Section 10-08-250. Declaratory orders—Form, content and filing.  


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  • A petition for a declaratory order shall generally adhere to the following form:
    (1) At the top of the page shall appear the wording "Before the (name of agency)." On the left side of the page below the foregoing the following captions shall be set out: "In the matter of the petition of (name of petitioning party) for a declaratory order." Opposite the foregoing caption shall appear the word "petition."
    (2) The body of the petition shall be set out in numbered paragraphs. The first paragraph shall state the name and address of the petitioning party. The second paragraph shall state all rules or statutes that may be brought into issue by the petition. Succeeding paragraphs shall set out the state of facts relied upon in form similar to that applicable to complaints in civil actions before the superior courts of this state. The concluding paragraphs shall contain the relief sought by the petitioner. The petition shall be subscribed and verified in the manner prescribed for verification of complaints in the superior courts of this state.
    (3) The original and two legible copies of the petition shall be filed with the agency.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.250. WSR 89-13-036 (Order 6), § 10-08-250, filed 6/15/89.]
RCW 34.05.250. WSR 89-13-036 (Order 6), § 10-08-250, filed 6/15/89.