Washington Code — 65
Browse 326 sections in division 65 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 65.04.015. Definitions.
- § 65.04.020. Duty to provide records.
- § 65.04.030. Instruments to be recorded or filed.
- § 65.04.033. Notice of abandoned cemetery document — Recording requirements.
- § 65.04.040. Method for recording instruments — Marginal notations — Arrangement of records.
- § 65.04.045. Recorded instruments — Requirements — Content restrictions — Form.
- § 65.04.047. Recorded instruments — Cover sheet — When required — Form.
- § 65.04.048. Additional fee for certain documents not meeting requirements — Signed statement.
- § 65.04.050. Index of instruments, how made and kept — Recording of plat names.
- § 65.04.060. Record when lien is discharged.
- § 65.04.070. Recording judgments affecting real property.
- § 65.04.080. Entries when instruments offered for record — Content restrictions.
- § 65.04.090. Further endorsements — Delivery.
- § 65.04.110. Liability of auditor for damages.
- § 65.04.115. Names on documents, etc., to be printed or typewritten — Indexing.
- § 65.04.130. Fees to be paid or tendered.
- § 65.04.140. Auditor as custodian of records.
- § 64.04.105. Corporate seals — Effect of absence from instrument.
- § 65.08.030. Recorded irregular instrument imparts notice.
- § 65.08.050. Recording land office receipts.
- § 65.08.060. Terms defined.
- § 65.08.070. Real property conveyances to be recorded.
- § 65.08.090. Letters patent.
- § 65.08.095. Conveyances of fee title by public bodies.
- § 65.08.100. Certified copies.
- § 65.08.110. Certified copies — Effect.
- § 65.08.120. Assignment of mortgage — Notice.
- § 65.08.130. Revocation of power of attorney.
- § 65.08.140. No liability for error in recording when properly indexed.
- § 65.08.150. Duty to record.
- § 65.08.160. Recording master form instruments and mortgages or deeds of trust incorporating master form provisions.
- § 65.08.170. Notice of additional water or sewer facility tap or connection charges — Required — Contents.
- § 65.08.180. Notice of additional water or sewer facility tap or connection charges — Duration — Certificate of payment and release.
- § 64.04.105. Corporate seals — Effect of absence from instrument.
- § 65.16.010. Weekly publication — How made.
- § 65.16.020. Qualifications of legal newspaper.
- § 65.16.030. Affidavit of publication — Presumption.
- § 65.16.040. Legal publications to be approved — Order of approval.
- § 65.16.050. Revocation of approval — Notice.
- § 65.16.060. Choice of newspapers.
- § 65.16.070. List posted in clerk's office.
- § 65.16.080. Scope of provisions.
- § 65.16.091. Rates for legal notices.
- § 65.16.095. Rates for political candidates.
- § 65.16.100. Omissions for Sundays and holidays.
- § 65.16.110. Affidavit to cover payment of fees.
- § 65.16.120. Payment of fees in advance, on demand.
- § 65.16.130. Publication of official notices by radio or television — Restrictions.
- § 65.16.150. Proof of publication by radio or television.
- § 65.16.160. Publication of ordinances.
- § 64.04.105. Corporate seals — Effect of absence from instrument.
- § 65.20.010. Purpose.
- § 65.20.020. Definitions.
- § 65.20.030. Clarification of type of property and perfection of security interests.
- § 65.20.040. Elimination of title — Application.
- § 65.20.050. Elimination of title — Approval.
- § 65.20.060. Eliminating title — Secured parties and conveyances.
- § 65.20.070. Eliminating title — Removing manufactured home when title has been eliminated.
- § 65.20.080. Eliminating title — Uniform forms.
- § 65.20.090. Eliminating title — Fees.
- § 65.20.100. Eliminating title — General supervision.
- § 65.20.110. Eliminating title — Rules.
- § 65.20.120. Eliminating title — Notice.
- § 65.20.130. General penalties.
- § 65.20.900. Prospective effect.
- § 65.20.910. Effect on taxation.
