Okanogan County Clerk
Fee Schedule
Clerk's Office Fee Schedule
CIVIL
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Abstract of Judgment |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(2) |
|
Abstract of Judgment |
Preparation |
5.00 |
36.18.016(4) |
|
Anti-Harassment Petition |
Filing |
53.00 |
36.18.018.020(2)(d)10.14.040 |
|
Arbitration Request for Trial De Novo |
Filing (if local authority established) |
250.00 |
36.18.016(25) |
|
Arbitration-request for Mandatory Arbitration |
Filing |
220.00 |
36.18.018.(24) |
|
Bail Bond Justification |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Change of Name |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Civil Case Filing |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Common Law Lien-Petition |
Filing |
35.00 |
36.18.020(8) |
|
Counter-claim, Cross-claim, 3rd Party claim |
Filing in civil case |
200.00 |
36.18.020(a) |
|
Deeds of Trust, Surplus Funds |
Filing |
200.00 |
61.24.080(3)36.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Election–Affidavit of Elector Contesting Election of Person |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)28A305.07029.65.020 |
|
Emancipation of Minor |
Filing |
50.00 |
36.18.014 |
|
Foreign Judgment |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Frivolous Lien/Claim Statute |
Filing of Application for Order |
35.00 |
36.18.016(17) |
|
Judicial Review |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(c) |
|
Jury Demand |
6 member jury |
125.00 |
36.18.016(3) |
|
Land Use Petition |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.70C.04036.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Legal Newspaper |
Filing Petition & Order |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)65.16.040 |
|
Property Taxes, Certification of Delinquency, Application for Judgment |
Filing; $2 each contestant at time of filing appeal |
2.00 |
86.64.12086.64.040 |
|
Protection of Vulnerable Adults |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)74.34.110 |
|
Registration of Land Titles (Torrens Act) |
Filing |
20.00 |
65.12.78036.18.016(13) |
|
Restoration of Rights to Possess Firearms |
Filing |
200.00 |
9.41.04736.18.020(2)(a) |
|
Restrictive covenant for filing petition to strike discriminatory provisions in real estate |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(5)49.60.227 |
|
Supplemental Proceedings |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.016(7) |
|
Tax Warrants - Dept of Revenue; All other depts. Special Fuels Tax |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(10)36.18.05082.38.235 |
|
Transcript of Judgment |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(2) |
|
Unlawful Detainer |
1. Filing |
45.00 112.00
|
36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.012(4) |
|
Water Rights Statement |
Filing |
25.00 |
36.18.016(16)90.03.180 |
|
Water System Requirements (Enforcement of---) |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)79.119A040(6) |
|
Work Permits -minor under 14 yrs of age (Petition) |
Filing |
20.00 |
28A.225.080 |
|
Writs of: Attachment, Garnishment or Restitution, Execution of Real Property |
Each filing |
20.00 |
36.18.016(6)36.18.050 |
DOMESTIC
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Custody |
Filing |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016(15)26.12.240 |
|
Custody – Out of State Decree |
Filing to enforce or modify |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016 (15)26.12.24026.27.150(1) |
|
Domestic Relations (Divorce, Legal Separation, Validity of Marriage) |
Filing |
250.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)26.12.24036.18.016 (15)36.18.016(2)(b) |
|
Modification of
Decree |
Filing in existing case |
56.00
|
36.18.016(2)36.18.016(15) |
|
Modification of
Decree |
New Filing |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016(15) |
|
Relocation Notice |
Filing in Existing Case |
56.00
|
36.18.05036.18.016(15) |
|
Wage Assignment, Spousal Maintenance or Child Support |
Filing of Original action |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016 (15)26.18.070 |
PROBATE/PATERNITY/ADOPTION
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Adoption |
Filing |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016 (15)26.12.240 |
|
