CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE
BILL 5389
Chapter
154, Laws of 2001
57th
Legislature
2001
Regular Session
SMALL CLAIMS
COURT--JURISDICTION
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/22/01
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Passed by the Senate March 9, 2001
YEAS 48 NAYS 0
 BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2001
YEAS 95 NAYS 0
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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.
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FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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 TONY M. COOK
Secretary
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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Approved May 2, 2001 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 2, 2001 - 10:46 a.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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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
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.
Passed the Senate March 9, 2001.
Passed the House April 9, 2001.
Approved by the Governor May
2, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 2, 2001.