Chapter 36.45 RCW

CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTIES

Sections

HTMLPDF 36.45.010Manner of filing.
HTMLPDF 36.45.040Labor and material claims.

NOTES:

Assessor's expense when meeting with department of revenue as: RCW 84.08.190.
Autopsy costs as: RCW 68.50.104, 68.50.106.
Claims, reports, etc., filing: RCW 1.12.070.
Compromise of unlawful, when: RCW 43.09.260.
Costs against county, civil actions: RCW 4.84.170.
Courtrooms, expense of sheriff in providing as county charge: RCW 2.28.140.
Diking, drainage, or sewerage improvement assessments as: RCW 85.08.500, 85.08.530.
Elections, expense of registration of voters as: RCW 29A.08.150.
Expense of keeping jury as: RCW 4.44.310.
Flood control
by counties jointly, county liability: RCW 86.13.080.
districts (1937 act) assessments as: RCW 86.09.526, 86.09.529.
Health officers' convention expense as: RCW 43.70.140.
Incorporation into city or town of intercounty areas as: RCW 35.02.240.
Liability of county on failure to require contractors bond: RCW 39.08.015.
Lien for labor, material, taxes on public works: Chapter 60.28 RCW.
Metropolitan municipal corporation costs as: Chapter 35.58 RCW.
Municipal court expenses as: RCW 35.20.120.
Port district election costs as: RCW 53.04.070.
Railroad grade crossing costs as: Chapter 81.53 RCW.
Reclamation district commission expenses as: RCW 89.30.070.
Regional jail camps, cost of committing county prisoners to as: RCW 72.64.110.
Superior court, expenses of visiting judge as: RCW 2.08.170.
Tortious conduct of political subdivisions, municipal corporations and quasi municipal corporations, liability for damages: Chapter 4.96 RCW.
Veterans' meeting place rental as: RCW 73.04.080.


Manner of filing.

All claims for damages against any county shall be filed in the manner set forth in chapter 4.96 RCW.
[ 1993 c 449 s 10; 1967 c 164 s 14; 1963 c 4 s 36.45.010. Prior: 1957 c 224 s 7; prior: 1919 c 149 s 1, part; RRS s 4077, part.]

NOTES:

PurposeSeverability1993 c 449: See notes following RCW 4.96.010.
SeverabilityPurpose1967 c 164: See notes following RCW 4.96.010.
Tortious conduct of political subdivisions and municipal corporations, liability for damages: Chapter 4.96 RCW.



Labor and material claims.

Whenever any county, by its board of county commissioners, has entered into a contract for the construction of any public improvement for the benefit of the county, whereby the contractor agreed to furnish all labor, material, and supplies necessary for the improvement, and the contractor has proceeded with such improvement and procured from other persons labor, material, or supplies and used the same in the construction of the improvement, but has failed to pay such persons therefor, and such persons have filed claims therefor against the county, and the claims have been audited in the manner provided by law and found to be just claims against the county, and valid obligations of the county except for the fact that they were not filed within the time provided by law; the board of county commissioners may provide funds sufficient therefor, and cause the payment, of such claims in the manner provided by law for the payment of valid claims against the county.
[ 1963 c 4 s 36.45.040. Prior: 1927 c 220 s 1; RRS s 4077-1.]