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Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
State agencies shall collect a surcharge of twenty dollars from the judgment debtor upon the satisfaction of a warrant filed in superior court for unpaid taxes or liabilities. The surcharge is imposed on the judgment debtor in the form of a penalty in addition to the filing fee provided in RCW 36.18.012(10). The surcharge revenue shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the public records efficiency, preservation, and access account.
Surcharge revenue deposited in the local government archives account under RCW 40.14.024 shall be expended by the secretary of state exclusively for disaster recovery, essential records protection services, and records management training for local government agencies by the division of archives and records management. The secretary of state shall, with local government representatives, establish a committee to advise the state archivist on the local government archives and records management program.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 40. Public Documents, Records, and Publications § 40.14.027. Local government archives and records management services--Judgment debtor surcharge - last updated April 06, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-40-public-documents-records-and-publications/wa-rev-code-40-14-027/
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