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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 698

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                                                                            C 355 L 87

 

 

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Nutley, Ferguson, Madsen and S. Wilson

 

 

Read first time 2/6/87 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to collections by county treasurers; and adding a new section to chapter 84.56 RCW.

 

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

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 84.56 RCW to read as follows:

          A local government authorized both to impose and to collect any special assessments, excise taxes, or rates or charges may contract with the county treasurer or treasurers within which the local government is located to collect the special assessments, excise taxes, rates, or charges.  If such a contract is entered into, notice of the special assessments, excise taxes, or rates or charges due may be included on the notice of property taxes due, may be included on a separate notice that is mailed with the notice of property taxes due, or may be sent separately from the notice  of property taxes due.  County treasurers may impose an annual fee for collecting special assessments, excise taxes, or rates or charges not to exceed one percent of the dollar value of special assessments, excise taxes, or rates or charges collected.


                                                                                                                          Passed the House March 12, 1987.

 

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

 

                                                                                                                           Passed the Senate April 26, 1987.

 

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.