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                         SENATE BILL 6494

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Gardner, Benton, Costa, Winsley, Haugen and Roach

Read first time 01/18/2000.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Adjusting small claims jurisdiction.

    AN ACT Relating to small claims court; and amending RCW 12.40.010.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 12.40.010 and 1991 c 71 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    In every district court there shall be created and organized by the court a department to be known as the "small claims department of the district court."((.))  The small claims department shall have jurisdiction, but not exclusive, in cases for the recovery of money only if the amount claimed does not exceed ((two)) four thousand ((five hundred)) dollars.

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