Washington § 63.35.010 - Definitions.

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§ 63.35.010. Definitions.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Agency" means the Washington state patrol.
(2) "Chief" means the chief of the Washington state patrol or designee.
(3) "Personal property" or "property" includes both corporeal and incorporeal personal property and includes, among other property, contraband and money.
(4) "Contraband" means any property which is unlawful to produce or possess.
(5) "Money" means all currency, script, personal checks, money orders, or other negotiable instruments.
(6) "Owner" means the person in whom is vested the ownership, dominion, or title of the property.
(7) "Unclaimed" means that no owner of the property has been identified or has requested, in writing, the release of the property to themselves nor has the owner of the property designated an individual to receive the property or paid the required postage to effect delivery of the property.
(8) "Illegal items" means those items unlawful to be possessed.
[ 1989 c 222 s 1.]

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