HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-96 - Res. Assessment of Superior Court Filing Fee Surcharge and Marriage License Fee Surcharge RESOLUTION NO. 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 ten dollar ($10 . 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 ten dollar ($10. 00) filing fee
surcharge authorized by the 1993 , Laws of Washington,
Chapter 435, Section 2 , 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;
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(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
(d) Effective date shall be July 1, 1996.
DATED at Shelton, Washington, this 11th day of June ,
1996.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MARY JO' DY; h r p e r on
WILLIAM O. HU ER, Commissioner
MARV L. FAUG ENDER, Commissioner
ATTEST:
R CA S. ROGERS, Clerk of the Board
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MICHAEL E. CLIFT, Deputy Prosecutor
c: Clerk
Auditor
Account Dept. (2)
Treasurer
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