CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6154

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 6, 2000   YEAS 44   NAYS 1 President of the Senate Passed by the House March 1, 2000   YEAS 93   NAYS 5

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 6154 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives	Secretary
Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6154

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Costa, McCaslin, Patterson and Gardner

Read first time 01/10/2000.  Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.

Allowing county clerks to accept credit cards.

    AN ACT Relating to giving the county clerk authorization to accept credit cards; and adding a new section to chapter 36.23 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 36.23 RCW to read as follows:

    County clerks are authorized to accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, smart cards, stored value cards, federal wire, and automatic clearinghouse system transactions, or other electronic communication, for payment of all fees and moneys due the court under RCW 36.18.012 through 36.18.020, and for the payment of court-ordered legal financial obligations of criminal defendants which include, but are not limited to, fines, fees, assessments, restitution, and crime victims' compensation, consistent with RCW 36.48.010, 36.48.080, and 36.48.090.  A payer desiring to pay by credit card, charge card, debit card, smart card, stored value card, federal wire, and automatic clearinghouse system transactions, or other electronic communication shall bear the cost of processing the transaction.

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