Introduction

As amended through June 27, 2024

Introduction

The enactment of the Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) has largely vitiated the need for the prior Mental Proceedings Rules (MPR) by codifying circumstances in which involuntary commitment is permitted and specifying procedures for such commitments (see, e.g., chapters 71.05 and 71.34 RCW). Accordingly, the MPR were rescinded in their entirety effective October 31, 2023, except that the title to the rule set and individual rule numbers and titles were reserved to provide a framework to jurisdictions seeking to adopt local commitment rules consistent with the ITA. The rule set was also retitled as the Superior Court Civil Commitment Rules (CCR) for consistency with applicable statutory enactments.