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RCW 4.12.030

Grounds authorizing change of venue.

Applied in 56 court decisions — leading case Burnett v. New York Central Railroad (1965)

Most recently applied in Johnson v. Inslee (October 2021)

2011 c 336 s 79; Code 1881 s 51; 1877 p 12 s 52; 1875 p 6 s 8; 1869 p 13 s 52; 1854 p 134 s 16; RRS s 209.

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The court may, on motion, in the following cases, change the place of trial when it appears by affidavit, or other satisfactory proof:

(1) That the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county; or,

(2) That there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had therein; or,

(3) That the convenience of witnesses or the ends of justice would be forwarded by the change; or,

(4) That from any cause the judge is disqualified; which disqualification exists in either of the following cases: In an action or proceeding to which he or she is a party, or in which he or she is interested; when he or she is related to either party by consanguinity or affinity, within the third degree; when he or she has been of counsel for either party in the action or proceeding.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.