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HOUSE BILL 1166
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Representatives Romero, D. Schmidt, Scott, Wolfe, Dunn and Mason
Read first time 01/16/97. Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
AN ACT Relating to property; and amending RCW 63.21.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 63.21.030 and 1979 ex.s. c 85 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The found property shall be released to the finder and become the property of the finder sixty days after the find was reported to the appropriate officer if no owner has been found, or sixty days after the final disposition of any judicial or other official proceeding involving the property, whichever is later. The property shall be released only after the finder has presented evidence of:
(a) Compliance with the publication requirement of this chapter; and
(b)
If the property is valued at more than twenty-five dollars, payment to the
treasurer of the governmental entity handling the found property, the amount of
five dollars((, or ten percent of the appraised value of the property,
whichever is greater)), which amount shall be deposited in the general fund
of the governmental entity.
(2) When ninety days have passed after the found property was reported to the appropriate officer, or ninety days after the final disposition of a judicial or other proceeding involving the found property, and the finder has not completed the requirements of this chapter, the finder's claim shall be deemed to have expired and the found property may be disposed of as unclaimed property under chapter 63.32 or 63.40 RCW. Such laws shall also apply whenever a finder states in writing that he or she has no intention of claiming the found property.
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