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Committee reviews bill to modernize county clerk fees for digital exhibits and media

Law and Justice Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2,543 would update clerk fee statutes to reflect new appellate rules and modern technology—adding fees for photographs and digital exhibits, standardizing audio/video fees, and authorizing a $2 handling fee—county clerks said it aligns RCW with current practice and recovers costs.

House Bill 2,543 would modernize the statute authorizing county clerk fees to align with recent appellate rule changes, committee staff and county clerks said Feb. 19.

Staff counsel Ryan Giannini explained the bill revises fees for providing photographs of exhibits ($5), digital or electronic exhibit copies ($25), and copies…

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