Superior Court Clerk

Fee Exemption

Fee Exemption

Category

Description

RCW

Abstracts

To Department of Licenses –State of Washington DOL

Certified copy of Abstracts of Judgments

No fee to the state department of licenses

For filings from another county clerk for LFO collection

AGO 61-62

  No. 136

36.18.020(4)

Adoption

-No filing fee if filed under another Petition already pending under Chapter 26.33 RCW

-Pre-placement report filed prior to petition for adoption

-Revocation of Consent pursuant to 26.33.160

26.33.030(2)

 

26.33.190(5)

Anti-Harassment

No charge for forms and brochures – no filing fee for Petitions relating to stalking, sex offense or domestic violence

10.14.040(4)

10.14.055

Appeals,

Criminal Ralj

No initial filing fee - See Criminal

36.18.020(2)(b)

Appeals Explanatory Statements

No costs to either party

29A.32.040

ARY & CHINS Petitions

Petitioner-No Filing Fee or Copy Fee

13.04.160

Attorney

General

Exempt from filing fees relating to paternity or support

74.20.300

Ballot Title

No charge to either party

29A.72.080

Certificate of Delinquency

No Cost to County Treasurer

86.64.050(5)

Child Support/ Spousal

Maintenance

Petitions

No filing fee if filed by State of Washington

26.18.040(2)

Condemnation

(Eminent Domain)

No fee for school districts, except on appeal

8.16.150

Criminal

No fee for filing - costs assessed upon conviction or plea of guilty, upon failure to prosecute RALJ appeal or affirmance of lower court conviction 

36.18.020(2)(h)

 

**Definitions Title 10**

 

Dissemination of Criminal History Information

  1. 10.97.030(1)  10.97.030(5)

This RCW cite is commonly referred by prosecutors to obtain free copies. This RCW cite does not provide free copies of court records as they are exempt by definition.  Superior Court Clerk does not disseminate criminal history information

 

Dependency

No filing fee

13.34.040

Disclaimer

Upon deposit of money/property (required) - No costs to determine conflicting claims of property  (costs may be assessed by court) repealed E2SSB 5454 (2005) 36.18.106(13)

4.08.170

Disclaimer Of Interest

 

11.86.031(4)

Domestic

Violence

No charge to petitioner  for forms, brochures or obtaining Protection Orders, Respondent pays for copies

No charge for filing or service of process; No charge for certified copies to petitioners

26.50.030(4), 36.18.020(3)

26.50.040

Domestic Violence

 

Foreign Prosecutors and Law Enforcement-

No fee for certified copies of order to foreign prosecutors to enforce a WA PO-

Foreign is defined as any prosecutor not in the State of Washington.

26.52.060

 

DSHS

See Social and Health Services, Department of

 

Emancipations

No charge for one certified copy of Decree to Petitioner

13.64.050(3)

Eminent Domain

See Condemnation

 

Employment Security

(Judicial Review on Unemployment Compensation)

- No fees of any kind chargeable to individuals

- No fees for department for any of Clerks services

50.32.110

50.32.190

DV & AH Forms and Brochures

No fee for forms and brochures under the Domestic Violence Act & Unlawful Harassment Act

36.18.020 (3)

26.50.030 (4)

10.14.040(4)

Explanatory Statement Appeals

Parties-No cost to parties

29.81.230

Guardianship or Limited Guardianship

No fee for filing when assets less than $3,000.00

No prepayment when filed by AG - may be ordered paid by estate

No filing fee when Office of Public Guardianship services are being received

11.88.030(4)

 

11.88.030(3)

 

Guardianship to Estate

Cause Code migration/ no additional fee is charged to transfer the guardianship file to a probate proceeding when migration is ordered

11.88.150(2)

 

 

 

