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                         SENATE BILL 6647

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Heavey, Sheahan, Eide, Kline, Haugen, McCaslin and Johnson

Read first time 01/21/2000.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Requiring new courts to report their establishment to the supreme court.

    AN ACT Relating to requiring new courts to report their establishment to the supreme court; and amending RCW 3.50.060.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.50.060 and 1984 c 258 s 108 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A city or town electing to establish a municipal court pursuant to this chapter may terminate such court by adoption of an appropriate ordinance.  However no municipal court may be terminated unless the municipality has complied with RCW 3.50.805, 35.22.425, 35.23.595, ((35.24.455)) 35.23.555, 35.27.515, 35.30.100, and 35A.11.200.

(2) A city or town newly establishing a municipal court pursuant to this chapter shall do so by adoption of an appropriate ordinance on or before December 1 of any year, to take effect January 1 of the following year.  Within thirty days of establishing a new court, the city or county shall provide written notice of the new court's existence to the supreme court.

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