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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4759

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senator Conner

Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to superior courts; amending RCW 2.08.065; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 7, chapter 125, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 2, chapter 65, Laws of 1981 and RCW 2.08.065 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be in the county of Grant, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Okanogan, one judge of the superior court; in the ((counties)) county of Mason ((and)), one judge of the superior court; in the county of Thurston ((jointly)), five judges of the superior court; in the counties of Pacific and Wahkiakum jointly, one judge of the superior court; in the counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens jointly, two judges of the superior court; and in the counties of San Juan and Island jointly, two judges of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1987.  The additional judicial positions created by section 1 of this act in Mason and Thurston counties shall be effective only if, before the effective date of this act, each county through its duly constituted legislative authority documents its approval of the additional positions and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of such additional judicial positions as provided by statute.