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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6470

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senators Williams, Lee and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Labor and Industries

Read first time 1/15/90 and referred to Committee on  Economic Development & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to construction liens; and amending RCW 60.04.250.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 270, Laws of 1988 and RCW 60.04.250 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department of labor and industries shall prepare ((a)) master documents that provide((s)) informational material about construction lien laws and available safeguards against real property lien claims.  The material shall include methods of protection against lien claims, including obtaining lien release documents, performance bonds, joint payee checks, the opportunity to require contractor disclosure of all potential lien claimants as a condition of payment, and lender supervision under RCW 60.04.200 and 60.04.210.  The material shall also include sources of further information, including the department of labor and industries and the office of the attorney general.