HomeMy WebLinkAbout69-17 - Ord. Amending Ord. 102-04 and County Code Chapter 2.132.010 Sheriff's FeesORDINANCE NO V q -11
AMENDING ORDINANCE 102-04 and MASON COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 2.132.010
AMENDING SHERIFF'S FEES
WHEREAS, the State of Washington establishes under RCW 36.18.040 certain fees for
official services to be charged by the sheriff and authorizes the county legislative authority to set
the amounts of fees that shall be collected by the sheriff to cover the costs of administration
and operation; and
WHEREAS, the fees have not been increased since 2004 and the updated fees were
presented and approved at the September 26, 2017 Commission meeting. However, the fees
need to be adopted by ordinance;
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Mason County Commissioners, State
of Washington, to amend the following fees and Mason County Code Chapter 2.132.010 -
Sheriff's fees:
The sheriff shall collect the following fees for official services:
1. For service of each summons and complaint, notice and complaint, summons
and petition, and notice of small claim on one defendant at any location, thirty
dollars, and on two or more defendants at the same residence, forty dollars,
besides mileage;
2. For making a return, besides mileage actually traveled, twenty dollars for each
return of service; .
3. For levying each writ of attachment or writ of execution upon real or
personal property, besides mileage, sixty dollars per hou r;
4. For filing copy of writ of attachment, order of sale or writ of execution
with auditor, twenty-five dollars plus auditor's filing fee;
5. For serving writ of possession or restitution without aid of the county,
besides mileage, sixty dollars;
6. For serving writ of possession or restitution with aid of the county,
besides mileage, eighty-five dollars plus sixty-five dollars for each hour
after one hour;
7. For serving an arrest warrant in any action or proceeding, besides mileage,
fifty dollars;
8. For executing any other writ or process in a civil action or proceeding,
besides mileage, sixty dollars per hour;
9. For each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to or returning from
any place of service, or attempted service, fifty cents per mile with a ten-dollar
minimum mileage charge;
10. For making a deed to lands sold upon execution or order of sale or other
decree of court, to be paid by the purchaser, sixty-five dollars;
11. For making copies of papers when sufficient copies are not furnished, fifteen
cents per page;
12. For the service of any other document and supporting papers for which no
other fee is provided herein, thirty-five dollars;
13. For posting a notice of sale, or postponement, twenty-five dollars besides mileage;
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14. For certificate or bill of sale of property, or certificate of redemption, sixty
dollars;
15. For conducting a sale of property, fifty-five dollars per hour spent at a sheriffs
sale;
16. For notarizing documents, ten dollars for each document;
17. For fingerprinting for non-criminal purposes, fifteen dollars for each print card;
18 . For mailing required by statute, whether regular, certified, or registered,
the actual cost of postage;
19. For an internal criminal history records check, fifteen dollars;
20. For the reproduction of audio, visual, or photographic material, to
include magnetic microfilming, the actual cost including personnel time.
Fees allowable under this section may be recovered by the prevail i ng party incurring
the same as court costs to the extent provided by RCW 36.18.040(2).
Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining parts of this ordinance.
These amended fees are approved and effective September 26, 2017.
This Ordinance is adopted this 14th day of November, 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON C TY, WASHINGTON
APPROVED ~ < /l
Tim Whitehead
Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Terri M. Drexle ~ Commissioner
C: Sheriff