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HOUSE BILL 1264

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Lantz, Esser, Carrell, Van Luven and Lambert; by request of Administrator for the Courts

Read first time 01/22/2001.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

_1      AN ACT Relating to courts of limited jurisdiction; amending RCW

_2  3.50.810 and 3.46.150; and repealing RCW 3.46.155.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      Sec. 1.  RCW 3.50.810 and 1993 c 317 s 2 are each amended to read

_5  as follows:

_6      (1) Any city having entered into an agreement for court

_7  services with the county must provide written notice of the intent

_8  to terminate such agreement to the county legislative authority

_9  not less than one year prior to February 1st of the year in which

10  all district court judges are subject to election.

11      (2) Any city that terminates ((a municipal court under this

12  chapter may not establish another municipal court under this

13  chapter until at least ten years have elapsed from the date of

14  termination)) an agreement for court services to be provided by a

15  district court may only terminate such agreement at the end of a

16  four-year district court judicial term.

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_1      Sec. 2.  RCW 3.46.150 and 1984 c 258 s 210 are each amended to read

_2  as follows:

_3      Any city, having established a municipal department as provided

_4  in this chapter may, by written notice to the county legislative

_5  authority not less than thirty days prior to February 1st of

_6  ((any)) the year in which all district court judges are subject to

_7  election, require the termination of the municipal department

_8  created pursuant to this chapter.  Any city that terminates an

_9  agreement for court services to be provided by a district court

10  may not terminate such agreement within a four-year district court

11  judicial term.  However, the city may not give the written notice

12  required by this section unless the city has reached an agreement

13  with the county under chapter 39.34 RCW under which the county is

14  to be paid a reasonable amount for costs associated with

15  prosecution, adjudication, and sentencing in criminal cases filed

16  in district court as a result of the termination.  The agreement

17  shall provide for periodic review and renewal of the terms of the

18  agreement.  If the municipality and the county are unable to agree

19  on the terms for renewal of the agreement, they shall be deemed to

20  have entered into an agreement to submit the issue to arbitration

21  under chapter 7.04 RCW. Pending conclusion of the arbitration

22  proceeding, the terms of the agreement shall remain in effect.  The

23  municipality and the county have the same rights and are subject

24  to the same duties as other parties who have agreed to submit to

25  arbitration under chapter 7.04 RCW.

26      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  RCW 3.46.155 (Termination of municipal

27  department--Waiting period for establishing another) and 1993 c

28  317 s 1 are each repealed.

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