File #: 2014-0399    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/29/2014 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: 11/10/2014 Final action: 11/10/2014
Enactment date: 11/19/2014 Enactment #: 17921
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of judicial administration's noncertified copy fees; and amending Ordinance 9774, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C 4A.630.110.
Sponsors: Joe McDermott
Indexes: Budget, Fees
Code sections: 4A.630.110 - .
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17921.pdf, 2. 2014-0399 Legislative Review Form.pdf, 3. 2014-0399 transmittal letter.doc, 4. 2014-0399 fiscal note.xls, 5. 2014-0399 notice of public hearing and summary.doc, 6. 2014-0399 regulatory note.doc, 7. 2014-0399 hearing notice - Publish Seattle Times 10/22/14, 8. Affidavit of Publishing - Seattle Times 10-22-14, 9. Staff Report Proposed Ordinance 2014-0399 DJA copy fees.docx, 10. Attachment 1 Striking Amendment S1 to 2014-0399.docx
Staff: Cortes, Katherine
Drafter
Clerk 11/07/2014
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of judicial administration's noncertified copy fees; and amending Ordinance 9774, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C 4A.630.110.
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      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  A. Section 2 of this ordinance amends references to fees charged copies for noncertified copies of legal case files to tie the fee level to state statute for staff-prepared paper or electronic copies, and to set a fee level for self-service copies of such files.
      B. The fee is imposed under K.C.C 4A.630.110 and RCW 36.18.016(4).
      SECTION 2.  Ordinance 9774, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C 4A.630.110 are hereby amended to read as follows:
      The department of judicial administration is hereby authorized to assess a fee for providing noncertified copies of legal case files.  ((Self-service copies)) Copies prepared by department staff from hard copy, also known as paper, files or copied remotely using the department's online electronic court record system from a site outside the department's facilities shall be subject to a fee in accordance with RCW 36.18.016(4).  Self-service copies of files using the self-service copying machines provided by the
 
department shall be fifteen cents per page.  The department of judicial administration shall establish a procedure for the collection of the fees in this section.