CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6121

Chapter 72, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



WILLS--FILING UNDER SEAL



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/04

Passed by the Senate February 11, 2004
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 3, 2004
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6121 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved March 22, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 22, 2004 - 5:18 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6121
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Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2004 Regular Session

By Senators Johnson, Kline, McCaslin, Esser and Winsley

Read first time 01/12/2004.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to filing a will under seal before the testator's death; and adding a new section to chapter 11.12 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 11.12 RCW to read as follows:
     Any person who has custody or control of any original will and who has not received knowledge of the death of the testator may deliver the will for filing under seal to any court having jurisdiction. The testator may withdraw the original will so filed upon proper identification. Any other person, including an attorney in fact or guardian of the testator, may withdraw the original will so filed only upon court order after showing of good cause. Upon request and presentation of a certified copy of the testator's death certificate, the clerk shall unseal the file. This section does not preclude filing a will not under seal and does not alter any duty of a person having knowledge of the testator's death to file the will.


         Passed by the Senate February 11, 2004.
         Passed by the House March 3, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 22, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 22, 2004.