RCW 4.44.290
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If after the formation of the jury, and before verdict, a juror becomes unable to perform his or her duty, the court may discharge the juror. In that case, unless the parties agree to proceed with the other jurors:
(1)An alternate juror may replace the discharged juror and the jury instructed to start their deliberations anew;
(2)a new juror may be sworn and the trial begin anew; or
(3)the jury may be discharged and a new jury then or afterwards formed.
[ 2003 c 406 s 16 ; Code 1881 s 227; 1877 p 48 s 231 ; 1869 p 56 s 231 ; RRS s 347.]