LCR 78. CLERKS

(a) Powers and Duties of Clerk.
                            (1) Certification. The Clerk, upon application and payment of the fee provided by law, shall certify any one or more of the rules of this Court, or subsections thereof.
                    (c) Orders by Clerk.
                            (1) Commission to Take Testimony in Probate and Adoption Proceedings. Upon the filing of a request the Clerk shall issue a commission to take testimony in any probate or adoption proceeding, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
                    (f) Bonds.
                            (1) Cash Bonds; Minimum Amount. Cash bonds ordered to be posted with the Clerk in probate and other matters will be in the amount of at least $25 and shall be paid in cash.
                            (2) --Same; Withdrawal. The party posting a cash bond, promptly at the conclusion of the matter to which it relates, shall present to the Court an order authorizing withdrawal, and forthwith upon its entry, withdraw the bond.
                    (g) Payment and Disbursal of Trust Funds.
                            (1) Payment of Trust Funds. Trust funds shall be paid to the Clerk with one of the following methods of payment: cash, cashier’s check, money order, certified check, government check, attorney’s check, or company’s check.
                            (2) Disbursal of Trust Funds. Trust funds that are paid by attorney’s check or company’s check will be available to be disbursed eight court days after receipt by the Clerk. Trust funds that are paid by any other method listed in subsection (1) above will normally be available to be disbursed the first or second court day following receipt by the Clerk.
                    (h) Interest Bearing Accounts.
                            (1) Requests and orders directing the Clerk to place trust funds in amounts exceeding $2,000.00 into an interest bearing account, must be delivered to the Cashier Section of the King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office. If the request or order was filed prior to payment of the trust funds, a copy of the request or order must be delivered to the Cashier Section at the time the trust funds are paid.
                                    (i) Waiver of ECR On-Line fees. Requests to waive fees for ECR On-line shall be presented to the Clerk. Forms and instructions for these waivers are available at the Clerk’s Office or on the Clerk’s website: www.kingcounty.gov/courts/clerk

[Amended effective September 1, 1996; September 1, 2008; September 1, 2009.]