- § 65.20.930. Short title.
- § 65.20.950. Effective date — 1989 c 343.
- § 65.24.010. Definitions.
- § 65.24.020. Electronic authentication.
- § 65.24.030. Recording officer — Powers and duties.
- § 65.24.040. Recording standards commission.
- § 65.24.050. Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
- § 65.24.060. Uniform recording standards — Rule-making authority.
- § 65.24.901. Application — Construction.
- § 58.18.010. Assessor's plat — Requisites, filing, index, etc. — When official plat.
- § 61.16.010. Assignments, how made — Satisfaction by assignee.
- § 61.16.020. Mortgages, how satisfied of record.
- § 61.16.030. Failure to acknowledge satisfaction of mortgage — Damages — Order.
- § 65.08.120. Assignment of mortgage — Notice.
- § 4.28.020. Jurisdiction acquired, when.
- § 4.28.080. Summons, how served.
- § 4.28.100. Service of summons by publication — When authorized.
- § 4.28.110. Manner of publication and form of summons.
- § 4.28.120. Publication of notice in eminent domain proceedings.
- § 4.28.140. Affidavit as to unknown heirs.
- § 4.28.150. Title of cause — Unknown claimants — Service by publication.
- § 4.28.160. Rights of unknown claimants and heirs — Effect of judgment — Lis pendens.
- § 4.28.180. Personal service out-of-state.
- § 4.28.185. Personal service out-of-state — Acts submitting person to jurisdiction of courts — Saving.
- § 4.28.200. Right of one constructively served to appear and defend or reopen.
- § 4.28.210. Appearance, what constitutes.
- § 4.28.290. Assessment of damages without answer.
- § 4.28.320. Lis pendens in actions affecting title to real estate.
- § 4.28.325. Lis pendens in actions in United States district courts affecting title to real estate.
- § 4.28.328. Lis pendens — Liability of claimants — Damages, costs, attorneys' fees.
- § 4.28.330. Notice to alien property custodian.
- § 4.28.340. Notice to alien property custodian — Definitions.
- § 4.28.350. Notice to alien property custodian — Duration.
- § 4.28.360. Personal injury action — Complaint not to include statement of damages — Request for statement.
- § 4.28.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 23B.15.100. Service on foreign corporation.
- § 33.32.050. Power of attorney for service of process.
- § 23B.18.040. Service of process.
- § 46.64.040. Nonresident's use of highways — Resident leaving state — Secretary of state as attorney-in-fact.
- § 36.18.040. Sheriff's fees.
- § 4.16.170. Tolling of statute — Actions, when deemed commenced or not commenced.
- § 5.44.010. Court records and proceedings — When admissible.
- § 5.44.020. Foreign judgments for debt — Faith to be accorded.
- § 5.44.030. Defenses available in suit on foreign judgment.
- § 5.44.040. Certified copies of public records as evidence.
- § 5.44.050. Foreign statutes as evidence.
- § 5.44.060. Certified copies of recorded instruments as evidence.
- § 5.44.070. Certified copies of instruments, or transcripts of county commissioners' proceedings.
- § 5.44.080. City or town ordinances as evidence.
- § 5.44.090. Copy of instrument restoring civil rights as evidence.
- § 5.44.130. Seal, how affixed.
- § 5.44.140. Proceedings for determination of family relationships — Presumption.
- § 5.44.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 36.22.010. Duties of auditor.
- § 36.22.020. Publisher of legislative authority proceedings — Custodian of commissioners' seal.
- § 36.22.030. May administer oaths.
- § 36.22.040. Duty to audit claims against county.
- § 36.22.050. Issuance of warrants — Multiple warrants.
- § 36.22.060. Record of warrants.
- § 36.22.070. Original claims to be retained.
- § 36.22.080. Claims of auditor.
- § 36.22.090. Warrants of political subdivisions.
- § 36.22.100. Cancellation of unclaimed warrants.
- § 36.22.110. Auditor cannot act as attorney or lobbyist.
- § 36.22.120. Temporary clerk may be appointed.