Adoption Certified Copy Fee (for vital records) |
Certified copy |
20.00 |
Vital records |
|
Adoption registration fee (for vital records) |
Seal the file |
15.00 |
Vital records |
|
Certificate of Qualification |
Issuance (Form K) |
2.00 |
36.18.016(9) |
|
Disclaimer of Interest |
Fee repealed - see exceptions |
-0- |
11.86.031(4) |
|
Escheat - Probate Proceedings |
Filing Claim |
200.00 2.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f)11.08.300 |
|
Estate - Probate |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Guardianship |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Letters of Administration, Guardianship or Testamentary |
Issuance & certified copy |
2.00 |
36.18.016(9) |
|
Non-judicial probate dispute filed within existing case |
Filing - Petition, written agreement/memorandum |
20.00 |
11.96A.22036.18.020(7) |
|
Non-Probate Notice to Creditors |
Filing |
200.00 |
11.42.010(3)(a)36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Notice to Creditors |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.05011.40.020(2) |
|
Paternity |
Filing |
220.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016 (15)26.18.070 |
|
Paternity Modification |
Filing |
56.00
|
36.18.016(2)(a)36.18.016 (15)26.18.070 |
|
Petition Contesting Will |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
Petition Objecting to Non-Judicial Resolution |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
Petition to Admit Rejected Will |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
Small Estate |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.62.01036.18.050 |
|
Termination of Child Relationship |
Filing |
220.00 |
26.12.24036.18.020(2) (a)36.18.016(15) |
|
Will Only (after death - no probate contemplated) |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(7) |
|
Will Repository (people still living.) |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.12.26536. 18.016(26) |
CRIMINAL (imposed by Court upon conviction or guilty plea)
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Collection fee – Criminal |
Charge per case per year for clerk to supervise collection of payments |
Up to $200 per year |
County resolution 99-622 |
|
Crime Victim Penalty upon conviction/admission of guilt |
Felony |
500.00 250.00 |
7.68.035 |
|
Filing Fee/Costs imposed & reimbursement to county following admission of guilt/conviction |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(h) |
|
Jury fee upon conviction |
6-person jury |
125.00 250.00 |
7.68.03536.18.016(3)(b) |
JUVENILE FEES
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Crime Victim Penalty upon conviction/admission of guilt |
Felony |
100.00 75.00 |
7.68.035 |
APPEALS
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Appeals from Administrative Hearing Decision |
Filing |
200.00 |
34.05.51436.18.020(2)(c) |
|
Civil Appeal from Court of Limited Jurisdiction |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(b) |
|
Clerk’s Certificate on Appeal |
|
2.00 |
36.18.016(5) |
|
Clerk's Papers |
Preparation of designated papers |
.50 per pg |
36.18.016(20) (a),15.4(e) |
|
Notice of Appeal from Superior Court matter to Appellate Court |
Filing (payable to Lewis County Clerk) |
250.00 |
36.18.018(2)2.32.070 |
|
Petition to Review Court of Appeal Decision Terminating Review |
Filing |
200.00 |
2.32.070 |
|
Transmittal of record & exhibits to Appellate Court |
mailing costs |
actual cost |
RAP 9.8 & 15.4(e) |
|
Upon conviction; failure to prosecute appeal; or affirming conviction in Court of limited jurisdiction |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(h) |
MISCELLANEOUS
|
Title |
Service Provided |
Fee |
RCW |
|
Authenticated or Exemplified copies of documents on file |
Certificate $2 per seal ---®Plus copy fees of $5 1st pg. + $1 each pg. thereafter: |
6.00 plus copies |
36.18.016(5)36.18.016(4) |
|
Bench Warrants, Notices, Summons, Subpoenas, Certificates of Deposition for Out of State Depositions |
Issuance |
20.00 |
36.18.050 |
|
Bond – approving, including justification on the bond other than in civil actions & probate proceedings |
|
2.00 |
36.18.016(8) |
|
Certificate |
Executing with or without seal |
2.00 |
36.18.016(5) |
|
Change of Venue |
Filing fee (payable to Clerk of County to which case is being transferred) or $220 for domestic case Preparing Change Venue--® |
