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                         SENATE BILL 5735

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators West, Winsley, McCaslin, Haugen, Deccio, Hochstatter, Palmer, Roach, Schow, Wood, Hale, Strannigan and Fraser

Read first time 02/03/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Paying county fees by credit cards.

    AN ACT Relating to the payment of fees to the county by credit card; and adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 36.01 RCW to read as follows:

    In the payment of any fees imposed by the state and collected by the county or imposed and collected by local county ordinance or resolution, the county may accept in lieu of cash, a credit card issued by a bank or other financial institution, if the bank or financial institution guarantees full payment of the amount due, without discount or other cost or charge, to the county, or if the person using the credit card agrees to pay, in addition to any fee, the cost or charge imposed by the bank or financial institution for use of the credit card.

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