BILL REQ. #:  S-1210.1 

Read first time 02/18/2003.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to county law library funding; and amending RCW 27.24.070.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 27.24.070 and 1992 c 54 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In each county that maintains a county or regional law library pursuant to this chapter, the county treasurer shall deposit in the county or regional law library fund a sum equal to twelve dollars for every new probate or civil filing fee, including appeals, collected by the clerk of the superior court and six dollars for every fee collected for the commencement of a civil action in district court for the support of the law library in that county or the regional law library to which the county belongs((: PROVIDED, That)).
     (2) Upon a showing of need the twelve dollar contribution deposited for each superior court filing fee under subsection (1) of this section may be increased to up to fifteen dollars for each such fee upon the request of the law library board of trustees and with the approval of the county legislative body or bodies.
     (3) Upon a showing of need by the law library board of trustees, a county legislative body or bodies may impose a surcharge not to exceed fifteen dollars on every new probate or civil filing, including appeals, in superior court for the purpose of funding the county law library. Any surcharge imposed shall be collected by the clerk of the court and remitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the county or regional law library fund. However, no surcharge under this subsection is valid if, before imposing the surcharge, a county has increased the contribution as allowed under subsection (2) of this section and then has reduced such contribution before or after imposing the surcharge.