WA · rules
Wash. Crim. R. Cts. Ltd. Juris. 6.7
Custody of Jury
(a) Generally. During trial and deliberations the jury may be allowed to separate unless
good cause is shown, on the record, for sequestration of the jury.
(b) Communication Restricted. Unless the jury is allowed to separate, the jurors shall be
kept together under the charge of one or more officers until they agree upon their verdict or are
discharged by the court. The officer shall keep the jurors separate from other persons and shall
not allow any communication which may affect the case to be made to the jurors, nor make any
himself or herself, unless by order of the court, except to ask the jurors if they have agreed upon
their verdict. The officer shall not, before the verdict is rendered, communicate to any person the
state of the jurors' deliberations or their verdict.
(c) Motions. Any motions or proceedings concerning the separation or sequestration of
the jury shall be made out of the presence of the jury.
History
[Adopted effective September 1, 1987.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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