FINAL BILL REPORT

                           SSB 6006

PARTIAL VETO

                           C 8 L 94

                      SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Concerning the judicial information system.

SPONSORS: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators A. Smith and Nelson; by request of Administrator for the Courts)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LAW & JUSTICE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

BACKGROUND:

The Office of the Administrator for the Courts has indicated that additional computer capacity is necessary to provide adequate support to the courts.  Increased capacity would also permit a number of district and municipal courts to use and share those services.

SUMMARY:

The funds in the judicial information system account are to be used to provide an adequate level of Judicial Information Systems (JIS) services to the judiciary, in addition to access for noncourt users. 

To support the JIS account, the Supreme Court is authorized to provide by rule for the following increases in assessments:  the base monetary penalty for each infraction by $10; a $10 mandatory appearance assessment on convicted defendants in courts of limited jurisdiction; and a $10 assessment for each traffic infraction account for which a person requests a time payment schedule.  These assessments may not be waived or suspended.  The Supreme Court is requested to adjust these assessments for inflation. 

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate    41   6

House     94   0

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1994

Partial Veto Summary:  The Governor vetoed the emergency clause.