BILL REQ. #:  H-3536.2 

Read first time 01/13/10.   Referred to Committee on Finance.

     AN ACT Relating to increasing the time limit for filing property tax refund claims; and amending RCW 84.69.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 84.69.030 and 2009 c 350 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((No)) Orders for a refund under this chapter ((shall be made except)) are permitted only on a claim:
     (1) Verified by the person who paid the tax, the person's guardian, executor or administrator; ((and))
     (2) Filed with the county treasurer within ((three)) five years after the due date of the payment sought to be refunded; and
     (3) Stating the statutory ground upon which the refund is claimed.