 7; 1961 c 299 s 99.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The district courts shall prescribe the duties of the clerk and deputy clerks. Such duties shall include all of the requirements of RCW 3.62.020 and 3.62.040 as now or hereafter amended and the receipt of bail and additionally the power to:
(1) Accept and enter pleas;
(2) Receive bail as set by the court;
(3) Set cases for trial;
(4) Administer oaths.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.