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.