CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1061
Chapter 25, Laws of 2015
64th Legislature
2015 3rd Special Session
SKAGIT COUNTY--DISTRICT COURT JUDGES
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/9/2015
HOUSE BILL 1061
Passed Legislature - 2015 3rd Special Session
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State of Washington | 64th Legislature | 2015 Regular Session |
By Representatives Hayes, Lytton, Smith, Gregerson, Moeller, and Buys; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Prefiled 12/31/14. Read first time 01/12/15. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of district court judges in Skagit county; amending RCW
3.34.010; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 3.34.010 and 2011 c 43 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The number of district judges to be elected in each county shall be: Adams, two; Asotin, one; Benton, five; Chelan, two; Clallam, two; Clark, six; Columbia, one; Cowlitz, three; Douglas, one; Ferry, one; Franklin, one; Garfield, one; Grant, three; Grays Harbor, two; Island, one; Jefferson, one; King, twenty-three in 2009, twenty-five in 2010, and twenty-six in 2011; Kitsap, four; Kittitas, two; Klickitat, two; Lewis, two; Lincoln, one; Mason, one; Okanogan, two; Pacific, two; Pend Oreille, one; Pierce, eleven; San Juan, one; Skagit,
((two))three; Skamania, one; Snohomish, eight; Spokane, eight; Stevens, one; Thurston, three; Wahkiakum, one; Walla Walla, two; Whatcom, two; Whitman, one; Yakima, four. This number may be increased only as provided in RCW
3.34.020.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The additional judicial position created by section 1 of this act in Skagit county becomes effective only if the county, through its duly constituted legislative authority, documents its approval of the additional position and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of the additional judicial position as provided by statute.
Passed by the House June 30, 2015.
Passed by the Senate June 30, 2015.
Approved by the Governor July 6, 2015.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State July 7, 2015.
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