Snohomish County Superior Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Motion to seal or redact

Copies of the sealing or redaction motion and proposed findings must be served on all other parties and the court at least five court days before the hearing.

Copies of the written Motion to Seal or Redact and proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law shall be served on all other parties and to the court at least five (5) court days before the date fixed for such hearing.

An affidavit of service must be electronically filed or filed as proof of service regardless of the service method used.

An affidavit of service is required to be e-filed or filed as proof of service regardless of service method.

Applies to

Petition to restore firearm rights

A petition to restore firearm rights must be served on the Snohomish County Prosecutor or designee at least 42 days before the hearing; otherwise, it will not be heard on the scheduled date.

(b) A party filing a petition to restore firearms rights must serve the Snohomish County Prosecutor, or his or her designee, at least 42 days before the scheduled hearing date. A petition that is not filed within the requirements of this rule will not be heard on the date noted for hearing.

Applies to

Petition to restore firearm rights

Service

Personal service

Service on the county prosecutor or designee may be made by hand delivery to the prosecuting attorney’s office and leaving the copy with the prosecutor, a deputy prosecutor, or a prosecutor’s-office clerk.

(c) Service on the county prosecutor or his or her designee shall be made by (i) hand delivering a copy to the office of the prosecuting attorney and leaving it with the prosecutor, a deputy prosecutor, or clerk employed by the prosecutor’s office

Applies to

Petition to restore firearm rights

Service

Mail

Service on the county prosecutor or designee may alternatively be made by mail, subject to CR 5(b)(2)(A) and (B).

(c) Service on the county prosecutor or his or her designee shall be made by (i) hand delivering a copy to the office of the prosecuting attorney and leaving it with the prosecutor, a deputy prosecutor, or clerk employed by the prosecutor’s office or (ii) by mail. If service is by mail the provisions of CR 5(b)(2)(A)&(B) shall apply.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Responding documents and briefs

Service

Mail

Civil responding documents and briefs must be served on all parties and the court no later than noon two court days before the hearing.

Responding documents and briefs must be filed with the clerk and copies served on all parties and the court no later than 12 noon two (2) court days prior to the hearing.

Applies to

Reply documents

Service

Mail

Civil reply documents must be served on all parties and the court by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Copies of any documents replying to the response must be filed with the clerk and served on all parties and the court not later than 12 noon of the court day prior to the hearing.

Applies to

Motion

The LUPA motion and calendar note must be accompanied by proof of service on all necessary parties.

The motion and calendar note shall be accompanied by proof of service on all necessary parties.

Applies to

Motion

A motion for revision must be filed with and served on all other parties, together with a completed calendar note, within the statutory deadline.

A party seeking revision of a commissioner's order shall, within the time specified by statute, file and serve on all other parties a motion and completed calendar note.

Applies to

Jury instructions

A numbered, cited copy of the proposed jury instructions must be served on each opposing counsel or pro se party.

(4) One copy, numbered and with citations, shall be served on each opposing counsel or party pro se.

Service

Personal service

The order directing supplemental proceedings must be served personally on the debtor.

Service of such order must be made personally upon the debtor.

Applies to

Initial statement of arbitrability

The Initial Statement of Arbitrability must be served on all parties.

In every civil case the party filing a notice for arbitration shall file an Initial Statement of Arbitrability on the form prescribed by the court and serve a copy on all parties.

Applies to

Response to initial statement of arbitrability

A party disagreeing with the Initial Statement of Arbitrability must serve the Arbitration Coordinator and all parties and file a court-prescribed Response within 14 days after the Initial Statement is served and filed.

Within fourteen (14) days after the Initial Statement of Arbitrability has been served and filed, any party disagreeing with the Initial Statement of Arbitrability shall serve the Arbitration Coordinator and all parties and file with the clerk a Response to Initial Statement of Arbitrability on a form prescribed by the court.

Applies to

Written stipulation to arbitrate

A written stipulation to arbitrate must be served on the Arbitration Coordinator and filed with the clerk.

trial by written stipulation served on the Arbitration Coordinator and filed with the clerk.

Applies to

Stipulation to arbitration

An arbitration stipulation must be established by ex parte court order, filed with the clerk, and served on all parties and the Arbitration Coordinator.

