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process to individuals to refund legal financial obligations, 1 collection costs, and document-verified costs paid to third parties 2 previously paid by defendants whose convictions have been vacated by 3 court order due to the State v. Blake ruling. Superior court clerks, 4 district court administrators, and municipal court administrators 5 must certify and send to the office the amount of any refund ordered 6 by the court. The court order must either contain the amount of the 7 refund or provide language for the clerk or court administrator to 8 certify to the office the amount to be refunded to the individual. 9 (11) $1,627,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for activities of the office 11 relating to the resentencing of individuals and refund of legal 12 financial obligations and costs associated with the State v. Blake 13 ruling. In addition to contracting with cities and counties for the 14 disbursement of funds appropriated for resentencing costs, the office 15 must: 16 (a) Collaborate with superior court clerks, district court 17 administrators, and municipal court administrators to prepare 18 comprehensive reports, based on available court records, of all cause 19 numbers impacted by State v. Blake going back to 1971. Such reports 20 must include the refund amount related to each cause number; 21 (b) In collaboration with the office of public defense and the 22 office of civil legal aid, establish a process that can be used by 23 individuals seeking a refund, provide individuals information 24 regarding the application process necessary to claim a refund, and 25 issue payments from the refund bureau to individuals certified in 26 subsection (10) of this section; and 27 (c) Collaborate with counties and municipalities to adopt 28 standard coding for application to State v. Blake convictions and to 29 develop a standardized practice regarding vacated convictions. 30 (12) $38,000,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account— 31 state appropriation is provided solely to assist counties with costs 32 of complying with the State v. Blake decision that arise from the 33 county's role in operating the state's criminal justice system, 34 including resentencing, vacating prior convictions for simple drug 35 possession, and certifying refunds of legal financial obligations and 36 collections costs. The office shall contract with counties for 37 judicial, clerk, defense, and prosecution expenses for these 38 purposes. The office must collaborate with counties to adopt standard 39 p. 9 ESSB 5187.SL