WAC 246-11-050
Notarization, certification, and
authentication. (1) A person's sworn written statement,
declaration, verification, certificate, oath, or affidavit may be
authenticated by an unsworn written statement which is executed
in substantially the following form:
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the
laws of the state of Washington that the foregoing is
true and correct.
(Date and Place)
(Signature)
(2) Documents or records may be authenticated by a
certification, as provided in subsection (1) of this section,
from the custodian of the records or other qualified person that
the documents or records are what they purport to be.
(3) Signature of any attorney shall be accompanied by and
authenticated by that attorney's Washington State Bar Association
number.
(4) Documents prepared and submitted by a party who is not
represented by an attorney shall be signed and dated by that
party and shall include that party's current address.
(5) Signature by a party or an attorney on a document shall
constitute a certificate by the party or attorney that he/she has
read the document, believes there are grounds to support it, and
has not submitted the document for the purpose of delay,
harassment, or needless increase in the cost of a proceeding.
(6) Compliance with certification requirements of
subsections (1) and (2) of this section creates a rebuttable
presumption that a document is authentic.