Such stipulations to arbitration under this rule shall be established by ex parte court order and shall be filed with the clerk and shall be served upon all parties and the Arbitration Coordinator.

Applies to

Note for trial setting

When a case is determined to be non-arbitrable, the moving party must serve all parties and file the court-prescribed Note for Trial Setting with the Clerk.

If upon motion the court determines that a case is not arbitrable, the moving party shall serve all parties and file a Note for Trial Setting with the Clerk on the form prescribed by the court.

Applies to

Order transferring case to arbitration

When a case is determined to be arbitrable, the prevailing party must serve the Arbitration Coordinator with an order transferring the case to arbitration.

If upon motion the court determines that a case is arbitrable, the prevailing party shall serve upon the Arbitration Coordinator an order transferring the case to arbitration

Applies to

Special award

Service

Other to all parties

An arbitrator's special award for expenses must be filed with the clerk together with proof of service on the parties.

The arbitrator shall make a special award for such expenses and shall file such award with the clerk, with proof of service of party(s).

Applies to

Trial de novo request

The party requesting a trial de novo must serve a copy of the request on all parties.

(3) Trial De Novo-Service and Filing. When a trial de novo is requested as provided in SCCAR 7.1 (a), the party making the request shall complete the Request for Trial De Novo form, including the trial setting information, and file the original with the clerk and serve a copy on all parties.

Applies to

Automatic temporary order

The petitioner is responsible for serving the automatic temporary order on the respondent in the specified family law action.

(4) Service of Automatic Temporary Order. It is the responsibility of the Petitioner to serve a copy of the Automatic Temporary Order on the Respondent.

Applies to

Compliance schedule

The petitioning party must serve the Compliance Schedule on the respondents together with the summons and petition.

The petitioning party is required to have the Compliance Schedule served on the respondent/s with the summons and petition

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Compliance schedule

If service has already occurred when the family law case is filed, the petitioning party must serve the Compliance Schedule within five court days after filing.

or if service has already occurred, within 5 court days of filing the case.

Applies to

Compliance schedule

When a respondent is served by publication, the petitioning party must serve the Compliance Schedule within five days after the respondent files a response or notice of appearance.

If any respondent is served by publication, the petitioning party will have the Compliance Schedule served within 5 days of the respondent filing a response or notice of appearance.

Applies to

Summons and petition

A summons and petition initiating a visitation proceeding must be served.

A Petition to Establish, Modify, or Terminate Visitation, pursuant to RCW 26.11 shall be initiated by the filing and service of a summons and petition.

After an appearance, the party or counsel must receive notice before an application for an immediate temporary restraining order heard by a commissioner in ex parte proceedings.

If an appearance has been made by a party, notice to the party pro se or counsel must be given prior to application for any immediate temporary restraining order, which will be heard by a commissioner ex parte.

Applies to

Modification decree

The adverse party must receive at least 20 days' notice of modification proceedings, or 60 days when the adverse party is out of state, before a default modification decree may be entered.

No permanent decree of modification of support, maintenance, visitation, parenting plan, or custody shall be entered by default unless the adverse party was served with at least twenty (20) days notice of such proceedings (sixty (60) days if out of state), together with copies of pleadings.

Multimedia evidence must follow the applicable administrative order, cannot be filed with the court before the hearing, and must be timely served on the opposing party.

Multimedia evidence shall be submitted in accordance with the Administrative Order entitled Procedures for Submission of Evidence in RCW 7.105 Proceedings. It cannot be filed with the Court before the hearing, but must be timely served on the opposing party.

Service

Personal service

The Order to Show Cause, motion, and affidavits must be personally served on the responding party unless the court authorizes otherwise.

Unless otherwise authorized by the court, the Order to Show Cause, motion, and affidavits must be personally served upon the responding party.

Applies to

Order on motion to convert and consolidate

Within fourteen days after the order is granted, the petitioner must serve the Order on Motion to Convert and Consolidate on every person entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.195.

No later than fourteen days after the order has been granted, the Petitioner shall serve a copy of the Order on Motion to Convert and Consolidate on all persons entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.195.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Case schedule

The case schedule must be served with the summons, petition, and supplemental declaration, or within five court days after filing if those documents were served before the schedule issued.

