RCW 63.30.770
Action involving another state or foreign country. (Effective January 1, 2023.)
(1) The administrator may join another state or foreign country to examine and seek enforcement of this chapter against a putative holder.
(2) On request of another state or foreign country, the attorney general may commence an action on behalf of the other state or country to enforce, in this state, the law of the other state or country against a putative holder subject to a claim by the other state or country, if the other state or country agrees to pay costs incurred by the attorney general in the action.
(3) The administrator may request the official authorized to enforce the unclaimed property law of another state or foreign country to commence an action to recover property in the other state or country on behalf of the administrator. This state shall pay the costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by the other state or foreign country in an action under this subsection.
(4) The administrator may pursue an action on behalf of this state to recover property subject to this chapter but delivered to the custody of another state if the administrator believes the property is subject to the custody of the administrator.
(5) The administrator may retain an attorney in this state, another state, or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the administrator and may agree to pay attorneys' fees based in whole or in part on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or a percentage of the amount or value of property recovered in the action.
(6) Expenses incurred by this state in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this chapter or the net proceeds of the property. Expenses paid to recover property may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this chapter by the owner.
[ 2022 c 225 § 1203.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 63.30 - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
63.30.020 - Inapplicability to foreign transaction.
63.30.040 - Property presumed abandoned.
63.30.050 - Tax deferred retirement account presumed abandoned.
63.30.060 - Other tax deferred account presumed abandoned.
63.30.070 - Custodial account for minor presumed abandoned.
63.30.080 - Contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned.
63.30.090 - Stored value card presumed abandoned.
63.30.100 - Security presumed abandoned.
63.30.110 - Related property presumed abandoned.
63.30.120 - Indication of apparent owner interest in property.
63.30.130 - Knowledge of death of insured or annuitant.
63.30.140 - Deposit account for proceeds of insurance policy or annuity contract.
63.30.150 - Address of apparent owner to establish priority.
63.30.160 - Address of apparent owner in Washington state.
63.30.170 - Records showing multiple addresses of apparent owner.
63.30.180 - Holder domiciled in Washington state.
63.30.190 - Custody if transaction takes place in Washington state.
63.30.200 - Traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument.
63.30.210 - Burden of proof to establish administrator's right to custody.
63.30.220 - Report required by holder.
63.30.230 - Content of report.
63.30.240 - When report to be filed.
63.30.250 - Retention of records by holder.
63.30.260 - Property reportable and payable or deliverable absent owner demand.
63.30.270 - Abandoned intangible property held by local government.
63.30.280 - Notice to apparent owner by holder.
63.30.290 - Contents of notice by holder.
63.30.300 - Notice by administrator.
63.30.310 - Cooperation among state officers and agencies to locate apparent owner.
63.30.340 - Payment or delivery of property to administrator.
63.30.350 - Effect of payment or delivery of property to administrator.
63.30.360 - Recovery of property by holder from administrator.
63.30.370 - Property removed from safe deposit box.
63.30.380 - Crediting income or gain to owner's account.
63.30.390 - Administrator's options as to custody.
63.30.400 - Disposition of property having no substantial value—Immunity from liability.
63.30.410 - Periods of limitation and repose.
63.30.420 - Public sale of property.
63.30.430 - Disposal of securities.
63.30.440 - Recovery of securities or value by owner.
63.30.450 - Purchaser owns property after sale.
63.30.460 - Military medal or decoration.
63.30.470 - Deposit of funds by administrator.
63.30.480 - Administrator to retain records of property.
63.30.490 - Expenses and service charges of administrator.
63.30.500 - Administrator holds property as custodian for owner.
63.30.510 - Claim of another state to recover property.
63.30.520 - Property subject to recovery by another state.
63.30.530 - Claim for property by person claiming to be owner.
63.30.540 - Administrator must honor claim for property, when.
63.30.550 - Allowance of claim for property.
63.30.560 - Action by person whose claim is denied.
63.30.570 - Verified report of property.
63.30.580 - Examination of records to determine compliance.
63.30.590 - Rules for conducting examination.
63.30.600 - Records obtained in examination.
63.30.610 - Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation.
63.30.620 - Failure of person examined to retain records.
63.30.630 - Report to person whose records were examined.
63.30.640 - Complaint to administrator about conduct of person conducting examination.
63.30.650 - Administrator's contract with another to conduct examination.
63.30.660 - Limit on future employment.
63.30.670 - Report by administrator to state official.
63.30.680 - Determination of liability for unreported reportable property.
63.30.690 - Interest and penalties.
63.30.710 - Informal conference.
63.30.720 - Review of administrator's determination.
63.30.730 - Administrative review.
63.30.750 - Judicial action to enforce liability.
63.30.760 - Interstate and international agreement—Cooperation.
63.30.770 - Action involving another state or foreign country.
63.30.780 - Agreement to locate property enforceable.
63.30.790 - Agreement to locate property void, when.
63.30.800 - Right of agent of apparent owner to recover property held by administrator.
63.30.810 - Definitions—Applicability.
63.30.820 - Confidential information.
63.30.830 - When confidential information may be disclosed.
63.30.840 - Confidentiality agreement.
63.30.850 - No confidentiality information in notice.
63.30.860 - Security of information.
63.30.880 - Indemnification for breach.
63.30.905 - Uniformity of application and construction—2022 c 225.
63.30.910 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
63.30.915 - Transitional provision.