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HOUSE BILL 1778
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Representatives Dellwo and Appelwick
Read first time 02/08/95. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to district and municipal court service fees; and amending RCW 3.62.060.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 3.62.060 and 1992 c 62 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
Clerks of the district and municipal 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 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)) twenty dollars.
(3) For filing a supplemental
proceeding a fee of ((twelve)) twenty 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)) fifteen 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.
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