Board approves rule changes clarifying personal‑restraint petition word limits and streamlining a first extension
The board approved amendments to appellate rules 16.10, 18.17 and 18.8 to clarify a 12,000‑word combined limit for personal restraint petitions and allow a streamlined 30‑day extension for a first request.
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Andrew Yee, chair of the Court Rules and Procedures Committee, told the board the committee moved to amend rules 16.10, 18.17 and 18.8 to address confusion in filings related to personal restraint petitions. He said the chief clarifications are that a 12,000‑word limit applies to the combined petition and supporting brief and that the committee seeks to allow a streamlined 30‑day extension for the first extension request in personal restraint petitions.
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