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SENATE
BILL 6299
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Passed
Legislature - 1998 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/15/98. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
Identifying where actions for unlawful issuance of a check
or draft may be brought.
AN
ACT Relating to actions for unlawful issuance of a check or draft; and amending
RCW 4.12.025.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
4.12.025 and 1985 c 68 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
An action may be brought in any county in which the defendant resides, or, if
there be more than one defendant, where some one of the defendants resides at
the time of the commencement of the action. For the purpose of this section,
the residence of a corporation defendant shall be deemed to be in any county
where the corporation: (a) Transacts business; (b) has an office for the
transaction of business; (c) transacted business at the time the cause of
action arose; or (d) where any person resides upon whom process may be served
upon the corporation.
(2)
An action upon the unlawful issuance of a check or draft may be brought in
any county in which the defendant resides or may be brought in any division of
the judicial district in which the check was issued or presented as payment.
(3)
The venue of any action brought against a corporation, at the option of the
plaintiff, shall be: (a) In the county where the tort was committed; (b) in
the county where the work was performed for said corporation; (c) in the county
where the agreement entered into with the corporation was made; or (d) in the
county where the corporation has its residence.
Passed the Senate February 10, 1998.
Passed the House March 3, 1998.
Approved by the Governor March
18, 1998.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 18, 1998.
