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HOUSE BILL NO. 1096
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Passed Legislature - 1989 Reg. - Governor Vetoed
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Representatives Appelwick and May
Read first time 1/16/89 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to the recording of federal liens; amending RCW 60.68.015, 60.68.035, and 60.68.045; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 2, chapter 73, Laws of 1988 and RCW 60.68.015 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.
(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 ((recorded or)) filed ((as follows:
(a))) with the department of licensing ((if the
person against whose interest the lien applies is a corporation or a partnership,
as defined under federal internal revenue laws, whose principal executive
office is in Washington;
(b) In all
other cases, with the recorder of the county where the person against whose
interest the lien applies resides at the time of recording of the notice of
lien)).
Sec. 2. Section 4, chapter 73, Laws of 1988 and RCW 60.68.035 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The fee
for recording a lien on ((personal property or)) real estate with the
county auditor shall be as set forth in RCW 36.18.010.
(2) The fee for filing liens of personal property with the department of licensing of the state of Washington shall be as determined by the department.
(3) The recording or filing officer shall bill the district directors of the internal revenue service or other appropriate federal officials on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed for record by them.
Sec. 3. Section 5, chapter 73, Laws of 1988 and RCW 60.68.045 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) When a notice of such tax lien is recorded, the county auditor shall forthwith enter it in an alphabetical tax lien index to be provided by the board of county commissioners showing on one line the name and residence of the taxpayer named in the notice, the collector's serial number of the notice, the date and hour of recording, and the amount of tax and penalty assessed.
(2) When a notice of such tax lien is filed, the department of licensing shall enter it in the uniform commercial code filing system showing the name and address of the taxpayer as the debtor, and the internal revenue service as a secured party, and include the collector's serial number of the notice, the date and hour of filing, and the amount of tax and penalty assessed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1989.