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Committee reviews updates to county clerk fees, simplifying digital and photo exhibit charges
Washington State House committee (public hearing) · January 21, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 2,543 updates county clerk fees for exhibits and electronic copies: photo copies would be $5 per photo, digital exhibit copies $25 each, duplicate recording fees consolidated to $25 per court date, and a $2 handling fee authorized. Staff said the revenue is retained by counties and fiscal impact to the state is assumed none.
Staff briefed House Bill 2,543, which modernizes county clerk fee language and adjusts rates for photographs and electronic exhibits. Yvonne Walker said the bill generally keeps fees stable but sets $5 per photo for exhibit…
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