CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        SENATE BILL 6154

 

 

                   Chapter 202, Laws of 2000

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

 

 

COUNTY CLERKS--CREDIT CARD ACCEPTANCE

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the Senate March 6, 2000

  YEAS 44   NAYS 1

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

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.

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved March 29, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 29, 2000 - 2:52 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

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. 


    Passed the Senate March 6, 2000.

    Passed the House March 1, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 29, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 29, 2000.