HomeMy WebLinkAbout62-05 - Res. Amending Res. 80-96 Assessment of Superior Court Filing Fee Surcharge and Marriage License Fee RESOLUTION NO .
AMENDED RESOLUTION N0 . 80 - 96
ASSESSMENT OF SUPERIOR COURT
FILING FEE SURCHARGE
AND
ASSESSMENT OF MARRIAGE LICENSE FEE SURCHARGE
WHEREAS , a Courthouse Facilitator position was created to assist
unrepresented individuals with access to the court in divorce , parenting
plans / custody , child support , or in family court matters ; and
WHEREAS , creation of this position will reduce the workload caused
by pro se litigants on certain of the County Clerk ' s public service
duties and improve the quality of and perception of the quality of
justice in family court matters in Mason County ; and
WHEREAS , the Washington State Legislature , in the 1993 regular
session , recognized the impact of pro se litigants on the legal system
and authorized county legislative authorities to assess certain Superior
Court filing fee surcharges and an additional marriage license fee
surcharge to assist with funding of Courthouse Facilitator programs ;
and
WHEREAS , said additional funding will be provided pursuant to RCW
26 . 12 . 240 which authorizes the county legislative authority to assess
the imposition of a twenty dollar ( $ 20 . 00 ) surcharge on certain Superior
Court filing fees , and pursuant to RCW 26 . 04 . 160 ( 2 ) which authorizes the
imposition of an additional fifteen dollar ( $ 15 . 00 ) marriage license fee
surcharge ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Mason County
Commissioners as follows :
( a ) The Superior Court Clerk is authorized and directed to assess
and collect the twenty dollar ( $ 20 . 00 ) filing fee surcharge
authorized by RCW 26 . 12 . 240 and the Laws of 2005 , Chapter
457 , Section 15 , on those Superior Court cases filed under
Title 26 RCW , and to deposit said surcharges collected as
directed by the aforesaid statute ;
( b ) The County Auditor is authorized and directed to assess and
collect the additional fifteen dollar ( $ 15 . 00 ) marriage
license fee surcharge authorized by RCW 26 . 12 . 220 , and to
deposit said surcharge as directed by the aforesaid statute ;
( c ) The surcharge and user fee so collected shall be placed
monthly in a separate account to be used to pay expenses of
the Courthouse Facilitator program ; and
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( d ) Effective date shall be July 27 , 2005 .
DATED at Shelton , Washington , this 5il� day of z ,
2005 .
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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JAYN /IN , Chai pe son
LYNDA RING - ERICE�SON , Commissioner
TIM SHELDON , Commissioner
ATTEST :
R CCA S . ROG4,16 , Clet.k of the Board
A P Vy: A 0 ORM :
MICHAEL E . CLIF,T , Deputy Prosecutor
c : Clerk
Auditor .
Account Dept . ( 2 )
Treasurer
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