The case schedule must be served, together with the summons, petition, and supplemental declaration, on each person entitled to notice pursuant to RCW 11.130.195(a)(i)-(iv). If service of the summons, petition, and supplemental declaration occurs prior to the issuance of this case schedule, then the case schedule must be served within five (5) court days after the case is filed.

Deadline

14 court days

Applies to

Motion documents

The moving party must serve all parties and the court at least 14 days before the hearing.

The moving party must file such motion documents with the Clerk and serve all parties and the court at least fourteen (14) days before the date fixed for such hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Responding documents and briefs

Copies of responding documents and briefs must be served on all parties and the court by noon five court days before the hearing.

Responding documents and briefs must be filed with the clerk and copies served on all parties and the court no later than 12:00 noon five (5) court days before the hearing.

Deadline

3 court days

Applies to

Reply documents

Copies of additional responding or reply documents must be served on all parties and the court by noon three court days before the hearing.

Copies of any additional responding or reply documents must be filed with the clerk and served on all parties and the Court not later than 12:00 noon three (3) court days before the hearing.

Applies to

Pleadings

The identified pleadings must be served under RCW 11.195, and the court may dismiss the case sua sponte if, 90 days after the petition is filed, the file lacks valid proof of service or a joinder or response from at least one notice party.

(7) Service. Service of the pleadings identified in SCLSPR 98.16(e)(2) shall be made in accordance with RCW 11.195. If, 90 days after filing the petition, the court file does not contain valid proof of service on, or joinder or response by at least one notice party, the case may be dismissed by the Court on its own motion without further notice to the parties, or the Court may take other action as it deems appropriate.

Applies to

Documents filed in related protection or restraint action

All documents filed in a related action for protection or restraint must be served on every person entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.195(1)(a).

(13) Motions for Orders for Restraint or Protection. Any party may request relief under RCW 7.105 governing orders for protection or restraint. Initial petitions shall be heard in the ex parte department. All further hearings shall be heard on the guardianship calendar, concurrently with the guardianship action. All documents filed in the related action for protection or restraint shall be served on all persons entitled to notice pursuant to RCW 11.130.195(1)(a).

Applies to

Post conviction motion

A post-conviction relief motion under CrR 7.8 must be filed with the Clerk and served on the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney.

A motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to CrR 7.8 shall be filed with the Clerk and served on the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney.

Applies to

Blake motion

For qualifying Blake motions, service on the prosecutor is required at least 28 days before the proposed show-cause hearing.

In such a circumstance, the motion shall be filed and served on the prosecutor not less than 28 days before the proposed date for the Show Cause hearing

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Calendar note

The calendar note must be served on all parties.

The Calendar Note must be accompanied by a motion and must be filed and served on all parties and sent to the criminal working copies e-mail (criminal.workingcopies@snoco.org) not less than five (5) court days before the date requested for the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Opposition

Responsive materials must be served on all parties by noon two court days before the hearing.

Responsive materials, if any, must be filed and served on all parties not later than 12:00pm two (2) court days before the hearing.

Deadline

1 court days

Applies to

Reply

Any reply must be served on all parties by noon one court day before the hearing.

Any reply must be filed and served on all parties not later than 12:00pm one (1) court day before the hearing.

Applies to

Answer to dependency or termination petition

The answer petition must be served on counsel and unrepresented parties no later than 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

(a) A written answer to a dependency and termination petition shall be made by each party and shall be filed and served on counsel and parties without counsel no later than 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

Applies to

Dispositional plan report

The dispositional-plan report must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

(d) Written court reports setting forth the dispositional plan shall be prepared by the agency having or requesting custody and shall be filed and served on all counsel and parties without counsel 7 days prior to the preliminary hearing.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Applies to

Review or permanency planning documents

The written report and any required permanent plan must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties at least 14 calendar days before the applicable hearing.

(a) Reports. A written report and, for permanency planning hearings, a permanent plan, shall be prepared by the supervising agency and filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not less than 14 calendar days prior to any review or permanency planning hearings.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Responsive documents

Responsive documents must be served on the parties and counsel at least 5 calendar days before the hearing.

