RCW 6.44.060
Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
(1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.
(2) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant.
(3) A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.
(4) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.
[ 1991 c 153 § 6.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 6 - Enforcement of Judgments
Chapter 6.44 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
6.44.030 - Variation by agreement.
6.44.040 - Determining money of the claim.
6.44.050 - Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims.
6.44.060 - Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
6.44.070 - Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims—Times of money conversion—Form of judgment.
6.44.080 - Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
6.44.090 - Prejudgment and judgment interest.
6.44.100 - Enforcement of foreign judgments.
6.44.110 - Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes.
6.44.120 - Effect of currency revalorization.
6.44.130 - Supplementary general principles of law.
6.44.140 - Uniformity of application and construction.