Title 3 — Title 3 DISTRICT COURTS—COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION
15 chapters · 141 sections in this title.
RCW 3.62.010 Suspension of fine or penalty.
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The district court may at the time of sentencing or at any time thereafter suspend a portion or all of a fine or penalty.[ 1984 c 258 s 305; 1961 c 299 s 105.]Notes:Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010…
RCW 3.62.020 Costs, fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties except city cases—Disposition—Interest.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all costs, fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected in whole or in part by district courts, except costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected, in whole or in part, because of the vi…
RCW 3.62.040 Costs, fines, forfeitures, and penalties from city cases—Disposition—Interest.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed and collected, in whole or in part, by district courts because of violations of city ordinances shall be remitted by the clerk of the district court at least monthly dir…
RCW 3.62.050 Court expenditures to be paid from county current expense fund—Exception.
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The total expenditures of the district courts, including the cost of providing courtroom and office space, the cost of probation and parole services and any personnel employment therefor, and the cost of providing services necessary for the preparation and presentation of a defen…
RCW 3.62.060 Filing fees in civil cases—Surcharge—Fees allowed as court costs.
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(1) Clerks of the district courts shall collect the following fees for their official services:(a) In any civil action commenced before or transferred to a district court, the plaintiff shall, at the time of such commencement or transfer, pay to such court a filing fee of forty-t…
RCW 3.62.065 Fees allowed as court costs.
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All courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW may charge fees as prescribed in RCW 3.62.060. The fees or charges imposed under this section shall be allowed as court costs whenever a judgment for costs is awarded.[ 1992 c 62 s 7.]Notes:Effective date—1992 c 62: See RCW 27.24.900.
RCW 3.62.070 Filing fees in criminal cases and traffic infractions—Arbitration if no agreement.
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Except in traffic cases wherein bail is forfeited or a monetary penalty paid to a violations bureau, and except in cases filed in municipal departments established pursuant to chapter 3.46 RCW and except in cases where a city has contracted with another city for such services pur…
RCW 3.62.085 Fee for conviction or plea of guilty.
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Upon conviction or a plea of guilty in any court organized under this title or Title 35 RCW, a defendant in a criminal case is liable for a fee of $43, except this fee shall not be imposed on a defendant who is indigent as defined in RCW 10.01.160(3). This fee shall be subject to…
RCW 3.62.090 Public safety and education assessment—Amount.
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(1) There shall be assessed and collected in addition to any fines, forfeitures, or penalties assessed, other than for parking infractions, by all courts organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW a public safety and education assessment equal to seventy percent of such fines, forfeitures…
RCW 3.62.100 Promotion of efficiency.
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District courts shall take all steps necessary to promote efficiencies in calendaring in order to minimize costs to cities that use the district courts. Cities shall cooperate with the district courts in order to minimize those costs.[ 1993 c 317 s 7.]Notes:Severability—Effective…