Responsive documents shall be filed and served on said parties and counsel not less than 5 (five) calendar days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Reply documents

Any reply documents must be served on the parties and counsel by noon two court days before the hearing.

Reply documents, if any, shall be filed and served on said parties and counsel not later than noon 2 court days prior to the hearing.

Applies to

Notice of contested hearing

The Notice of Contested Hearing must be served on all parties and the CASA/GAL when the specified disputed issues and hearing-length conditions exist.

(i) If a party or CASA/GAL disputes the contents or recommendations contained in the report filed by the supervising agency, and, due to the nature or quantity of contested issues, the Review or Permanency Planning hearing is likely to take longer than 15 minutes, he or she shall obtain a date from the assigned Judge’s law clerk for a Contested Hearing and serve a Notice of Contested Hearing on all parties and the CASA/GAL.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Reply brief

Reply documents must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the contested hearing.

(iv) Any reply documents must be filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later that noon 2 court days before the contested hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Motion

The motion, calendar note, and supporting documents must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties at least five court days before the hearing.

(i) Motion with oral argument. A party wishing to note a motion for hearing shall obtain a date from the assigned Judge’s law clerk and shall file and serve the motion, a calendar note, and all supporting documents to all counsel and unrepresented parties at least five (5) court days prior to the date set for the hearing.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Reply brief

Service

Other to all parties

Responsive documents must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the contested hearing.

Any responsive documents must be filed and served on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later than noon two (2) court days before the contested hearing.

Applies to

Reply brief

A reply to a response must be served on all parties by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Any document in reply to the response must be filed and served on all parties no later than noon of the court day prior to the hearing.

Deadline

4 hours

Applies to

Motion

Copies of the Motion to Shorten Time, underlying motion, and supporting documents must be served on all parties and the court at least four business hours before the hearing on the shortened-time request.

Copies of the Motion to Shorten Time, the Underlying Motion, and any supporting documents must be served on all parties and the court no later than four business hours (Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm) prior to the hearing regarding shortening time.

Applies to

Proposed order

The proposed order must be distributed to all counsel and unrepresented parties when the motion is filed and clearly marked “PROPOSED.”

The proposed order must also be distributed to all counsel and unrepresented parties at the time of filing and shall be clearly marked “PROPOSED.”

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Reply brief

An opposing party must serve its responsive materials and alternative proposed order on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the contested hearing.

C. Any party opposing the motion must file and serve their responsive materials, including an alternative proposed order, on all counsel and unrepresented parties not later than noon two (2) court days before the contested hearing.

Service

Email

Electronic working copies must be sent directly to the designated email address or submitted through the OFS e-service application.

Electronic working copies shall be sent to dependency.workingcopies@snoco.org directly or through the Odyssey File and Serve (OFS) e-service application.

Service

Email

Direct email submissions must include the cause number, case name with initials, document title, hearing date and time, and calendar color in the specified subject-line order.

Unless the working copy is delivered through OFS the subject line for the e-mails must contain, in this order: cause number(s); case name with initials (In re XYZ); title of document; date and time of hearing (month-day, time); calendar color (blue or orange).

Service

Email

Attached electronic working-copy documents must follow the email naming conventions, although the calendar color may be omitted.

The attached working copy document(s) shall follow the same naming rules, except that inclusion of the calendar color is optional.

Service

Electronic service

Electronic working copies must be sent directly to the designated court email address or submitted through the court’s OFS e-service application.

Electronic working copies shall be sent to offender.workingcopies@snoco.org directly or through the Odyssey File and Serve (OFS) e-service application.

Applies to

Exhibits

All evidence filed or presented as an exhibit must be timely provided to the opposing party before the hearing.

Each party shall ensure that all evidence filed or presented as an exhibit at the hearing is timely provided to the opposing party in advance of the hearing.

Applies to

Petition for justification

At least 45 days before the justification hearing, the petitioner must serve the filed petition on the Superior Court Presiding Judge and the Civil Division of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

At least forty-five (45) days prior to a hearing on justification, a petitioner must serve a copy of the filed petition for justification on the Superior Court Presiding Judge and the Civil Division of the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Applies to

Petition for justification

The hearing may be stricken or justification may be denied in whole or in part if service affidavits are not in the court file by the hearing or service was untimely.

