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Clerk 10/14/2008
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AN ORDINANCE related to department of judicial administration fees; including failure to follow court rules or statutes as a reason the department of judicial administration may charge the special handling fee; and amending Ordinance 8752, Sections 1-3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.71.100.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. A. Section 2 of this ordinance authorizes the department of judicial administration to assess a fee for documents filed that require special handling, specifically documents filed that do follow court rules or statutes.
B. Section 3 of this ordinance revises K.C.C. 4.71.100.
SECTION 2. The department of judicial administration is hereby authorized to assess a fee for documents filed with the clerk's office that require extra handling because of failure to follow court rules or statutes.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 8752, Sections 1-3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.71.100 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The department of judicial administration is hereby authorized to assess a fee to anyone who files a document that requires special handling because of errors, failure to follow court rules or statutes or lack of completeness. The department shall make the decision to return the document to the filer on a case-by-case basis.
B. The fee assessed for a document that requires extra handling because of errors, failure to follow court rules or statutes or lack of completeness shall be fifteen dollars for each incorrect or incomplete document to cover all costs of the extra handling required.
C. The department of judicial administration shall establish a procedure for the
collection of the fee.
SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect January 1, 2009.