Washington § 19.36.140 - Notice — Form and contents.

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§ 19.36.140. Notice — Form and contents.

The creditor shall give notice to the other party on a separate document or incorporated into one or more of the documents relating to a credit agreement. The notice shall be in type that is boldface, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set out from surrounding written materials so it is conspicuous. The notice shall state substantially the following:
Oral agreements or oral commitments to loan money, extend credit, or to forbear from enforcing repayment of a debt are not enforceable under Washington law.
[ 1990 c 211 s 5.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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