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                         SENATE BILL 6319

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin, Morton and Deccio

Read first time 01/11/96.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Paying county fees by credit card.

    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 or debit card issued by a bank or other financial institution, if the person using the credit or debit card agrees to pay the fee established by resolution of the county legislative authority, which fee shall be sufficient to cover the actual cost or charge, if any, imposed by the bank or financial institution for use of the credit or debit card.

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