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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5170

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senator Smitherman

Read first time 1/18/89 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to social security numbers; amending RCW 4.64.020, 4.64.030, 4.64.070, and 4.64.090; and adding a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 48.18 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) All applications for title insurance shall require the applicant to provide his or her social security number.

          (2) Companies providing title insurance shall maintain in their records the social security numbers of their insureds together with the names and property descriptions for the title commitments and policies issued in order to expedite title search procedures and lessen the risk of misidentification among persons with common or similar names.

        Sec. 2.  Section 2, chapter 65, Laws of 1921 as last amended by section 1109, chapter 442, Laws of 1987 and RCW 4.64.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The clerk on the return of a verdict shall forthwith enter it in the execution docket, specifying the amount, the names of the parties to the action, and the names and social security numbers of the party or parties against whom the verdict is rendered; such entry shall be indexed in the record index and shall conform as near as may be to entries of judgments required to be made in the execution docket.

          (2) Beginning at eight o'clock a.m. the day after the entry of a verdict as herein provided, it shall be notice to all the world of the rendition thereof, and any person subsequently acquiring title to or a lien upon the real property of the party or parties against whom the verdict is returned shall be deemed to have acquired such title or lien with notice, and such title or lien shall be subject and inferior to any judgment afterwards entered on the verdict.

        Sec. 3.  Section 307, page 75, Laws of 1869 as last amended by section 1107, chapter 442, Laws of 1987 and RCW 4.64.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          The clerk shall enter all judgments in the execution docket, subject to the direction of the court and shall specify clearly the amount to be recovered, the relief granted, or other determination of the action.

           On the first page of each judgment which provides for the payment of money, the following shall be succinctly summarized:  The judgment creditor and the name of his or her attorney, the judgment debtor and the judgment debtor's social security number, the amount of the judgment, the interest owed to the date of the judgment, and the total of the taxable costs and attorney fees, if known at the time of the entry of the judgment.  If the attorney fees and costs are not included in the judgment, they shall be summarized in the cost bill when filed.  This information is included in the judgment to assist the county clerk in his or her record-keeping function.

        Sec. 4.  Section 5, chapter 60, Laws of 1929 as last amended by section 1106, chapter 442, Laws of 1987 and RCW 4.64.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          The clerk shall keep a proper record index to the execution docket, both direct and inverse, of all judgments, abstracts and transcripts of judgments in the clerk's office.  The index shall refer to each party, by name and social security number, against whom the judgment is rendered or whose property is affected by it, and shall, together with the execution docket, be open to public inspection during regular office hours.

        Sec. 5.  Section 8, chapter 7, Laws of 1957 as amended by section 1113, chapter 442, Laws of 1987 and RCW 4.64.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          The abstract of a judgment shall contain (1) the name of the party, or parties, in whose favor the judgment was rendered; (2) the name and social security number of the party, or parties, against whom the judgment was rendered; (3) the date of the rendition of the judgment; (4) the amount for which the judgment was rendered, and in the following manner, viz:  Principal $ ..... ; interest $ ..... ; costs $ ..... ; total $ ..... .