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WA Rev Code § 63.35.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.020 - Methods of disposition—Sale, retention, destruction, or trade.

RCW 63.35.020 Methods of disposition—Sale, retention, destruction, or trade.Whenever any personal property shall come into the possession of the officers of the state patrol in connection with the official performance of their duties and said personal property shall remain unclaimed or not taken away for a period of sixty days from the date of written notice to the owner thereof, if known, which notice shall inform the owner of the disposition which may be made of the property under this section and the time that the owner has to claim the property and in all other cases for a period of sixty days from the time said property came into the possession of the state agency, unless said property has been held as evidence in any court, then, in that event, after sixty days from date when said case has been finally disposed of and said property released as evidence by order of the court, said agency may:(1) At any time thereafter sell said personal property at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in the manner hereinafter provided;(2) Retain the property for the use of the state patrol subject to giving notice in the manner prescribed in RCW 63.35.030 and the right of the owner, or the owner's legal representative, to reclaim the property within one year after receipt of notice, without compensation for ordinary wear and tear if, in the opinion of the chief, the property consists of firearms or other items specifically usable in law enforcement work: PROVIDED, That at the end of each calendar year during which there has been such a retention, the state patrol shall provide the office of financial management and retain for public inspection a list of such retained items and an estimation of each item's replacement value;(3) Destroy an item of personal property at the discretion of the chief if the chief determines that the following circumstances have occurred:(a) The property has no substantial commercial value, or the probable cost of sale exceeds the value of the property;(b) The item has been unclaimed by any person after notice procedures have been met, as prescribed in this section; and(c) The chief has determined that the item is illegal to possess or sell or unsafe and unable to be made safe for use by any member of the general public;(4) If the item is not unsafe or illegal to possess or sell, such item, after satisfying the notice requirements as prescribed in this section may be offered by the chief to bona fide dealers, in trade for law enforcement equipment, which equipment shall be treated as retained property for purpose of annual listing requirements of subsection (2) of this section; or(5) At the end of one year, any unclaimed firearm shall be disposed of pursuant to RCW 9.41.098(2). Any other item which is not unsafe or illegal to possess or sell, but has been, or may be used, in the judgment of the chief, in a manner that is illegal, may be destroyed.[ 1989 c 222 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 63.35.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.030 - Notice of sale.

RCW 63.35.030 Notice of sale.Before said personal property shall be sold, a notice of such sale fixing the time and place thereof which shall be at a suitable place, which will be noted in the advertisement for sale, and containing a description of the property to be sold shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is to be sold at least ten days prior to the date fixed for the auction. The notice shall be signed by the chief. If the owner fails to reclaim said property prior to the time fixed for the sale in such notice, the chief shall conduct said sale and sell the property described in the notice at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, and upon payment of the amount of such bid shall deliver the said property to such bidder.[ 1989 c 222 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 63.35.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.040 - Disposition of proceeds.

RCW 63.35.040 Disposition of proceeds.The moneys arising from sales under the provisions of this chapter shall be first applied to the payment of the costs and expenses of the sale and then to the payment of lawful charges and expenses for the keep of said personal property and the balance, if any, shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the state patrol highway account.[ 1989 c 222 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 63.35.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.050 - Reimbursement to owner.

RCW 63.35.050 Reimbursement to owner.If the owner of said personal property so sold, or the owner's legal representative, shall, at any time within three years after such money shall have been deposited in the state patrol highway account, furnish satisfactory evidence to the state treasurer of the ownership of said personal property, the owner or the owner's legal representative shall be entitled to receive from said state patrol highway account the amount so deposited therein with interest.[ 1989 c 222 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 63.35.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.060 - Applicability of other statutes.

RCW 63.35.060 Applicability of other statutes.(1) Chapter 63.24 RCW, unclaimed property in hands of bailee, does not apply to personal property in the possession of the state patrol.(2) The uniform unclaimed property act, chapter 63.29 RCW, does not apply to personal property in the possession of the state patrol.[ 1989 c 222 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 63.35.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.35 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of State Patrol.|63.35.065 - Donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.

