| Passed by the Senate February 11, 2004 YEAS 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 3, 2004 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6121 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 22, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 22, 2004 - 5:18 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/12/2004. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to filing a will under seal before the testator's death; and adding a new section to chapter 11.12 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 11.12 RCW
to read as follows:
Any person who has custody or control of any original will and who
has not received knowledge of the death of the testator may deliver the
will for filing under seal to any court having jurisdiction. The
testator may withdraw the original will so filed upon proper
identification. Any other person, including an attorney in fact or
guardian of the testator, may withdraw the original will so filed only
upon court order after showing of good cause. Upon request and
presentation of a certified copy of the testator's death certificate,
the clerk shall unseal the file. This section does not preclude filing
a will not under seal and does not alter any duty of a person having
knowledge of the testator's death to file the will.