BILL REQ. #:  S-0839.1 

Read first time 02/11/2003.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to failure to pay small claims judgments; and amending RCW 12.40.105.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 12.40.105 and 1998 c 52 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     If the losing party fails to pay the judgment within thirty days or within the period otherwise ordered by the court, the judgment shall be increased by: (1) An amount sufficient to cover costs of certification of the judgment under RCW 12.40.110; ((and)) (2) the amount specified in RCW 36.18.012(2); and (3) any other costs incurred by the prevailing party to enforce the judgment, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees, without regard to the jurisdictional limits on the small claims department.