RCW 63.35.065 Donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.In addition to any other method of disposition of unclaimed property provided under this chapter, the state patrol may donate unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations. A nonprofit charitable organization receiving personal property donated under this section must use the property, or its proceeds, to benefit needy persons. Such organization must qualify for tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code.[ 2007 c 219 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 63.40.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.020 - Notice of sale, form, contents—Conduct of sale.

RCW 63.40.020 Notice of sale, form, contents—Conduct of sale.Before said personal property shall be sold, a notice of such sale fixing the time and place thereof which shall be at a suitable place, which will be noted in the advertisement for sale, and containing a description of the property to be sold shall be published at least once in an official newspaper in said county at least ten days prior to the date fixed for said sale. The notice shall be signed by the sheriff or his or her deputy. If the owner fails to reclaim said property prior to the time fixed for the sale in such notice, the sheriff or his or her deputy shall conduct said sale and sell the property described in the notice at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, and upon payment of the amount of such bid shall deliver the said property to such bidder.[ 2012 c 117 § 183; 1988 c 132 § 4; 1961 c 104 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 63.40.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.030 - Disposition of proceeds.

RCW 63.40.030 Disposition of proceeds.The moneys arising from sales under the provisions of this chapter shall be first applied to the payment of the costs and expenses of the sale and then to the payment of lawful charges and expenses for the keeping of said personal property and the balance, if any, shall be paid into the county current expense fund.[ 1961 c 104 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 63.40.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.040 - Reimbursement to owner.

RCW 63.40.040 Reimbursement to owner.If the owner of said personal property so sold, or his or her legal representative, shall, at any time within three years after such money shall have been deposited in the county current expense fund, furnish satisfactory evidence to the county treasurer of said county of the ownership of said personal property, he or she shall be entitled to receive from said county current expense fund the amount so deposited therein.[ 2012 c 117 § 184; 1961 c 104 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 63.40.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.050 - Uniform unclaimed property act not applicable.

RCW 63.40.050 Uniform unclaimed property act not applicable.The provisions of chapter 63.29 RCW shall not apply to personal property in the possession of the office of county sheriff.[ 1985 c 7 § 126; 1961 c 104 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 63.40.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.060 - Donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.

RCW 63.40.060 Donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.In addition to any other method of disposition of unclaimed property provided under this chapter, the county sheriff may donate unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations. A nonprofit charitable organization receiving personal property donated under this section must use the property, or its proceeds, to benefit needy persons. Such organization must qualify for tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code.[ 2007 c 219 § 3; 1987 c 182 § 2.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 182: See note following RCW 63.32.050.
WA Rev Code § 63.40.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.40 - Unclaimed Property in Hands of Sheriff.|63.40.070 - Duties of sheriff or designated alternate entity accepting found property.

RCW 63.40.070 Duties of sheriff or designated alternate entity accepting found property.(1) This chapter does not modify the requirements for a sheriff to accept found property under chapter 63.21 RCW.(2) If a county designates an alternate department or governmental entity to accept found property under RCW 63.21.090:(a) The designated department or governmental entity shall comply with the disposition requirements under this chapter in the same manner as would be required of the sheriff; and(b) The sheriff is not required to accept found property from a finder of said property, unless the property is any of the following: A bank card; charge or credit card; cash; government-issued document, financial document, or legal document; firearm; evidence in a judicial or other official proceeding; or an item that is not legal for the finder to possess. Such found property accepted by a sheriff must be retained or disposed of in accordance with this chapter and other applicable state laws.[ 2020 c 26 § 17.]NOTES:Intent—2020 c 26: See note following RCW 63.21.090.
WA Rev Code § 63.42.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.010 - Legislative intent.

