Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. Sims

*88 ¶1 This case concerns contempt sanctions imposed against the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for failing to timely complete competency evaluations for criminal defendants. Specifically at issue is whether the State has waived its sovereign immunity under RCW 7.21.030 as regards the imposition of interest concerning imposed *264 contempt sanctions. We find no waiver under this statute's plain language or in the context presented. We also determine whether remedial sanctions run *89 from the date of the trial court's oral ruling imposing the sanctions or the filing of the written…