Chapter 1.75
SHERIFF’S FEES

Sections:

1.75.010  Sheriff’s fees.

1.75.010 Sheriff’s fees.

The sheriff shall collect the following fees for official services:

(1)  For service of each summons and complaint, notice and complaint, summons and petition, and notice of small claim on one defendant at any location, twenty dollars, and on two or more defendants at the same residence, twenty-five dollars, besides mileage;

(2)  For making a return, besides mileage actually traveled, ten dollars for each return of service;

(3)  For levying each writ of attachment or writ of execution upon real or personal property, besides mileage, fifty-six dollars and thirty-two cents per hour;

(4)  For filing copy of writ of attachment, order of sale or writ of execution with auditor, twenty dollars plus auditor’s filing fee;

(5)  For serving writ of possession or restitution without aid of the county, besides mileage, forty dollars;

(6)  For serving writ of possession or restitution with aid of the county, besides mileage, sixty dollars plus fifty-six dollars and thirty-two cents for each hour after one hour;

(7)  For serving an arrest warrant in any action or proceeding, besides mileage, fifty dollars;

(8)  For executing any other writ or process in a civil action or proceeding, besides mileage, fifty-six dollars and thirty-two cents per hour;

(9)  For each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to or returning from any place of service, or attempted service, fifty cents per mile with a ten-dollar minimum mileage charge;

(10)  For making a deed to lands sold upon execution or order of sale or other decree of court, to be paid by the purchaser, fifty dollars;

(11)  For making copies of papers when sufficient copies are not furnished, two dollars for first page and one dollar per each additional page;

(12)  For the service of any other document and supporting papers for which no other fee is provided herein, twenty-five dollars;

(13)  For posting a notice of sale, or postponement, fifteen dollars, besides mileage;

(14)  For certificate or bill of sale of property, or certificate of redemption, fifty dollars;

(15)  For conducting a sale of property, forty dollars per hour spent at a sheriff’s sale;

(16)  For notarizing documents, five dollars for each document;

(17)  For fingerprinting for noncriminal purposes, ten dollars for each person for up to two sets, three dollars for each additional set;

(18)  For mailing required by statute, whether regular, certified, or registered, the actual cost of postage;

(19)  For an internal criminal history records check, fifteen dollars;

(20)  For reproduction and dissemination of accident and incident reports, ten dollars;

(21)  For the reproduction of audio, visual, or photographic material, to include magnetic microfilming, the actual cost including personnel time.

Fees allowable under this section may be recovered by the prevailing party incurring the same as court costs to the extent provided by RCW 36.18.040(2).

These fees shall be in effect from January 23, 2007, through December 31, 2008. (Res. 2007-16 § 1, 1/22/07).