The district court districting committee shall meet at the
call of the prosecuting attorney to prepare or amend the plan for
the districting of the county into one or more district court
districts in accordance with the provisions of chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW. The plan shall include the following:
(1) The boundaries of each district proposed to be
established;
(2) The number of judges to be elected in each district or
electoral district, if any. In determining the number of judges
to be elected, the districting committee shall consider the
results of an objective workload analysis conducted by the
administrator for the courts;
(3) The location of the central office, courtrooms and
records of each court;
(4) The other places in the district, if any, where the
court shall sit;
(5) The number and location of district court commissioners
to be authorized, if any;
(6) The departments, if any, into which each district court
shall be initially organized, including municipal departments
provided for in *chapter 3.46 RCW;
(7) The name of each district; and
(8) The allocation of the time and allocation of salary of
each judge who will serve part time in a municipal department.
[2003 c 97 § 4; 1984 c 258 § 23; 1965 ex.s. c 110 § 1; 1961 c 299 § 26.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Creation and operation of municipal departments under chapter 3.46 RCW is limited by RCW 3.46.015.
Effective date -- 2003 c 97: See note following RCW 3.34.010.
Court Improvement Act of 1984 -- Effective dates -- Severability -- Short title -- 1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.