Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.010
Establishment
Each county with a population of eight thousand or more shall have a county law library, which shall be governed and maintained as hereinafter provided.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 27.24 — County Law Libraries
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 27.24 · 11 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.020
Board of trustees—Composition—Terms
(1) Unless a regional law library is created pursuant to RCW 27.24.062, every county with a population of three hundred thousand or more must have a board of law library trustees consisting of five members to be constituted as follows: The chair of the county legislative authority is an ex officio trustee, the judges o…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.030
Powers of board
The board of law library trustees shall have power:(1) To make and enforce rules for their own procedure and for the government, care and use of the library, and for the guidance of employees.(2) To remove any trustee, except an ex officio trustee, for neglect to attend the meetings of the board.(3) To employ a librari…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.040
Annual report
The board of law library trustees shall, on or before the first Monday in September of each year, make a report to the county legislative authority of their county giving the condition of their trust, with a full statement of all property received and how used, the number of books and other publications on hand, the nu…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.062
Establishment of regional law libraries
Two or more counties each with a population of from eight thousand to less than one hundred twenty-five thousand at the time of creation of the regional law library may, by agreement of the respective law library boards of trustees as described in RCW 27.24.020(2), create a regional law library and establish and mainta…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.066
Library rooms and service
The county legislative authority of each county that is required to maintain a county law library shall upon demand by the board of law library trustees, provide a room suitable for the law library, with adequate heat, light, and janitor service.
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.067
Free use of library
The use of the county law library shall be free to the judges of the state, to state and county officials, and to members of the bar, and to such others as the board of trustees may by rule provide. Residents of counties with a population of three hundred thousand or more shall have free use of the law library.
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.068
Establishment of county law library—Trustee—Free use of library
In each county with a population of less than eight thousand, there may be a county law library which shall be governed and maintained by the prosecuting attorney who shall also serve as trustee of such library without additional salary or other compensation.The use of the county law library shall be free to the judges…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.070
Portion of filing fees for county or regional law library
In each county pursuant to this chapter, the county treasurer shall deposit in the county or regional law library fund a sum equal to seventeen dollars for every new probate or civil filing fee, including appeals and for every fee for filing a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim in any civil action, collect…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.090
Discontinuance of fees
The collection of the fees directed in RCW 27.24.070 shall be discontinued whenever the board of trustees of a county library or the prosecuting attorney, as the case may be, files with the county clerk and clerks of the district courts a written resolution to the effect that the county library fund in its county is su…
Wash. Rev. Code § 27.24.900
Effective date—1992 c 62
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect April 1, 1992.