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INTERAGENCY REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT IAA24014
BETWEEN
WASHINGTON STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
AND
Grant County
THIS REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and between
the Administrative Office of the Courts ("AOC") and Grant County
("Jurisdiction") to reimburse Grant County for the extraordinary
costs of resentencing and vacating sentences as required by State v. Blake ("Blake").
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to reimburse Jurisdiction for the extraordinary
judicial, prosecutorial, and/or defense -related costs of resentencing and vacating the
sentences of individuals whose convictions or sentences are affected by the Blake
decision. For municipalities, this will include language from Engrossed Substitute Senate
Bill 5187, Section 114(13) passed by the 2023 Legislature, which includes simple drug
possession, to include cannabis and possession of paraphernalia.
11. REIMBURSEMENT
Extraordinary Expenses Reimbursement. AOC shall reimburse Jurisdiction up to
a maximum Of $ 6271482.00 for the extraordinary judicial, prosecutorial, and/or
defense -related costs (collectively, "Costs") of resentencing and vacating the sentences
of individuals whose convictions and/or sentences are affected by the Blake decision.
Municipalities should be advised, the Washington Legislature passed Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill 5187, Section 114(13), which requires vacating of cannabis and
possession of paraphernalia.
A. To be eligible for reimbursement, the Costs must be incurred between
July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. AOC will not reimburse Jurisdiction for Costs
incurred after June 30, 2024. AOC may, at its sole discretion, deny
reimbursement requests in excess of the amount awarded. If additional funding
is or becomes available for these purposes, AOC and Jurisdiction may mutually
agree to increase the amount awarded under this Agreement.
B. General. AOC shall reimburse Jurisdiction for approved and completed
reimbursements by warrant or electronic funds transfer within 30 days of
receiving a properly completed A-19 invoice and the necessary backup
documentation.
III. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
Performance under this Agreement begins July 1, 2023, regardless of the date of
execution, and ends on June 30, 2024. The period of performance may be amended by
mutual agreement of the Parties.
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A. Jurisdiction shall electronically submit, once per month, its A-19 invoices
to Payables __courts.wa.
B. Jurisdiction's A-19 invoices must include:
1. Payment documents from Jurisdiction indicating the amounts
expended, the recipients, and the date of expenditure;
2. A list of any case numbers associated with the services
provided;
3. A breakdown of expenses by judicial, prosecutorial, and
defense -related costs;
4. Any employee positions supported by Blake related funds,
broken down by judicial, prosecutorial, and defense -related
positions, including name of employee, title, hourly wage of the
individual, time spent on Blake -related cases and a list of
corresponding cause numbers;
5. The unique three -digit court code for the Jurisdiction the work
was completed on behalf of must be provided on the A-19. If a
Jurisdiction contracts with another jurisdiction to provide court
services, then the unique court code for the jurisdiction for which the
work was completed must be provided; and
6. Data, including case numbers and aggregate data on the
number and type of cases:
a. Vacated under Blake;
b. Resentenced under Blake; and
C. Being worked on under Blake.
V. AGREEMENT ALTERATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended by agreement of the Parties. Such amendments
are not binding unless they are in writing and signed by personnel authorized to bind each
of the Parties.
V1. GOVERNANCE
A. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to and under the authority
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granted by the laws of the state of Washington and any applicable federal laws.
The provisions of this Agreement must be construed to conform to those laws.
B. In the event of an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, or between
its terms and any applicable statute or rule, the inconsistent will be resolved b
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giving precedence in the following order:
1. Applicable state and federal statutes and rules;
2. This Agreement; and then
3. Any other provisions of the Agreement, including materials
incorporated by reference.
VII. WAIVER
A failure by either Party to exercise its rights under this Agreement does not
preclude that Party from subsequent exercise of such rights and is not a waiver of any
other rights under this Agreement unless stated to be such in a writingsigned g ned b y an
authorized representative of the Party and attached to the original Agreement.
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VIII. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement, or any provision of an document incorporated
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by reference �s held invalid, such invalidity does not affect the other provisions of this
Agreement that can be given effect without the invalid provision and to this end the
provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable.
IX. AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT
The Program Managers/Point of Contacts noted below are responsible for and are
the contact people for all communications and billings
regarding the performance of this
Agreement:
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X. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the Parties.
No other understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement
are considered to exist or to bind any of the Parties to this agreement unless otherwise
stated in this Agreement.
AGREED:
Administrative Office of the Courts
Signature
Christopher Stanley
Name
Date
Chief Financial and Management Officer
Title
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Signa ure Date
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Name
Rob Jones, Chair
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