- § 36.22.140. Auditor or charter county financial officer — Ex officio deputy state auditor.
- § 36.22.150. Duty of retiring auditor or his or her representative in case of death.
- § 36.22.160. Copying, preserving, and indexing documents.
- § 36.22.170. Surcharge for preservation of historical documents — Distribution of revenue to county and state treasurer — Creation of account.
- § 36.22.175. Surcharge for local government archives and records management — Records management training — Eastern Washington regional facility.
- § 36.22.181. Surcharge for prosecution of mortgage lending fraud — Transmittal to state treasurer. (Expires June 30, 2027.)
- § 36.22.185. Covenant homeownership program assessment.
- § 36.22.190. Distribution of funds.
- § 36.22.200. Action for change of name — Filing and recording.
- § 36.22.210. Process servers — Registration — Fees.
- § 36.22.215. Process servers — Social security numbers.
- § 36.22.220. Election assistants, deputies — Appointment, qualifications.
- § 36.22.230. Election assistants, deputies — Additional qualifications.
- § 36.22.240. Surcharge for growth management planning and review — Increasing residential building capacity.
- § 36.22.250. Document recording surcharge.
- § 64.08.010. Who may take acknowledgments.
- § 46.01.130. Powers and duties of director — Vehicle registration, appointments, branch offices, personnel screening.
- § 46.01.140. County auditors, agents, and subagents — Powers and duties — Standard contracts — Rules.
- § 46.01.270. Destruction of records by county auditor or other agent.
- § 39.40.030. Certification of votes — Canvass.
- § 35.02.130. Newly incorporated city or town — Effective date of incorporation — Powers during interim period — Terms of elected officers — First municipal election.
- § 4.60.040. Confession, how made.
- § 43.09.280. Local government accounting — Expense of examination.
- § 29A.60.160. Ballots — Processing, canvassing.
- § 65.04.140. Auditor as custodian of records.
- § 84.08.020. Additional powers — To advise county and local officers — Books and blanks — Reports.
- § 85.05.083. Auditor to sign petition for his county, when.
- § 3.38.010. Districting committee — Membership.
- § 58.18.010. Assessor's plat — Requisites, filing, index, etc. — When official plat.
- § 58.04.040. Proceedings, conduct of — Costs.
- § 68.24.030. Declaration of dedication and maps — Filing.
- § 35.67.310. Sewers — Outside city connections.
- § 35.21.450. Utilities — Payment of taxes.
- § 58.10.030. Resurvey and corrected plat — Corrected plat as evidence.
- § 35.27.040. Duty of county commissioners.
- § 35.27.050. Report of survey.
- § 35.37.120. General indebtedness bonds — Taxation — Failure to levy — Remedy.
- § 35.16.050. Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.
- § 35.80.030. Permissible ordinances — Appeal.
- § 26.16.100. Claim of spouse or domestic partner in community realty to be filed.
- § 19.16.190. Surety bond requirements — Cash deposit or securities — Exception.
- § 85.07.040. Benefit to public road, how paid.
- § 85.07.050. Basis of supplemental assessments.
- § 29A.52.360. Ceremonial certificates of election to officers elected in single county or less.
- § 29A.16.070. Precincts — Boundary changes — Registration transfer.
- § 29A.60.010. Conduct of elections — Canvass.
- § 80.32.010. Cities and counties may grant franchises — Procedure — Liability to restore road for travel.
- § 60.76.020. Notice of lien — Contents — Filing and serving.
- § 41.04.020. Public employees — Payroll deductions authorized.
- § 41.04.036. Salary and wage deductions for contributions to charitable agencies — Deduction and payment to United Fund or Washington state combined fund drive — Rules, procedures.
- § 77.57.030. Fishways required in dams, obstructions — Penalties, remedies for failure.
- § 77.57.010. Fish guards required on diversion devices — Penalties, remedies for failure.
- § 76.04.610. Forest fire protection assessment.
- § 64.32.100. Copy of survey map, building plans to be filed — Contents of plans. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.32.140. Recording. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 65.08.030. Recorded irregular instrument imparts notice.
