CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5647
Chapter 295, Laws of 2015
64th Legislature
2015 Regular Session
GUARDIANSHIP COURTHOUSE FACILITATOR PROGRAMS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/2015
SENATE BILL 5647
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2015 Regular Session
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State of Washington | 64th Legislature | 2015 Regular Session |
By Senators Conway, Dansel, and Fraser
Read first time 01/28/15. Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
AN ACT Relating to allowing counties to create guardianship courthouse facilitator programs; and adding a new section to chapter
11.88 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 11.88 RCW to read as follows:
A county may create a guardianship courthouse facilitator program to provide basic services to pro se litigants in guardianship cases. The legislative authority of any county may impose user fees or may impose a surcharge of up to twenty dollars, or both, on superior court cases filed under chapters
11.88, 11.90, 11.92, and
73.36 RCW to pay for the expenses of the guardianship courthouse facilitator program. Fees collected under this section shall be collected and deposited in the same manner as other county funds are collected and deposited, and shall be maintained in a separate guardianship courthouse facilitator account to be used as provided in this section.
Passed by the Senate April 16, 2015.
Passed by the House April 13, 2015.
Approved by the Governor May 18, 2015.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 18, 2015.