FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 6115
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C 203 L 14
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Exempting licensed private investigators from process server requirements.
Sponsors: Senators Benton, Roach, Billig and Hobbs.
Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor
House Committee on Judiciary
Background: People who serve legal process for a fee in Washington must be at least 18 years old, be a resident of Washington, and register as a process server with the auditor of the county where the process server resides or operates a business. However, a person does not need to be a resident or register as a process server if that person is:
a sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, constable, or government employee who is acting in the course of employment;
an attorney or the attorney's employees, both of whom are not serving for a fee;
court appointed to serve the court's process; or
not receiving a fee or wage for serving process.
Summary: A person does not need to be a resident or register as a process server if the person is a licensed private investigator.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate | 49 | 0 | |
House | 86 | 12 |
Effective: | June 12, 2014 |