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                     ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1263

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Sheahan, Constantine, McDonald and Kastama

Read first time 01/20/1999.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Regulating process and fees of district and municipal courts.

    AN ACT Relating to district and municipal courts; and amending RCW 3.50.115, 3.54.030, and 35.20.110.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.50.115 and 1984 c 258 s 123 are each amended to read as follows:

    The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of The Municipal Court of . . . . . . (name of city), State of Washington," surrounding the vignette.  All process from the court runs throughout the state.  The supreme court may determine by rule what process must be issued under seal.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 3.54.030 and 1992 c 29 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The district court shall have a seal that shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of the . . . . . . District Court of . . . . . . County, State of Washington," surrounding the vignette.  All process from the court ((must be issued under its seal and)) runs throughout the state.  The supreme court may determine by rule what process must be issued under seal.

    Sec. 3.  RCW 35.20.110 and 1965 c 7 s 35.20.110 are each amended to read as follows:

    The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of George Washington, with the words "Seal of The Municipal Court of . . . . . . (name of city), State of Washington," surrounding the vignette.  All process from such court ((shall issue under the seal thereof and shall)) runs throughout the state.  The supreme court may determine by rule what process must be issued under seal.

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