RCW 63.42.010 Legislative intent.It is the intent of the legislature to relieve the department of corrections from unacceptable burdens of cost related to storage space and manpower in the preservation of inmate personal property if the property has been abandoned by the inmate and to enhance the security and safety of the institutions.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 63.42.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.020 - Definitions.

RCW 63.42.020 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of corrections or the secretary's designees.(2) "Personal property" or "property" includes both corporeal and incorporeal personal property and includes among others contraband and money.(3) "Contraband" means all personal property including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages and other items which a resident of a correctional institution may not have in the resident's possession, as defined in rules adopted by the secretary.(4) "Money" means all currency, script, personal checks, money orders, or other negotiable instruments.(5) "Owner" means the inmate, the inmate's legal representative, or any person claiming through or under the inmate entitled to title and possession of the property.(6) "Unclaimed" means that no owner of the property has been identified or has requested, in writing, the release of the property to themselves nor has the owner of the property designated an individual to receive the property or paid the required postage to effect delivery of the property.(7) "Inmate" means a person committed to the custody of the department of corrections or transferred from other states or the federal government.(8) "Institutions" means those facilities set forth in RCW 72.01.050(2) and all community residential programs under the department's jurisdiction operated pursuant to chapter 72.65 RCW.(9) "Department" means the department of corrections.(10) "Illegal items" means those items unlawful to be possessed.(11) "Nonprofit" has the meaning prescribed by state or federal law or rules.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 63.42.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.030 - Personal property presumed abandoned—Illegal items retained as evidence or destroyed.

RCW 63.42.030 Personal property presumed abandoned—Illegal items retained as evidence or destroyed.(1) All personal property, and any income or increment which has accrued thereon, held for the owner by an institution that has remained unclaimed for more than six months from the date the owner terminated without authorization from work training release, transferred to a different institution, or when the owner is unknown or deceased, from the date the property was placed in the custody of the institution, is presumed abandoned: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this section shall be extended for up to six months for any inmate, transferred to another institution, who has no recorded next of kin, or person to whom the unclaimed property can be sent.(2) All personal property, and any income or increment which has accrued thereon, the inmate owner of which has been placed on escape status is presumed abandoned and shall be held for three months by the institution from which the inmate escaped. If the inmate owner remains on escape status for three months or if no other person claims ownership within three months, the property shall be disposed of as set forth in this chapter.(3) All illegal items owned by and in the possession of an inmate shall be confiscated and held by the institution to which the inmate is assigned. Such items shall be held as required for evidence for law enforcement authorities. Illegal items not retained for evidence shall be destroyed.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 3.]NOTES:Property of deceased inmates: RCW 11.08.101, 11.08.111, and 11.08.120.
WA Rev Code § 63.42.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.040 - Disposition of property presumed abandoned—Inventory—Notice.

RCW 63.42.040 Disposition of property presumed abandoned—Inventory—Notice.(1) All personal property, other than money, presumed abandoned shall be destroyed unless, in the opinion of the secretary, the property may be used or has value to a charitable or nonprofit organization, in which case the property may be donated to the organization. A charitable or nonprofit organization does not have a claim nor shall the department or any employee thereof be held liable to any charitable or nonprofit organization for property which is destroyed rather than donated or for the donation of property to another charitable or nonprofit organization.(2) Money presumed abandoned under this chapter shall be paid into the revolving fund set up in accordance with RCW 9.95.360.(3) The department shall inventory all personal property prior to its destruction or donation.(4) Before personal property is donated or destroyed, if the name and address of the owner thereof is known or if deceased, the address of the heirs as known, at least thirty days' notice of the donation or destruction of the personal property shall be given to the owner at the owner's residence or place of business or to some person of suitable age and discretion residing or employed therein. If the name or residence of the owner or the owner's heirs is not known, a notice of the action fixing the time and place thereof shall be published at least once in an official newspaper in the county at least thirty days prior to the date fixed for the action. The notice shall be signed by the secretary. The notice need not contain a description of property, but shall contain a general statement that the property is unclaimed personal property of inmates, specifying the institution at which the property is held. If the owner fails to reclaim the property prior to the time fixed in the notice, the property shall be donated or destroyed.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 4.]NOTES:Property of deceased inmates: RCW 11.08.101, 11.08.111, and 11.08.120.
WA Rev Code § 63.42.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.050 - Chapter not applicable if prior written agreement.

