Title 64 — Title 64 REAL PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES

The following definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Beneficiary" means a person that receives property under a transfer on death deed.(2) "Designated beneficiary" means a person designated to receive property …

An individual may transfer property to one or more beneficiaries effective at the transferor's death by a transfer on death deed. A transfer on death deed may not be used to effect a deed in lieu of foreclosure of a deed of trust.[ 2014 c 58 s 5.]

A transfer on death deed is revocable even if the deed or another instrument contains a contrary provision.[ 2014 c 58 s 6.]

A transfer on death deed is nontestamentary.[ 2014 c 58 s 7.]

The capacity required to make or revoke a transfer on death deed is the same as the capacity required to make a will.[ 2014 c 58 s 8.]

A transfer on death deed:(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, must contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed;(2) Must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor'…

A transfer on death deed is effective without:(1) Notice or delivery to or acceptance by the designated beneficiary during the transferor's life; or(2) Consideration.[ 2014 c 58 s 10.]

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an instrument is effective to revoke a recorded transfer on death deed, or any part of it, only if the instrument:(a) Is one of the following:(i) A transfer on death deed that revokes the deed or part of the deed expressly or by inco…

During a transferor's life, a transfer on death deed does not:(1) Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;(2) Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or const…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or in RCW 11.07.010, and 11.05A.030, on the death of the transferor, the following rules apply to property that is the subject of a transfer on death deed and owned by the transferor at death:(a) Subject to (b) of this subsection,…

A beneficiary may disclaim all or part of the beneficiary's interest as provided by chapter 11.86 RCW.[ 2014 c 58 s 14.]

A beneficiary of a transfer on death deed is liable for an allowed claim against the transferor's probate estate and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent provided in RCW 11.18.200, 11.42.085, and chapter 11.54 RCW.[ 2014 c 58 s 15.]

This chapter may be cited as the Washington uniform real property transfer on death act.[ 2014 c 58 s 1.]

This chapter applies to a transfer on death deed made before, on, or after June 12, 2014, by a transferor dying on or after June 12, 2014.[ 2014 c 58 s 3.]

The chapter does not affect any method of transferring property otherwise permitted under the law of this state.[ 2014 c 58 s 4.]

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.[ 2014 c 58 s 16.]

Chapter 58, Laws of 2014 modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic deli…