Washington § 79.02.200 - Abstracts of public lands.

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§ 79.02.200. Abstracts of public lands.

The department shall cause full and correct abstracts of all the public lands to be made and kept in suitable and well bound books, and other suitable records. Such abstracts shall show in proper columns and pages the section or part of section, lot or block, township and range in which each tract is situated, whether timber or prairie, improved or unimproved, the appraised value per acre, the value of improvements and the value of damages, and the total value, the several values of timber, stone, gravel, or other valuable materials thereon, the date of sale, the name of purchaser, sale price per acre, the date of lease, the name of lessee, the term of the lease, the annual rental, amount of cash paid, amount unpaid and when due, amount of annual interest, and in proper columns such other facts as may be necessary to show a full and complete abstract of the conditions and circumstances of each tract or parcel of land from the time the title was acquired by the state until the issuance of a deed or other disposition of the land by the state.
[ 2003 c 334 s 382; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 s 166; 1927 c 255 s 76; RRS s 7797-76. Prior: (i) 1897 c 89 s 32; RRS s 7823. (ii) 1911 c 59 s 9; RRS s 7899. Formerly RCW 79.01.304, 43.12.080.]

Notes

Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.

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

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