RCW 38.42.040
Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement.
(1) A service member may waive any of the rights and protections provided by this chapter. In the case of a waiver that permits an action described in subsection (2) of this section, the waiver is effective only if made pursuant to a written agreement of the parties that is executed during or after the service member's period of military service. The written agreement shall specify the legal instrument to which the waiver applies and, if the service member is not party to that instrument, the service member concerned.
(2) The requirement in subsection (1) of this section for a written waiver applies to the following: (a) The modification, termination, or cancellation of a contract, lease, or bailment; or an obligation secured by a mortgage, trust, deed, lien, or other security in the nature of a mortgage; and (b) the repossession, retention, foreclosure, sale, forfeiture, or taking possession of property that is security for any obligation or was purchased or received under a contract, lease, or bailment.
[ 2005 c 254 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs
Chapter 38.42 - Service Members' Civil Relief.
38.42.020 - Applicability of chapter.
38.42.030 - Protection of persons secondarily liable.
38.42.040 - Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement.
38.42.050 - Protection of service members and their dependents against default judgments.
38.42.060 - Stay of proceedings when service member has notice.
38.42.070 - Fines and penalties under contracts.
38.42.090 - Computation of statutes of limitation.
38.42.100 - Inappropriate use of chapter.
38.42.110 - Restructure of business loan interest rate.
38.42.120 - Federal servicemembers civil relief act—Applicability.
38.42.130 - Civil action—Person aggrieved.
38.42.140 - Civil action—Attorney general.
38.42.150 - Civil investigative demands—Standards—Limitations—Enforcement.
38.42.160 - Termination or suspension of contracts upon receipt of military service orders.
38.42.903 - Effective date—2005 c 254.
38.42.904 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.