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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5943
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C 085 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson, Williams, Kiskaddon, Conner and Anderson)
Read first time 2/2/88.
AN ACT Relating to the small claims department of the district court; amending RCW 12.40.010 and 12.40.120; and adding a new section to chapter 12.40 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 187, Laws of 1919 as last amended by section 57, chapter 258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 12.40.010 are each amended to read as follows:
In every
district court there shall be created and organized by the court a department
to be known as the "small claims department of the district court".
The small claims department shall have jurisdiction, but not exclusive, in
cases for the recovery of money only if the amount claimed does not exceed ((one))
two thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Section 4, chapter 83, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. as amended by section 69, chapter 258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 12.40.120 are each amended to read as follows:
No appeal
shall be permitted from a judgment of the small claims department of the
district court where the amount claimed was less than one hundred dollars ((nor)).
No appeal shall ((any appeal)) be permitted by a party who requested
the exercise of jurisdiction by the small claims department where the amount
claimed was less than one thousand dollars.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 12.40 RCW to read as follows:
The administrator for the courts and the magistrates association shall prepare a model small claims informational brochure and distribute the model brochure to all small claims departments in the state. This brochure may be modified as necessary by each small claims department and shall be made available to all parties in any small claims action.