| Passed by the Senate February 10, 2006 YEAS 45 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House February 28, 2006 YEAS 96 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6441 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/24/06.
AN ACT Relating to judicial orders concerning distraint of personal property; and adding a new section to chapter 84.56 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 84.56 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) When there is probable cause to believe that there is property
within the county subject to distraint pursuant to RCW 84.56.070 or
84.56.090, any judge of the superior court or district court in the
county in which such property is located may, upon the request of the
county treasurer or their deputy, issue a warrant directed to the
county treasurer or their deputy commanding the search for and seizure
of the property described in the request for warrant at the place or
places described in the request for warrant.
(2) The procedure for the issuance and execution and return of the
warrant authorized by this section and for return of any property
seized shall be the criminal rules of the superior court and the
district court.
(3) Property seized under this section shall be disposed of as
provided in RCW 84.56.070 or 84.56.090.
(4) This section does not require the application for or issuance
of any warrant not otherwise required by law.