Funding Alternatives Work Group
Fees Reccomendations to te Court Funding Taskforce

Fee Description

Current Fee

Proposed Fee

Rationale

Court Level

Distribution

Extension of Civil Filing Fee to:

Cross Claims

Counter Claims

Third-Party Claims

NEW FEE

$200

Parties would otherwise have to pay civil filing fee absent current litigation.

Superior

District

Same as regular civil filing fees in Superior and District Courts

Cost assessed against defendants upon conviction “Criminal Filing Fee”

NEW FEE

$55

To match CLJ civil filing fee

District &

Municipal

Same as district court civil filing fee

Civil Filing Fee

Domestic Relations Filing Fee

Probate Filing Fee

Adoption Filing Fee

$110

$200

$200 fee proposed

Superior

43.09% local

10.91% law library (percentage depends on law library amount designated by county leg. authority)

46.00% PSEA

Unlawful Detainer Filing Fee

$30 plaintiff

$80

As part of SC civil filing fee increase

Superior

14% local

40% law library (percentage depends on law library amount designated by county leg. authority)

46% PSEA

Unlawful Detainer Answer Filing Fee

$80 when answer filed

$120

As part of SC civil filing fee increase

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Will Contested Filing Fee

$110

$200

$200 fee proposed

Superior

43.09% local

10.91% law library (percentage depends on law library amount designated by county leg. authority)

46% PSEA

Extension Of Judgment Filing Fee

$110

$200

To match SC civil filing fee

Superior

100% local

Cost assessed against defendants upon conviction “Criminal Filing Fee”

$110

$200

To match SC civil filing fee

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Modification Filing Fee

$20

$36

To match % increase to SC filing fee.

Superior

100% local

RALJ Filing Fee: Criminal Cases

$110

$200

To match SC filing fee

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

RALJ Filing Fee: Civil, Small Claims, Infractions

$110

$200

To match SC filing fee

CLJ

43.09% local

10.91% law library (percentage depends on law library amount designated by county leg. authority)

46% PSEA

Civil Filing Fee

$31

(plus $10 DRC surcharge in many counties)

$55

To match % increase to SC filing fee.

CLJ

48.63% local

19.37% law library

32% PSEA

Anti-Harassment Filing Fee

$41

$31

(plus $10 DRC surcharge in many counties)

$55

$55

(plus $10 DRC surcharge in many counties)

To match % increase to SC filing fee.

Superior

CLJ

SC distribution

24.73% local

29.27% law library (percentage depends on law library amount designated by county leg. authority)

46% PSEA

CLJ distribution

48.63% local

19.37% law library

32% PSEA

Extension Of Civil Judgment

$31

$55

To match % increase to SC filing fee.

CLJ

CLJ distribution

48.63% local

19.37% law library

32% PSEA

Small Claims Filing Fee

$10

$18

To match % increase to SC filing fee.

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Jury Demand Fee - Civil

$50

$125

To match SC

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Jury Fee - Criminal

$50 6 person SC

$100 12 person SC

$25 6 person CLJ

$125

$250

$125

To match SC civil jury fees and to match CJL to SC

Superior

Superior

CLJ

100% local

Transcript Preparation Fee

$6

$20

To match SC

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Writ or Garnishment Fee

$6

$20

To match SC

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Certified Copies Fee

$2 / $1

$5 / $1

To match CLJ

Superior

100% local

Transcript/Abstract Filing Fee

$15

$20

To match other SC fees recently increased to $20

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Courthouse facilitator filing fee surcharge – Applied to all superior court cases filed under Title 26 RCW.

Up to $10 –

as set by local legislative authority.

Up to $20 –

As set by local legislative authority

$20 maximum fee proposed

Superior

100% County dedicated account.

Disclaimer Filing Fee

$2

   

Superior

100% local

Appellate Filing Fee

$250

No Change

 

Appellate collected by Superior

100% state General Fund

Affidavit Filing Fee – writ of garnishment

$20

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Fax Filings Fee

$3 / $1

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Clerk's Papers Fee

$0.50 per page

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Court Audio/Video Tape Fee

$10 audio tape

$25 video tape

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Record Search Fee

Up to $20 per hour

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Invalidate Common Law Lien Filing Fee

$35

No Change

 

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Arbitration De Novo Fee

Up to $250

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Mandatory Arbitration Fee

Up to $220

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Tax Warrant Filing Fee

$20

No Change

 

Superior

88.50% local

11.50% PSEA

Civil Jury Demand - 12 person

$250

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Civil Jury Demand - 6 person

$125

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Restrictive Covenants Filing Fee

$20

No Change

 

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Torrens Act/Water Filing Fee

$5

No Change

 

Superior

100% local

Non-Judicial Document Filing Fee

$20

No Change

(recently increased)

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Non-Judicial Probate Document Filing Fee

$2

No Change

(recently reviewed)

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Will Only Filing Fee

$20

No Change

(recently increased)

Superior

54% local

46% PSEA

Certifying Documents

$5

No Change

 

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Copy / Tape Fees

Set by local ordinance

No Change

 

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Appeal Record Preparation

$40

No Change

 

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

Supplemental Proceeding

$12

No Change

 

CLJ

68% local

32% PSEA

 

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