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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2262

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representative Walker

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 12/29/89.  Read first time 1/8/90 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to a bailee's liability to an owner; and amending RCW 63.24.170.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 6, chapter 154, Laws of 1981 and RCW 63.24.170 are each amended to read as follows:

          A bailee is not liable to the owner for unclaimed property disposed of in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.  A bailee shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of sale of any unclaimed property disposed of under RCW 63.24.160 for the reasonable costs or charges for any goods or services provided by the bailee regarding the property, and for the costs to provide notice to the owner.

                                                                                                                      Passed the House February 12, 1990.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                      Passed the Senate February 23, 1990.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.