(a) Automatic stays. Except as to a judgment of a district court filed with the superior court pursuant to RCW 4.56.200, no execution shall issue upon a judgment nor shall proceedings be taken for its enforcement until the expiration of 10 days after its entry. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, enforcement of judgment is stayed until the expiration of 14 days after entry of judgment. Unless otherwise ordered by the trial court or appellate court, an interlocutory or final judgment in an action for an injunction or in a receivership action, shall not be stayed during the period after its entry and until appellate review is accepted or during the pendency of appellate review.
Rule 62.Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment
Group 7: Judgment · Last amended January 8, 2013 · Last verified July 13, 2026
In one sentenceRule 62 automatically stays execution on a judgment for 10 days after entry, extends that stay to 14 days once a notice of appeal is filed, exempts most injunction and receivership judgments, and lets a court grant a discretionary stay pending certain post-trial motions.
Full Text of Rule 62
(b) Stay on motion for new trial or for judgment. In its discretion and on such conditions for the security of the adverse party as are proper, the court may stay the execution of or any proceedings to enforce a judgment pending the disposition of a motion for a new trial or to alter or amend a judgment made pursuant to rule 59, or of a motion for relief from a judgment or order made pursuant to rule 60, or of a motion for judgment as a matter of law made pursuant to rule 50, or of a motion for amendment to the findings or for additional findings made pursuant to rule 52(b).
(c) Injunction pending appeal [Rescinded].
(d) Stay upon appeal [Rescinded].
(e) Stay in favor of state [Rescinded].
(f) Other stays. This rule does not limit the right of a party to a stay otherwise provided by statute or rule.
(g) Power of Supreme Court not limited [Rescinded].
(h) Multiple claims or multiple parties. When a court has ordered a final judgment under the conditions stated in rule 54(b), the court may stay enforcement of that judgment until the entering of a subsequent judgment or judgments and may prescribe such conditions as are necessary to secure the benefit thereof to the party in whose favor the judgment is entered.
Amendment History
Adopted May 5, 1967, effective July 1, 1967; amended, adopted Jan. 28, 1976, effective July 1, 1976; amended, adopted May 10, 1990, effective Sept. 1, 1990; amended June 2, 2005, effective Sept. 1, 2005; amended December 6, 2012, effective January 8, 2013.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 62(a) builds in a cooling-off period before a judgment can be enforced. No execution can issue and no proceedings to enforce a judgment can begin until 10 days after entry — with an exception for a district court judgment filed with the superior court under RCW 4.56.200, which is not subject to that automatic stay. Filing a notice of appeal extends the automatic stay further, to 14 days after entry of judgment. Judgments granting an injunction or arising from a receivership action work differently: unless the trial court or an appellate court orders otherwise, they are not automatically stayed either right after entry or during the pendency of appellate review.
Beyond that automatic window, Rule 62(b) gives the trial court discretion to stay execution, or any proceedings to enforce a judgment, on whatever security conditions it finds appropriate, while certain post-trial motions are pending: a motion for a new trial or to alter or amend the judgment under Rule 59, a motion for relief from a judgment or order under Rule 60, a motion for judgment as a matter of law under Rule 50, or a motion to amend or add findings under Rule 52(b).
Several earlier sections of the rule — covering an injunction pending appeal, a stay upon appeal generally, a stay in favor of the state, and the Supreme Court's power to limit a stay — have been rescinded, and are not currently part of the rule. What remains is Rule 62(f), a reminder that the rule does not cut off any right to a stay that a statute or another rule otherwise provides, and Rule 62(h), which addresses judgments involving multiple claims or parties: once the court has entered a final judgment on some claims under Rule 54(b), it may stay enforcement of that judgment until later judgments come in, and set whatever conditions are needed to protect the benefit of the judgment for the party who won it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is a judgment automatically stayed after it's entered?
Rule 62(a) bars execution or enforcement proceedings for 10 days after entry, except for a district court judgment filed with the superior court under RCW 4.56.200.
What happens to the stay once a notice of appeal is filed?
Filing a notice of appeal extends the automatic stay on enforcement to 14 days after entry of judgment.
Are injunctions and receivership judgments automatically stayed the same way?
No. Unless the trial court or an appellate court orders otherwise, an interlocutory or final judgment in an injunction or receivership action is not stayed during the period after entry or while appellate review is pending.
Can I get a stay while my motion for a new trial or to vacate the judgment is pending?
What happened to the old rules on injunctions pending appeal or stays in favor of the state?
Those sections of Rule 62 have been rescinded and are no longer part of the rule.
How does Rule 62 handle a case with multiple claims or parties resolved at different times?
Rule 62(h) lets the court stay enforcement of a final judgment entered under Rule 54(b) until the remaining claims are resolved, and set conditions to secure the benefit of that judgment for the prevailing party.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Washington Superior Court Civil Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Washington. Last verified July 13, 2026. ·
Official source
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