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Committee advances bill raising select court fees, including OCAP charge from $20 to $60
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee favorably recommended SB 283, which raises several civil filing fees and increases the Online Court Assistance Program fee from $20 to $60 to preserve court staffing and maintain OCAP services, after court administrators and prosecutors explained operational needs.
The House Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Senate Bill 283, a measure that adjusts a set of court fees and modifies the Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) fee structure to respond to recent budget pressures.
Senator Wyler presented the bill and highlighted the rationale: the courts faced funding reductions that threatened roughly 30 full-time-equivalent positions and the fee changes were developed collaboratively with legislative fiscal analysts to preserve…
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