- § 87.04.070. Hearing — Order of denial or rejection — Election to divide or redivide.
- § 65.08.050. Recording land office receipts.
- § 65.08.090. Letters patent.
- § 67.14.040. Retail liquor license.
- § 67.14.050. Wholesale liquor license — Billiard table, bowling alley licenses.
- § 47.28.025. Description and plan of new or limited access highway — Recording.
- § 4.28.160. Rights of unknown claimants and heirs — Effect of judgment — Lis pendens.
- § 4.28.320. Lis pendens in actions affecting title to real estate.
- § 6.25.160. Sheriff's inventory — Return.
- § 36.69.090. Commissioners — Terms — Election procedures.
- § 90.03.450. Partnership ditches — Lien for labor performed.
- § 4.28.325. Lis pendens in actions in United States district courts affecting title to real estate.
- § 53.20.050. Local improvements upon majority petition.
- § 74.04.300. Recovery of payments improperly received — Lien — Recipient reporting requirements.
- § 79.13.320. Share crop leases authorized.
- § 79.13.360. Application of other provisions to share crop leases.
- § 79.125.040. Tidelands and shorelands — Plats — Record.
- § 91.08.150. Eminent domain — Service in case of public lands — Legal counsel.
- § 65.08.070. Real property conveyances to be recorded.
- § 65.04.110. Liability of auditor for damages.
- § 88.32.180. Improvement by counties jointly.
- § 88.32.220. Improvement by counties jointly — Expenses of joint board.
- § 28A.400.020. Directors' and superintendents' signatures filed with auditor.
- § 2.08.170. Expenses of visiting judge.
- § 2.08.100. Payment of county's portion.
- § 2.08.110. Apportionment between counties in joint judicial district.
- § 82.45.090. Payment of tax and fee — Evidence of payment — Recording — Sale of beneficial interest.
- § 82.12.045. Collection of tax on vehicles by county auditor or director of licensing — Remittance.
- § 50.24.050. Lien for contributions generally.
- § 73.04.080. Meeting place rental may be paid out of county fund.
- § 57.32.160. Transfer of part of district — Procedure.
- § 90.03.330. Appropriation procedure — Water right certificate.
- § 51.16.170. Lien for premiums, assessments, contributions, and penalties — Priority — In general — Notice.
- § 8.12.080. Service when state or county lands are involved.
- § 8.04.120. Judgment — Decree of appropriation — Recording.
- § 8.04.020. Notice — Contents — Service — Publication.
- § 79.02.090. Transfer of county auditor's duties.
- § 79.11.150. Conduct of sales.
- § 89.30.058. Commission — Chair — Clerk — Quorum.
- § 4.28.080. Summons, how served.
- § 74.20.300. Department exempt from fees relating to paternity or support.
- § 84.09.040. Penalty for nonperformance of duty by county officers.
- § 16.60.085. Temporary gate across highway — Auditor may grant permit.
- § 73.04.120. Documents available for free — Who may request.
- § 73.04.030. Discharges recorded without charge — Exemption from public disclosure — Fee.
- § 73.04.040. Discharges recorded without charge — Certified copy as proof.
- § 73.04.010. Pension papers — Fees not to be charged.
- § 60.11.010. Definitions.
- § 60.11.020. Persons entitled to crop liens — Property subject to lien.
- § 60.11.030. Attachment and effectiveness of lien on crops and proceeds — Filing.
- § 60.11.040. Statement of lien — Filing — Contents — Duration.
- § 60.11.050. Priorities of liens and security interests.
- § 60.11.060. Foreclosure and enforcement of crop lien.
- § 60.11.070. Judicial foreclosure.
- § 60.11.080. Summary foreclosure.
- § 60.11.090. Rights and interest of purchaser for value.
- § 60.11.100. Redemption.
- § 60.11.110. Noncompliance with chapter — Rights of lien debtor.
- § 60.11.120. "Commercially reasonable."
