What are the filing fee amounts for the Judicial Stabilization Trust (JST) account under ESB 6608 that take effect June 7, 2012?
ESB 6608 increases the surcharges on most civil case filing fees. The increases take the form of surcharges which are to be split with 75% being remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Judicial Stabilization Trust (JST) account and 25% to be retained by the county. These changes take effect June 7, 2012. The surcharges are temporary and are legislated for removal on July 1, 2013.
Appeal Filing Fees
- RCW 36.18.018 is amended to increase the fee for filing an appeal to the Court of Appeals from $280 to $290.
- RCW 36.18.020 is amended to increase appeal filing fees from courts of limited jurisdiction to superior court by $10.
Superior Court:
RCW 36.18.020 is amended to increase by $10 civil and domestic filing fees, unlawful detainer filing fees, and probate filing fees. Please see the table below for detailed information:
Tran Code | Description | Old | New Amt |
| 1100 | Fee, Civil Filing (Extra BARS codes indicate $20 and $30 law library splits) | $230 | $240 |
| 1103 | Fee, Domestic Facilitator Filing | $280 | $290 |
| 1106 | Fee, Domestic Filings | $260 | $270 |
| 1107 | Fee, CLJ Appeal Filing (Has to have different BARS from 1100 etc., because new fee amt is different) | $220 | $230 |
| 1116 | Fee, Appellate Filing | $280 | $290 |
| 1118 | Fee, Counter-, Cross- 3rd Party Claim Filing | $230 | $240 |
| 1135 | Fee, Unlawful Detainer Filing | $75 | $85 |
| 1137 | Fee, Unlawful Detainer Combined Filing | $187 | $197 |
| 1138 | Fee, Counter/Cross/3rd Party Claims for Unlawful Detainer | $187 | $197 |
| 1200 | Fee, Probate/Guardianship/Creditor Claims Filing | $230 | $240 |
| 1203 | Fee, Casetypes 3, 5 Facilitator Program Filing | $250 | $260 |
| 1220 | Fee, Will Contested Filing | $230 | $240 |
| 1187 | Judicial Stabilization Account filing fee surcharge â State Portion (75% of JST) | Vari- | Vari- |
| 1188 | Judicial Stabilization Account filing fee surcharge â Local Portion (25% of JST) | Vari- | Vari- |
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction:
- RCW 3.62.060 is amended to increase by $10 filing fees for civil cases, counter/cross-claim, and third-party claims.
- *RCW 12.40.020 was NOT amended; there is NO increase small claims fees.
Please see the table below for detailed information:
Cost | Description | Old Amt | New Amt |
| AHF | Anti-Harassment Filing Fee | $63 | $73 |
| APF | Appellate Filing Fee: $17 Law Library Portion Infraction, Civil, Or Small Claims Cases | $220 | $230 |
| APJ | Appellate Filing Fee: $20 Law Library Portion Infraction, Civil, Or Small Claims Cases | $220 | $230 |
| APL | Appellate Filing Fee: $30 Law Library Portion Infraction, Civil, Or Small Claims Cases | $220 | $230 |
| CVF | Civil Filing Fee | $63 | $73 |
| CXS | Small Claims Counter, Cross, 3rd Party Claim Fee | $24 | $24* |
| CXT | Civil Counter, Cross, 3rd Party Claim Fee | $63 | $73 |
| SCF | Small Claims Filing Fee | $24 | $24* |
See also:
Answer ID - 2012 Legislative changes impacting Courts of Limited Jurisdiction for printable lists of all CLJ filing fees.
Answer ID - Filing fees increased in 2009 for the Judicial Stabilization Trust (JST) account for a list of the original 2009 increases.
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