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                          HOUSE BILL 1819

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Schoesler, Chappell, Padden, Robertson, Boldt, Jacobsen, Carrell, Crouse, Conway, Sheahan, Carlson, Ballasiotes, Delvin, Kremen, Dyer, Honeyford, Casada, Basich, Thompson and Costa

Read first time 02/10/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Imposing an additional assessment against offenders to reduce youth violence and drug abuse.

    AN ACT Relating to an assessment to fund youth anti-crime programs; and amending RCW 3.62.090.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.62.090 and 1994 c 275 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There shall be assessed and collected in addition to any fines, forfeitures, or penalties assessed, other than for parking infractions, by all courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW a public safety and education assessment equal to sixty percent of such fines, forfeitures, or penalties, which shall be remitted as provided in chapters 3.46, 3.50, 3.62, and 35.20 RCW.  The assessment required by this section shall not be suspended or waived by the court.

    (2) There shall be assessed and collected in addition to any fines, forfeitures, or penalties assessed, other than for parking infractions and for fines levied under RCW 46.61.5051, 46.61.5052, and 46.61.5053, and in addition to the public safety and education assessment required under subsection (1) of this section, by all courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW, an additional public safety and education assessment equal to fifty percent of the public safety and education assessment required under subsection (1) of this section, which shall be remitted to the state treasurer and deposited as provided in RCW 43.08.250.  The additional assessment required by this subsection shall not be suspended or waived by the court.

(3) There may be assessed and collected in addition to any fines, forfeitures, or penalties assessed, other than for parking infractions, by any court organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW an assessment of up to fifty dollars that is not subject to the remittance provisions of chapter 3.46, 3.50, or 35.20 RCW or of RCW 3.62.020 or 3.62.040.  Such assessments imposed for violations of city ordinances shall be remitted at least monthly by the clerk of the district court to the city treasurer of the city in which the violation occurred.  Such assessments imposed for any other violations shall be remitted at least monthly by the clerk of the district court to the county treasurer.  The fund remitted under this subsection shall be used exclusively to fund programs designed to increase youth awareness of the dangers of drug abuse or gang activity, programs designed to reduce youth participation in such activities, or programs designed to reduce youth violence.

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