- § 60.11.130. Limitation of action to foreclose.
- § 60.11.140. Termination statement.
- § 60.11.900. Savings — Liens created under prior law.
- § 60.11.901. Section captions.
- § 60.11.903. Effective date — 1986 c 242.
- § 60.11.904. Transition rule for filings made before July 1, 2001.
- § 36.18.005. Definitions.
- § 36.18.010. Auditor's fees.
- § 36.18.012. Various fees collected — Division with state.
- § 36.18.014. Fees — Division with county law library — Petition for emancipation for minors.
- § 36.18.016. Various fees collected — Not subject to division.
- § 36.18.018. Fees to state court, administrative office of the courts — Appellate review fee and surcharge — Variable fee for copies and reports.
- § 36.18.020. Clerk's fees, surcharges.
- § 36.18.022. Filing fees may be waived — When.
- § 36.18.025. Portion of filing fees to be remitted to state treasurer.
- § 36.18.030. Coroner's fees.
- § 36.18.040. Sheriff's fees.
- § 36.18.045. Treasurer's fees.
- § 36.18.050. Fees in special cases.
- § 36.18.060. Fees payable in advance — Exception.
- § 36.18.070. Single mileage chargeable when.
- § 36.18.080. Fee schedule to be kept posted.
- § 36.18.090. Itemized receipt to be given.
- § 36.18.160. Penalty for taking illegal fees.
- § 36.18.170. Penalty for failure to pay over fees.
- § 36.18.180. Office to be declared vacant on conviction.
- § 36.18.190. Collection of unpaid financial obligations — Collection contracts — Interest to collection agencies authorized.
- § 58.08.010. Town plat to be recorded — Requisites.
- § 58.08.015. Effect of donation marked on plat.
- § 58.08.020. Additions.
- § 58.08.030. Plats to be acknowledged — Certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.
- § 58.08.035. Platted streets, public highways — Lack of compliance, penalty.
- § 58.08.050. Official plat — Platted streets as public highways.
- § 35.16.050. Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.
- § 79.125.040. Tidelands and shorelands — Plats — Record.
- § 63.14.010. Definitions.
- § 63.14.020. Retail installment contracts — Number of documents — Promissory notes — Date — Signatures — Completion — Type size.
- § 63.14.030. Retail installment contracts — Delivery to buyer of copy — Acknowledgment of delivery.
- § 63.14.040. Retail installment contracts — Contents.
- § 63.14.043. Retail installment contracts — Purchase of motor vehicle — Secondary products.
- § 63.14.050. Retail installment contracts — Multiple documents permissible where original applies to purchases from time to time.
- § 63.14.060. Retail installment contracts — Mail orders based on catalog or other printed solicitation.
- § 63.14.070. Retail installment contracts — Seller not to obtain buyer's signature when essential blank spaces not filled — Exceptions.
- § 63.14.080. Retail installment contracts — Prepayment in full of unpaid time balance — Refund of unearned service charge — "Rule of seventy-eighths."
- § 63.14.090. Retail installment contracts, retail charge agreements, and lender credit card agreements — Delinquency or collection charges — Attorney's fees, court costs — Other provisions not inconsistent with chapter are permissible.
- § 63.14.100. Receipt for cash payment — Retail installment contracts, statement of payment schedule and total amount unpaid.
- § 63.14.110. Consolidation of subsequent purchases with previous contract.
- § 63.14.120. Retail charge agreements and lender credit card agreements — Information to be furnished by seller.
- § 63.14.123. Restrictions on electronically printed credit and debit card receipts.
- § 63.14.125. Lender credit card agreements — Security interests prohibited.
- § 63.14.127. Retail installment contracts — Dog or cat as security interest.
- § 63.14.130. Retail installment contracts, retail charge agreements, and lender credit card agreements — Service charge agreed to by contract — Other fees and charges prohibited.
- § 63.14.136. Retail installment transaction — Unconscionable — Judicial action.
- § 63.14.140. Retail installment contracts, retail charge agreements, and lender credit card agreements — Insurance.