85.38.10.a A warrant in the custody of an agency is considered non-deliverable only after a search has been made to locate the payee. 85.38.10.b A warrant deemed to be non-deliverable is to be canceled. 85.38.10.c Permanent registers are to be maintained by agencies to record all transactions concerning non-deliverable warrants.
Warrants are to be canceled on the last day of the month in which they become cancelable.
Days Old Aged Outstanding Report 1230B on a regular basis. Agencies are to notify the payee that, in accordance with state law, outstanding warrants are canceled after 180 days. If the warrant has been lost or destroyed, the procedures listed in Subsection 85.38.30 are to be followed. Warrants issued in error are to be canceled by the agency before they are statutorily canceled in accordance with RCW 43.08.062 . OST is to forward a list of canceled warrants to each agency.