200.00 20.00 |
4.12.09036.18.020(2)(a)36.18.016(18)CR 82(d) |
|
Copies: Certified copies of documents from legal file or imaged documents |
First page of each
document |
5.00 1.00 per page |
36.18.016(4) |
|
Copies: documents without seal (un-filed, filed or scanned) |
Per page---- |
.50 |
36.18.016(4) |
|
Copies: electronic copies - e-mailing documents w/o seal |
e-mailing (per page) |
.25 |
36.18.016(4) |
|
Diking, Drainage & Sewerage Improvement District |
Petition for Review filing |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a)85.15.110 |
|
Ex Parte |
Presentation of Order, Conforming provided copies per order |
20.00 |
36.18.016(11) |
|
Extension of judgment |
Filing |
200.00 |
36.18.016(14)6.17.020 |
|
Fees in Special Cases – where no fee is provided for; fees similar & equal to those allowed for services of the same kind |
Filing |
Variable |
36.16.050 |
|
Filing any paper not related to or part of any Civil, Criminal or Probate matter, required or permitted to be filed for which no other charge is provided by law. |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(3) |
|
Investment Service Fee – if written request received for service |
Service fee for interest investments |
5% of Income Earned |
36.48.090 |
|
NSF Check charge |
NSF |
20.00 |
County resolution |
|
Oaths & Affirmations |
Fee repealed |
-0- |
|
|
Passports |
Clerk's fee - |
25.00
|
36.18.016(10) |
|
Reports & copies produced at the local level as permitted by 2.68.020 & Supreme Court Policy |
Copies & reports |
Variable |
36.18.016(21) |
|
Statistical Reports |
Compiling (charge per hr) |
20.00 |
36.18.016(1) |
|
Tape/CD Duplication |
Video |
25.00 10.00 |
36.18.016(12) |
|
Witness/Jury Fee |
per day + .$ .405 per mile |
15.00 |
|
|
Cost of non-statutory services rendered by clerk by authority of local ordinance or policy must be charged |
|
Actual cost |
36.18.016(23) |
FEES IN SPECIAL CASES (RCW
36.18.050)
1. When the Clerk is required to perform services for which no fee or compensation are specifically listed, the Clerk shall be allowed fees similar to and allowed for similar services by statute. 2. Investment service charge and earnings under RCW 36.48.090 must be charged 3. Costs for non-statutory services rendered by clerk by authority of local ordinance or policy must be charged.
FEE EXEMPTIONS
|
Adoptions Preplacement Report |
RCW 26.33.190 – Report filed at not cost, even if no case filed yet. Fee is required when Pet. For Adoption is filed |
|
Disclaimer of Interest |
Repealed 2005 – No charge |
|
Domestic Violence Petitions |
RCW 26.50.040 – No filing fees, forms provided free of charge, no charges for certified copies or service fees. |
|
Employment Security |
50.32.110,50.32.190 – Judicial Review on Unemployment Compensation - No fees of any kind chargeable to individuals-No fees for department for any clerks |
|
Guardianships |
RCW 11.88.030 – If attorney general petitions for appointment of guardian, no fee charged. Or if the alleged incapacitated person has less than $3,000 in total assets, no filing fee is charged. |
|
Immigration |
No charge for any fees to the U.S. Dept. of Immigration for requests relating to their duties. |
|
Informa Pauperis |
RCW 7.36.250 – If order signed, Clerk does not charge fee at time of filing. |
|
Paternity & Support Actions |
RCW 74.20.300 – No fees charged to DSHS or Prosecutor in these cases. |
|
Relinquishment for adoption |
RCW 36.18.020(3) – No fee for filing petitions under this RCW. |
|
Veterans Administration |
RCW 73.36.155 &
73.04.120) – No fees charged to the requesting party when
requesting copies of legal documents for matters concerning VA
eligibility, etc. |
|
Public Assistance |
RCW 34.05.514 – No filing fee charged to those filing for judicial review of an order entered in a public assistance program. |
Notes:
Fees to be charged to all cities, other counties, other states,
unless specifically stated otherwise.
Fees to be charged to all state agencies unless there is
a specific statutory authority (98 Wn2d 606).
No statutory authority to NOT charge federal agencies except
U.S. Immigration and Veterans Administration.
Fees to be paid in advance except for state and county (36.18.060).
(We voucher the State and cities.)