Washington § 84.40.200 - Listing of personalty on failure to obtain statement — Statement of valuation to person assessed or listing — Exemption.

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§ 84.40.200. Listing of personalty on failure to obtain statement — Statement of valuation to person assessed or listing — Exemption.

(1) In all cases of failure to obtain a statement of personal property, from any cause, it shall be the duty of the assessor to ascertain the amount and value of such property and assess the same at such amount as he or she believes to be the true value thereof.
(2) The assessor, in all cases of the assessment of personal property, shall deliver or mail to the person assessed, or to the person listing the property, a copy of the statement of property hereinbefore required, showing the valuation of the property so listed.
(3) This section does not apply to the listing required under RCW 84.40.065.
[ 1993 c 33 s 5; 1987 c 319 s 3; 1961 c 15 s 84.40.200. Prior: 1939 c 206 s 18; 1925 ex.s. c 130 s 64; 1897 c 71 s 53; 1893 c 124 s 54; 1891 c 140 s 54; 1890 p 551 s 59; RRS s 11147.]

Notes

Effective date—1993 c 33: See note following RCW 82.49.060.

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