Washington § 58.08.030 - Plats to be acknowledged — Certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.

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§ 58.08.030. Plats to be acknowledged — Certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.

Every person whose duty it may be to comply with the foregoing regulations shall at or before the time of offering such plat for record, acknowledge the same before the auditor of the proper county, or any other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgment of deeds, a certificate of which acknowledgment shall be indorsed on or annexed to such plat and recorded therewith. In all cases where any person or persons, corporation or corporations shall desire to file a plat, map, subdivision or replat of any property or shall desire to vacate the whole or any portion of any existing plat, map, subdivision or replat, such person or persons, corporation or corporations must, at the time of filing the same for record or of filing a petition for vacation thereof, file therewith a certificate from the proper officer or officers who may be in charge of the collection of taxes for which the property affected may be liable at that date, that all taxes which have been levied and become chargeable against such property at such date have been duly paid, satisfied and discharged and must file therewith a certificate from the proper officer or officers, who may be in charge of the collections, that all delinquent assessments for which the property affected may be liable at that date and that all special assessments assessed against said property, which, under the plat filed, become streets, alleys and other public places, have been paid.
[ 1927 c 188 s 1; 1893 c 129 s 1; Code 1881 s 2331; 1862 p 431 s 4; 1857 p 26 s 4; RRS s 9290.]

Notes

Acknowledgments: Chapter 64.08 RCW.
Taxes collected by treasurer—Dates of delinquency: RCW 84.56.020.

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

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