36.18.060 – Fees payable in advance—Exception.
RCW 36.18.060 Fees payable in advance—Exception. The officers mentioned in this chapter except the county sheriff shall not, in any case, except for the state or county, perform any official services unless the fees prescribed therefor are paid in advance, and on such payment the officer must perform the services required. The county sheriff may […]
36.18.070 – Single mileage chargeable when.
RCW 36.18.070 Single mileage chargeable when. When any sheriff, constable or coroner serves more than one process in the same cause or on the same person not requiring more than one journey from his or her office, he or she shall receive mileage only for the most distant service. [ 2009 c 549 § 4017; […]
36.18.080 – Fee schedule to be kept posted.
RCW 36.18.080 Fee schedule to be kept posted. Every county officer entitled to collect fees from the public shall keep posted in his or her office a plain and legible statement of the fees allowed by law and failure so to do shall subject the officer to a fine of one hundred dollars and costs, […]
36.18.090 – Itemized receipt to be given.
RCW 36.18.090 Itemized receipt to be given. Every officer, when requested so to do, shall make out a bill of his or her fees in every case, and for any services, specifying each particular item thereof, and receipt the same when it is paid, which bill of fees shall always be subject to examination and […]
36.18.160 – Penalty for taking illegal fees.
RCW 36.18.160 Penalty for taking illegal fees. If any officer takes more or greater fees than are allowed by law he or she shall be subject to prosecution, and on conviction, shall be removed from office and fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. [ 2009 c 549 § 4021; 1963 c 4 […]
36.18.170 – Penalty for failure to pay over fees.
RCW 36.18.170 Penalty for failure to pay over fees. Any salaried county or precinct officer, who fails to pay to the county treasury all sums that have come into the officer’s hands for fees and charges for the county, or by virtue of the officer’s office, whether under the laws of this state or of […]
36.18.180 – Office to be declared vacant on conviction.
RCW 36.18.180 Office to be declared vacant on conviction. The board of county commissioners of any county in this state, upon receiving a certified copy of the record of conviction of any officer for receiving illegal fees, or where the officer collects fees and fails to account for the same, upon proof thereof must declare […]
36.18.190 – Collection of unpaid financial obligations—Collection contracts—Interest to collection agencies authorized.
RCW 36.18.190 Collection of unpaid financial obligations—Collection contracts—Interest to collection agencies authorized. Superior court clerks may contract with collection agencies under chapter 19.16 RCW or may use county collection services for the collection of unpaid court-ordered legal financial obligations as enumerated in RCW 9.94A.030 that are ordered pursuant to a felony or misdemeanor conviction and […]
36.18.020 – Clerk’s fees, surcharges.
RCW 36.18.020 Clerk’s fees, surcharges. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Revenue collected under this section is subject to division with the state under RCW 36.18.025 and with the county or regional law library fund under RCW 27.24.070, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section. (2) Clerks of superior courts shall collect the […]
36.18.022 – Filing fees may be waived—When.
RCW 36.18.022 Filing fees may be waived—When. The court may waive the filing fees provided for under RCW 36.18.016(2)(b) and 36.18.020(2) (a) and (b) upon affidavit by a party that the party is unable to pay the fee due to financial hardship. [ 2005 c 374 § 6; 1995 c 292 § 16; 1992 c […]