(1) The clerk shall enter all judgments in the execution docket,
subject to the direction of the court and shall specify clearly
the amount to be recovered, the relief granted, or other
determination of the action.
(2)(a) On the first page of each judgment which provides for
the payment of money, including foreign judgments, judgments in
rem, mandates of judgments, and judgments on garnishments, the
following shall be succinctly summarized: The judgment creditor
and the name of his or her attorney, the judgment debtor, the
amount of the judgment, the interest owed to the date of the
judgment, and the total of the taxable costs and attorney fees,
if known at the time of the entry of the judgment, and in the
entry of a foreign judgment, the filing and expiration dates of
the judgment under the laws of the original jurisdiction.
(b) If the judgment provides for the award of any right,
title, or interest in real property, the first page must also
include an abbreviated legal description of the property in which
the right, title, or interest was awarded by the judgment,
including lot, block, plat, or section, township, and range, and
reference to the judgment page number where the full legal
description is included, if applicable; or the assessor's
property tax parcel or account number, consistent with RCW 65.04.045(1) (f) and (g).
(c) If the judgment provides for damages arising from the
ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle as specified in
RCW 46.29.270, the first page of the judgment summary must
clearly state that the judgment is awarded pursuant to RCW 46.29.270 and that the clerk must give notice to the department
of licensing as outlined in RCW 46.29.310.
(3) If the attorney fees and costs are not included in the
judgment, they shall be summarized in the cost bill when filed.
The clerk may not enter a judgment, and a judgment does not take
effect, until the judgment has a summary in compliance with this
section. The clerk is not liable for an incorrect summary.
[2003 c 43 § 1; 2000 c 41 § 1; 1999 c 296 § 1; 1997 c 358 § 5; 1995 c 149 § 1; 1994 c 185 § 2; 1987 c 442 § 1107; 1984 c 128 § 6; 1983 c 28 § 2; Code 1881 § 305; 1877 p 62 § 309; 1869 p 75 § 307; RRS § 435.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Cf. CR 58(a), CR 58(b), CR 78(e).