Irrigation District

No fee for Oath of Commissioner/Board Member of Joint Irrigation District

87.80.100

In Forma Pauperis

Waiver of filing fee due to financial hardship

36.18.022

Insurance Commissioner

Exempt from filing fees

48.31.230

Interpleader

Plaintiff exempt from filing fees and costs; disputed indebtedness placed into court registry by plaintiff upon filing; filing fees to be paid when money disbursed

4.08.16

4.08.170

4.08.180

Juvenile Offender

No fee for filing or service

13.04.160

Juvenile Dependency

No fee for filing or service on Dependency, Guardianship, terminations

- No filing fee on Truancy

13.34.040

 

36.18.020(2)(a)

Labor & Industries

No filing fee to file complaint to prosecute for collection of wage assignments

49.48.040(2)

Minor Guardianship/Emergency Minor Guardianship

No filing fee when the potential guardian is a relative and not a professional guardian or conservator

11.130.170

Property

Filing to determine conflicting claims of, see Disclaimer

 

Paternity & Support

Prosecutor DSHS/Attorney Exempt from filing fees related to paternity or support

74.20.300

Petition for Initial Detention by Family, Guardian or Conservator (Joel’s Law case)

New case code Eff 7/24/15

No charge for filing fee

Ch 71.05. RCW (SSB 5269)

Prosecutor (State Of WA)

No fees for copies of criminal pleadings

9.94A.500 (replaced 9.94A.110)

Public Assistance

See Social & Health Services, Department of (Judicial Review)

 

Reciprocal (URESA)

See UIFSA

 

Relinquishment of a Child

No filing fee to a department, agency or prospective adoptive parent under RCW 26.33.080

36.18.020(3)

Service Personnel

No fees for copies to service personnel of US armed forces  (for determining entitlements to family allowances and other benefits)

73.04.120

Sex Offender Registration Sexual Predator

Law Enforcement

Alcohol Tobacco & Firearm

No Fees for filing or brochures forms or service copies.  No fee for Copies to Law Enforcement Agencies

Assessments for registration and release are commonly done by DOC and social services  10.93.020(2) Law Enforcement Agency Defined

36.18.016

SHB 2223

36.18.016(27)

Social & Health Services

Judicial review, no filing fees for individuals Exempt from filing and copy fees relating to paternity or support

74.08.080(3)(a)

74.20.300

Support Enforcement

(DSHS) Exempt from filing and copy fees relating to paternity or support (also see UIFSA)

74.20.300

74.20.280

UIFSA

(Uniform Interstate Family Support Act) No filing fee - fees may be assessed

26.21.325

Unemployment Compensation

See Employment Security

 

URESA

See UIFSA

 

Veterans

Legal Representative or Family member-

(Marital Status)  No fees for copies for family or legal representative of deceased for VA or other governmental agencies when required in connection with any claim pending before Veterans’ Bureau or governmental agency administering benefits to war veterans -

To confirm marital status.

73.04.120

Veterans

(Pension, Bounty, Back Pay) No fee for administering oaths, preparing official certificate or perfecting a voucher to procure a pension, bounty or back pay for Honorably Discharged, or spouse, orphan or legal representative

73.04.010

Veterans

(VA Administration For Benefit Eligibility) No charge for copies to VA, applicant or person acting on applicant’s behalf

73.36.155

Vulnerable Adult

No charge for forms, brochures, or for obtaining Protection Order

No Filing Fee  No fee for Certified copies to parties

Note: petitioner shall arrange for service of process (no fee for service by LEA eff 6/7/12

 

74.34.110(9)  74.34.140

Wage Claim Assignments

Court costs by L & I for Prosecution

49.48.040(2)

No charge for federal agencies listed above
No charge for state agencies listed above
No charge for Chelan County Departments (36.18.140)
Limited Partnerships now filed with Secretary of State. Certificates of Osteopath, Osteopathy Surgery, Chiropractors, Chiropody, Optometry, etc., now filed with Department of Licenses

Posted: 01/16/2015 03:25 PM
Last Updated: 06/08/2022 10:27 AM

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