The clerk of the superior court of Kitsap County shall assess a $250.00 fee against a party that requests civil arbitration by filing a statement of arbitrability under Kitsap County Local Mandatory Arbitration Rule 2.1(a). The clerk of the superior court of Kitsap County shall assess a $400.00 fee against a party that files a request for trial de novo of a civil arbitration award.
(Ord. 426 (2009) § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 567 (2019) § 2, 2019)
The $250.00 civil arbitration fee assessed under Section 4.135.010 shall be allocated as required by RCW 36.18.016(25), with $220.00 being used to offset the cost of the civil arbitration program, and $30.00 being used for indigent defense services.
(Ord. 426 (2009) § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 567 (2019) § 3, 2019)
The clerk of the superior court shall collect the fees in the same manner as other fees and surcharges are collected. Revenue generated by these fees shall be posted monthly in the superior court budget to reflect the corresponding offset of expenditures made pursuant to the civil arbitration program.
(Ord. 426 (2009) § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 567 (2019) § 4, 2019)
Nothing shall preclude a judicial officer, in the regular exercise of his/her judicial discretion, from waiving or suspending any portion of either the arbitration fee or the trial de novo fee, upon a finding of financial indigence on the part of the requesting party.
(Ord. 426 (2009) § 1 (part), 2009)