Hearing on the petition may be stricken or the order of justification denied in whole or in part if affidavits of service of the petition do not appear in the court file at the time of the hearing on justification or if service has not been timely made.

Applies to

Notice of intent to seek suspension or revocation

The notice must state the basis for suspension or revocation and be served on the affected bonding company.

The notice of intent to seek suspension or revocation shall include a short statement of the basis on which suspension or revocation is sought and shall be served on the bonding company whose justification is at issue.

Applies to

Notice of intent to add agents

The Notice of Intent to Add Agent(s) must be served on the Civil Division of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

During the period an order of justification is in effect, a petitioner may seek to add additional agents by filing with the Snohomish County Superior Court Clerk and serving on the Civil Division of the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office a Notice of Intent to Add Agent(s) together with supporting information as required in paragraphs (E)(6) and (7) of this order.

Service

Electronic service

The e-service provision does not apply when personal service is required by statute or rule, or when an unrepresented receiving party has not registered to accept e-service.

Exceptions: This subsection does not apply when a statute or rule requires that a document be personally served on the receiving party; or when the receiving party is not represented by an attorney and has not registered to accept e-service.

Applies to

Motion

Service of a motion for revision is unnecessary when the original order was requested by the movant and the revised order may be issued without notice to the other party, including for temporary restraining orders and protection orders.

Service of the motion for revision on the other parties is not required if the motion is made by the person who requested the original order and is to revise an order that can be issued without notice to the other party, including temporary restraining orders and protection orders.

If the order for immediate return of exhibits is entered, a certified copy must be served on the attorney or other person involved.

A certified copy of such order, if entered, shall then be served upon the attorney or other person involved.

Applies to

Responsive documents

Responsive documents in modification proceedings must be served on the moving party under SCLCR 7.

Responsive documents shall be served on the moving party as required by SCLCR 7.

When personal service cannot be made, the court may authorize alternative service under CR 4(d) and RCW 4.28.100 upon receiving a motion in the prescribed form, which may be submitted ex parte.

a. When Personal Service Cannot be Made. The Court may order that service be made by alternative service pursuant to CR 4(d) and RCW 4.28.100, after receipt of a motion for alternative service in the form prescribed by the Court. Such motion may be presented ex parte.

Applies to

Preliminary calendar

Timely copies of the preliminary calendar must be provided to the representatives of all necessary parties.

The representatives of all necessary parties shall be provided timely copies of the preliminary calendar.

Applies to

Final calendar

A timely copy of the final calendar must be provided to the representatives of all necessary parties.

A timely copy shall be provided to the representatives of all necessary parties.

Applies to

Petition

Notice of each new petition must be provided to the representatives of all necessary parties when the petition is filed by the 3:00 p.m. deadline.

No later than 3:00 pm of the day prior to the proceeding any new Petitions shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office and notice to the representatives of all necessary parties.

Applies to

Motion

The Motion to Shorten Time documents may be served by email, fax, or another method when the parties have agreed to receive service that way.

The documents can be served via e-mail, fax, or other means if the parties have agreed to receive service in that manner.

Service

Electronic service

A party that e-files a document may electronically serve it using the serve-only feature in the Clerk's e-filing system.

When a party e-files a document, the party may electronically serve the document via the “serve only” feature within the Clerk’s e-filing system.

Applies to

Alternative service agreement

Service

Electronic service

Parties and attorneys may accept e-service by filing an alternative service agreement with the clerk's office.

Parties and attorneys may choose to accept e-service, as authorized in CR 5(b)(7), by filing an alternative service agreement with the clerk’s office.

Service

Electronic service

An alternative service agreement permits valid electronic service between consenting parties and service through the clerk's e-filing system unless the agreement specifically declines clerk-system service.

Filing this agreement will allow for valid CR 5(b)(7) service between the consenting parties through electronic means. It will also allow for service through the clerk’s electronic filing system unless the alternative service agreement filed by the attorney specifically declines the acceptance of service through the clerk’s electronic filing system.

The court may place a case on the contested calendar if notice is provided to all parties.

(v) The court may set a case on the contested calendar with notice to all parties.