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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 246

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Cole, Appelwick, Valle, Locke, Lewis, Scott, Lux, Patrick, Jacobsen, Leonard, Nelson, Dellwo and Miller

Read first time 1/22/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to small claims; and amending RCW 12.40.010.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 187, Laws of 1919 as last amended by section 57, chapter 258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 12.40.010 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 ((one)) five thousand dollars.