CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 5389

                        57th Legislature

                      2001 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 9, 2001   YEAS 48   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House April 9, 2001   YEAS 95   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 5389 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 5389

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senator Gardner

Read first time 01/22/2001.  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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