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                                                     SENATE BILL 6338

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1994 Regular Session

 

By Senators A. Smith, Morton and Oke

 

Read first time 01/19/94.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

Requiring delivery of a copy of a lien document to the owner of the real property subject to the lien.



          AN ACT Relating to liens; amending RCW 60.68.015; and adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  RCW 60.68.015 and 1992 c 133 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Notices of liens, certificates, and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens must be recorded for record in accordance with this chapter.

          (2) Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the real property subject to the liens is situated.  A lien may be recorded only upon certification that a copy of the lien document has been sent by registered or certified mail, with return receipt, to the owner of the real property subject to the lien.

          (3) Notices of federal liens upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed with the department of licensing.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.32 RCW to read as follows:

          Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the state of Washington and certificates and notices affecting the liens may be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the real property subject to the liens is situated.  A lien may be recorded only upon certification that a copy of the lien document has been sent by registered or certified mail, with return receipt, to the owner of the real property subject to the lien.

 


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