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                          TMCLR 8.1
                     USE OF A COLLECTION
                    AGENCY AND ASSESSMENT
                  AS COURT COST OF AMOUNTS
                PAID FOR COLLECTION SERVICES


A. The court may use the services of a collection agency for
the purposes of collecting unpaid and delinquent penalties
on infractions, criminal fines, costs, assessments and
forfeitures.  The terms and conditions of the contract for
collection services shall be between the City of Tukwila and
said collection agency, and may be amended as necessary.

B. The collection agency's fee or charge, as set forth in
said contract, shall be added by the collection agency as a
court cost to the total judgment of the court against each
defendant whose account is referred by the court to the
collection agency.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from
notifying the Department of Licensing of the defendant's
failure to pay a fine and/or costs as ordered by the court.
	

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