Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 52 Fire Protection Districts - Chapter 52.18 Benefit Charges

  • 52.18.010 Benefit charges authorized -- Exceptions -- Amounts -- Limitations
    The board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district may by resolution, for fire protection district purposes authorized by law, fix and impose a ...
  • 52.18.020 Personal property, improvements to real property -- Defined
    The term "personal property" for the purposes of this chapter shall include every form of tangible personal property, including but not limited to, all goods, ...
  • 52.18.030 Resolution establishing benefit charges -- Contents -- Listing -- Collection
    The resolution establishing benefit charges as specified in RCW 52.18.010 shall specify, by legal geographical areas or other specific designations, the charge to apply to ...
  • 52.18.040 Reimbursement of county for administration and collection expenses
    Each fire protection district shall contract, prior to the imposition of a benefit charge, for the administration and collection of the benefit charge by each ...
  • 52.18.050 Voter approval of benefit charges required -- Election -- Ballot
    (1) Any benefit charge authorized by this chapter shall not be effective unless a proposition to impose the benefit charge is approved by a sixty ...
  • 52.18.060 Public hearing -- Required -- Report -- Benefit charge resolution to be filed -- Notification to property owners
    (1) Not less than ten days nor more than six months before the election at which the proposition to impose the benefit charge is submitted ...
  • 52.18.065 Property tax limited if benefit charge imposed
    A fire protection district that imposes a benefit charge under this chapter shall not impose all or part of the property tax authorized under RCW ...
  • 52.18.070 Review board
    After notice has been given to the property owners of the amount of the charge, the board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district ...
  • 52.18.080 Model resolution
    The Washington fire commissioners association, as soon as practicable, shall draft a model resolution to impose the fire protection district benefit charge authorized by this ...
  • 52.18.090 Exemptions
    A person who is receiving the exemption contained in RCW 84.36.381 through 84.36.389 shall be exempt from any legal obligation to pay a portion of ...
  • 52.18.900 Severability -- 1974 ex.s. c 126
    If any provision of this 1974 act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the ...
  • 52.18.901 Severability -- 1990 c 294
    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009