RCW 63.42.050 Chapter not applicable if prior written agreement.This chapter does not apply if the inmate and the department have reached an agreement in writing regarding the disposition of the personal property.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 63.42.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.42 - Unclaimed Inmate Personal Property.|63.42.060 - Application of chapters 63.24 and 63.29 RCW.

RCW 63.42.060 Application of chapters 63.24 and 63.29 RCW.(1) The uniform unclaimed property act, chapter 63.29 RCW, does not apply to personal property in the possession of the department of corrections.(2) Chapter 63.24 RCW, unclaimed property in hands of bailee, does not apply to personal property in the possession of the department of corrections.[ 1985 c 7 § 127; 1983 1st ex.s. c 52 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.010 - Accounts presumed abandoned and to escheat to state.

RCW 63.48.010 Accounts presumed abandoned and to escheat to state.All postal savings system accounts created by the deposits of persons whose last known addresses are in the state which have not been claimed by the persons entitled thereto before May 1, 1971, are presumed to have been abandoned by their owners and are declared to escheat and become the property of this state.[ 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.020 - Director to request federal records.

RCW 63.48.020 Director to request federal records.The director of revenue shall request from the bureau of accounts of the United States treasury department records providing the following information: The names of depositors at the post offices of this state whose accounts are unclaimed, their last addresses as shown by the records of the post office department, and the balance in each account. He or she shall agree to return to the bureau of accounts promptly all account cards showing last addresses in another state.[ 2012 c 117 § 185; 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.030 - Escheat proceedings brought in Thurston county.

RCW 63.48.030 Escheat proceedings brought in Thurston county.The director of revenue may bring proceedings in the superior court for Thurston county to escheat unclaimed postal savings system accounts held by the United States treasury. A single proceeding may be used to escheat as many accounts as may be available for escheat at one time.[ 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.040 - Notice to depositors whose accounts are to be escheated.

RCW 63.48.040 Notice to depositors whose accounts are to be escheated.The director of revenue shall notify depositors whose accounts are to be escheated as follows:(1) A letter advising that a postal savings system account in the name of the addressee is about to be escheated and setting forth the procedure by which a deposit may be claimed shall be mailed by first-class mail to the named depositor at the last address shown on the account records for each account to be escheated having an unpaid principal balance of more than twenty-five dollars.(2) A general notice of intention to escheat postal savings system accounts shall be published once in each of three successive weeks in one or more newspapers which combine to provide general circulation throughout this state.(3) A special notice of intention to escheat the unclaimed postal savings system accounts originally deposited in each post office must be published once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the post office is located or, if there is none, in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. This notice must list the names of the owners of each unclaimed account to be escheated having a principal balance of three dollars or more.[ 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.050 - Copy of judgment presented for payment—Disposition of proceeds.

RCW 63.48.050 Copy of judgment presented for payment—Disposition of proceeds.The director of revenue shall present a copy of each final judgment of escheat to the United States treasury department for payment of the principal due and the interest computed under regulations of the United States treasury department. The payment received shall be deposited in the general fund in the state treasury.[ 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 63.48.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 63 - Personal Property|Chapter 63.48 - Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts.|63.48.060 - Indemnification for losses as result of escheat proceedings—Source.

RCW 63.48.060 Indemnification for losses as result of escheat proceedings—Source.This state shall indemnify the United States for any losses suffered as a result of the escheat of unclaimed postal savings system accounts. The burden of the indemnification falls upon the fund into which the proceeds of the escheated accounts have been paid.[ 1971 ex.s. c 68 § 6.]