AN ACT
Relating to counties; amending RCW 27.24.010, 27.24.020, 27.24.040, 27.24.062,
27.24.066, 27.24.067, and 3.62.060; adding a new section to chapter 3.62 RCW;
repealing RCW 27.24.050, 27.24.060, 27.24.063, 27.24.064, and 27.24.065;
providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
27.24.010 and 1919 c 84 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((In))
Each county ((having)) with a population of ((three
hundred)) eight thousand or more ((there)) shall ((be))
have a county law library, which shall be governed and maintained as
hereinafter provided.
Sec.
2. RCW
27.24.020 and 1919 c 84 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
((There
shall be in)) (1) Every ((such)) county with a population
of three hundred thousand or more must have a board of law library trustees
consisting of five members to be constituted as follows: The chairman of the
((board of)) county ((commissioners shall be)) legislative
authority is an ex officio ((a)) trustee, ((and)) the judges
of the superior court of the county shall choose two of their number to be
trustees, and the members of the county bar association shall choose
two members of the bar of the county to be trustees.
(2)
Every county with a population of eight thousand or more but less than three
hundred thousand must have a board of law library trustees consisting of five
members to be constituted as follows: The chairman of the county legislative
authority is an ex officio trustee, the judges of the superior court of the
county shall choose one of their number to be a trustee, and the members of the
county bar association shall choose three members of the county to be
trustees. If there is no county bar association, then the lawyers of the
county shall choose three of their number to be trustees.
(3)
If a county has a population of less than eight thousand, then the provisions
contained in RCW 27.24.068 shall apply to the establishment and operation of
the county law library.
(4)
If a regional law library is created pursuant to RCW 27.24.062, then it shall
be governed by one board of trustees. The board shall consist of the following
representatives from each county: The judges of the superior court of the
county shall choose one of their number to be a trustee, the county legislative
authority shall choose one of their number to be a trustee, and the members of
the county bar association shall choose one member of the bar of the county to
be a trustee. If there is no county bar association, then the lawyers of the
county shall choose one of their number to be a trustee.
(5)
The term of office of a member of the board who is a judge ((shall be)) is
for as long as he or she continues to be a judge, and the term of a
member who is from the bar ((shall be)) is four years. Vacancies
shall be filled as they occur and in the manner ((above)) directed in
this section. The office of trustee shall be without salary or other
compensation. The board shall elect one of their number president and the
librarian shall act as secretary, except that in counties with a population
of eight thousand or more but less than three hundred thousand, the board shall
elect one of their number to act as secretary if no librarian is appointed.
Meetings shall be held at least ((quarterly and as much oftener and)) once
per year, and if more often, then at such times as may be prescribed by
rule.
Sec.
3. RCW
27.24.040 and 1919 c 84 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The
board of law library trustees shall, on or before the first Monday in September
of each year, make a report to the ((board of)) county ((commissioners))
legislative authority of their county giving the condition of their
trust, with a full statement of all property received and how used, the number
of books and other publications on hand, the number added by purchase, gift or
otherwise during the preceding year, the number lost or missing, and such other
information as may be of public interest, together with a financial report
showing all receipts and disbursements of money.
Sec.
4. RCW
27.24.062 and 1991 c 363 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
((In
each county with a population of from eight thousand to less than one hundred
twenty-five thousand, there shall be a county law library which shall be
governed and maintained as hereinafter provided.))
Two or
more ((of such)) counties each with a population of from eight
thousand to less than one hundred twenty-five thousand may, by agreement of
the respective law library boards of trustees, create a regional law library
and establish and maintain one principal law library at such location as the
regional board of trustees may determine will best suit the needs of the
users: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That there shall be at all times a law library in
such size as the board of trustees may determine necessary to be located at the
courthouse where each superior court is located.
Sec.
5. RCW
27.24.066 and 1933 c 167 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((board
of)) county ((commissioners)) legislative authority of each
county ((to which this act is applicable,)) that is required to
maintain a county law library shall upon demand by the board of law library
trustees, provide a room suitable for the law library, ((adequately heated,
lighted)) with adequate heat, light, and janitor service.
Sec.
6. RCW
27.24.067 and 1933 c 167 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The
use of the county law library shall be free to the judges of the state, to
state and county officials, and to members of the bar, and to such others as
the board of trustees may by rule provide. Residents of counties with a
population of three hundred thousand or more shall have free use of the law
library.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 7. A new
section is added to chapter 3.62 RCW to read as follows:
All
courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW may charge fees as prescribed in RCW
3.62.060. The fees or charges imposed under this section shall be allowed as
court costs whenever a judgment for costs is awarded.
Sec.
8. RCW
3.62.060 and 1990 c 172 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Clerks
of the district courts shall collect the following fees for their official
services;
(1)
In any civil action commenced before or transferred to a district court, the
plaintiff shall, at the time of such commencement or transfer, pay to such
court a filing fee of ((twenty-five)) thirty-one dollars plus any
surcharge authorized by RCW 7.75.035. No party shall be compelled to pay to
the court any other fees or charges up to and including the rendition of
judgment in the action other than those listed.
(2)
For issuing a writ of garnishment or other writ a fee of six dollars.
(3)
For filing a supplemental proceeding a fee of twelve dollars.
(4)
For demanding a jury in a civil case a fee of fifty dollars to be paid by the
person demanding a jury.
(5)
For preparing a transcript of a judgment a fee of six dollars.
(6)
For certifying any document on file or of record in the clerk's office a fee of
five dollars.
(7)
For preparing the record of a case for appeal to superior court a fee of forty
dollars including any costs of tape duplication as governed by the rules of
appeal for courts of limited jurisdiction (RALJ).
(8)
For duplication of part or all of the electronic tape or tapes of a proceeding
ten dollars per tape.
The
fees or charges imposed under this section shall be allowed as court costs
whenever a judgment for costs is awarded.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 9. The
following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW
27.24.050 and 1919 c 84 s 5;
(2) RCW
27.24.060 and 1919 c 84 s 6;
(3) RCW
27.24.063 and 1971 ex.s. c 141 s 2 & 1933 c 167 s 3;
(4) RCW
27.24.064 and 1933 c 167 s 3; and
(5)
RCW 27.24.065 and 1933 c 167 s 3.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 10. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect April 1, 1992.
