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Does the JST surcharge apply to Abstracts of Judgment for District Court matters?

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Does the JST surcharge apply to Abstracts of Judgment for District Court matters?

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Yes. AOC interprets subsection (11*) from RCW 3.62.060 as only referring to Abstracts of Judgment and Transcripts of Judgment from a municipal court. The phrase “from a municipal court or municipal department” refers to both Abstracts of Judgment and Transcripts of Judgment. The subsection does not refer to Abstracts of Judgment or Transcripts of Judgment from a district court. SHB 1144 from the 2007 Legislative session added this subsection to RCW 3.62.060. The legislative intent of the as a whole was to allow district courts the jurisdiction to civilly enforce money judgments from the municipal court or municipal department. SHB 1144 did not address enforcing civil judgments in district court cases, only in municipal court or municipal department cases. Therefore, the filing fee in district court for an abstract of judgment from a district court case is $63, based on RCW 3.62.060 (1) and (10).