CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6360
Chapter 230, Laws of 2016
64th Legislature
2016 Regular Session
TRAFFIC-BASED FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS--CONSOLIDATION--WORK GROUP
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6360
Passed Legislature - 2016 Regular Session
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State of Washington | 64th Legislature | 2016 Regular Session |
By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Carlyle, Liias, Jayapal, Frockt, King, Pearson, Pedersen, Hasegawa, and Chase; by request of Attorney General)
READ FIRST TIME 02/05/16.
AN ACT Relating to the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations through a unified payment plan system; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The office of the attorney general shall convene a work group of stakeholders to provide input and feedback on the development of a plan and program for the efficient statewide consolidation of an individual's traffic-based financial obligations imposed by courts of limited jurisdiction into a unified and affordable payment plan.
(2) The following must be invited to participate in the work group:
(a) The administrator for the courts or the administrator for the courts' designee;
(b) The director of the Washington state department of licensing or the director's designee;
(c) A district or municipal court judge, appointed by the district and municipal court judges' association;
(d) A prosecutor, appointed by the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, or the prosecutor's designee;
(e) A public defender, jointly appointed by the Washington defender association and the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers;
(f) A district or municipal court administrator or manager, appointed by the district and municipal court management association;
(g) A representative of a civil legal aid organization, appointed by the office of civil legal aid;
(h) The chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee;
(i) A representative of a statewide association of police chiefs and sheriffs, selected by the association;
(j) The director of the Washington traffic safety commission or the director's designee;
(k) A representative of a statewide association of city governments, selected by the association;
(l) A representative of a statewide association of counties, selected by the association; and
(m) A representative of a statewide association of collection professionals.
(3) The work group shall convene as necessary.
(4) The stakeholder work group shall provide final feedback and recommendations to the office of the attorney general no later than September 15, 2017.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The office of the attorney general shall submit a report detailing its recommendations and the plan and program required by this act to the Washington state supreme court, the governor, and appropriate committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 2017.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act expires December 31, 2017.
Passed by the Senate February 17, 2016.
Passed by the House March 10, 2016.
Approved by the Governor April 1, 2016.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 4, 2016.