15 chapters · 223 sections in this title.
RCW 63.21.010 Procedure where finder wishes to claim found property—Appraisal—Surrender of property—Notice of intent to claim—Publication.
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(1) Any person who finds property that is not unlawful to possess, the owner of which is unknown, and who wishes to claim the found property, shall: (a) Within seven days of the finding acquire a signed statement setting forth an appraisal of the current market value of the prope…
RCW 63.21.020 Circumstances extinguishing finder's claim to property.
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The finder's claim to the property shall be extinguished: (1) If the owner satisfactorily establishes, within sixty days after the find was reported to the appropriate officer or, if so designated under RCW 63.21.090, the appropriate entity, the owner's right to possession of the…
RCW 63.21.030 Release of property to finder—Limitations—Payment to governmental entity—Expiration of finder's claim.
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(1) The found property shall be released to the finder and become the property of the finder sixty days after the find was reported to the appropriate officer or designee if no owner has been found, or sixty days after the final disposition of any judicial or other official proce…
RCW 63.21.040 Failure to comply with chapter—Forfeiture of right to property.
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Any finder of property who fails to discharge the duties imposed by this chapter shall forfeit all right to the property and shall be liable for the full value of the property to its owner. [ 1979 ex.s. c 85 s 4.]