WA · rules
Wash. Super. Ct. Civ. Commitment R. 3.3
Jury Demand
Within two (2) judicial days after the person detained is advised one the record of the right
to a jury trial, the person detained may demand a trial by jury in the hearing on the petition for
90-day or 180-day detention by serving upon the prosecuting attorney a demand therefor in
writing and filing the demand therefor with the clerk. No jury fee shall be required. If no party,
within the time above specified, serves and files a demand for jury trial, the matter shall be heard
without a jury. If no party, within the time above specified, serves or files a demand that the
matter be tried by a jury of 12, it shall be tried by a jury of 6 members, with concurrence of 5
being required to reach a verdict.
History
[Adopted effective January 1, 1974; Amended effective October 31, 2023.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
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