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RCW 43.08.250

Money received by treasurer from certain court actions—Use.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 197 Wash. 2d 645 - Ladenburg v. Henke (2021)

Most recently applied in 197 Wash. 2d 645 - Ladenburg v. Henke (May 2021)

2009 c 479 s 26; 2008 c 329 s 913; 2007 c 522 s 950

(1) The money received by the state treasurer from fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, reimbursements or assessments by any court organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW, or chapter 2.08 RCW, shall be deposited in the state general fund.

(2) The money received by the state treasurer from the increase in fees imposed by sections 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 19, chapter 457, Laws of 2005 shall be deposited in the state general fund. It is the intent of the legislature that fifty percent of such money be appropriated to the administrator for the courts for the purposes of contributing to district court judges' salaries and to eligible elected municipal court judges' salaries. It is further the intent of the legislature that the balance of such moneys be used to fund criminal indigent defense assistance and enhancement at the trial court level, representation of parents in dependency and termination proceedings, and civil legal representation of indigent persons.

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