CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2284

 

 

                               

 

                    Chapter 62, Laws of 1992

 

                        52nd Legislature

                      1992 Regular Session

 

 

COUNTY LAW LIBRARIES‑-GOVERNANCE, MAINTENANCE, AND FUNDING REVISIONS

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  4/1/92

Passed by the House March 12, 1992

  Yeas 71   Nays 26

 

 

 

                  JOE KING

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 10, 1992

  Yeas 33   Nays 11

               CERTIFICATE

 

I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2284 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

               JOEL PRITCHARD

President of the Senate

              ALAN THOMPSON

                               Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved March 26, 1992 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                  FILED

 

               March 26, 1992 - 12:15 p.m.

 

 

 

 

               BOOTH GARDNER

Governor of the State of Washington

                        Secretary of State

                       State of Washington


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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2284

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                             AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

                     Passed Legislature - 1992 Regular Session

 

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Haugen, Horn, Paris and May)

 

Read first time 02/07/92.  Revising provisions relating to county law libraries.


     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.


     Passed the House March 12, 1992.

     Passed the Senate March 10, 1992.

Approved by the Governor March 26, 1992.

     Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 26, 1992.