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SENATE BILL 5171
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senators Sutherland, Moore, Vognild, Amondson, von Reichbauer and Bauer
Read first time 01/15/93. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to collection of debts owed the state; and amending RCW 43.17.240.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.17.240 and 1991 c 85 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Interest at the rate of one percent per month, or fraction thereof, shall accrue on debts owed to the state, starting on the date the debts become past due.
(2) Every state agency shall assign all debts owed to the state under an express contract that are at least ninety days past due to a collection agency licensed under chapter 19.16 RCW. An assignment of debts owed to the state under this subsection must comply with the requirements of personal services contracts entered under chapter 39.29 RCW.
(3) This section does not apply to: (((1)))
(a) Any instance where such interest rate or assignment would
conflict with the provisions of a contract or with the provisions of any other
law; or (((2))) (b) debts to be paid by other governmental
units. The office of financial management may adopt rules specifying
circumstances under which state agencies may waive this collection
assignment or interest, such as when assessment or collection of interest
would not be cost-effective. This section does not affect any authority of the
state to charge or collect interest under any other law on a debt owed to the
state by a governmental unit. Subsection (1) of this section applies
only to debts ((which)) that become due on or after July 28,
1991. Subsection (2) of this section applies only to debts that become due
on or after the effective date of this act.
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