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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1417

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Dellwo, Padden, H. Myers, Foreman, Riley, Orr, Fuhrman and Sheahan

Read first time 01/27/93.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Changing the permitted uses of the surcharge on the district court civil filing fee.

          AN ACT Relating to district court civil filing fee surcharges; and amending RCW 7.75.035.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 7.75.035 and 1990 c 172 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A county legislative authority may impose a surcharge of up to ten dollars on each civil filing fee in district court and a surcharge of up to fifteen dollars on each filing fee for small claims actions for the purpose of funding (a) dispute resolution centers established under this chapter, (b) the district court, or (c) both.

          (2) Any surcharge imposed shall be collected by the clerk of the court and remitted to the county treasurer for deposit in a separate account to be used solely for (a) dispute resolution centers established under this chapter, (b) the district court, or (c) both.  Money received under this section is not subject to RCW 3.62.020(2) or 3.62.090.  The accounts created pursuant to this subsection shall be audited by the state auditor in accordance with RCW 43.09.260.

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