RCW 74.20A.070
Service of lien.
(1) The secretary may at any time after filing of a support lien serve a copy of the lien upon any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state in possession of earnings, or deposits or balances held in any bank account of any nature which are due, owing, or belonging to said debtor.
(2) The support lien shall be served upon the person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state:
(a) In the manner prescribed for the service of summons in a civil action;
(b) By certified mail, return receipt requested; or
(c) By electronic means if there is an agreement between the secretary and the person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state to accept service by electronic means.
(3) No lien filed under RCW 74.20A.060 shall have any effect against earnings or bank deposits or balances unless it states the amount of the support debt accrued and unless service upon the person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state in possession of earnings or bank accounts, deposits or balances is accomplished pursuant to this section.
[ 1997 c 130 § 6; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 8; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 7.]
NOTES:
Civil procedure—Commencement of actions: Chapter 4.28 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act.
74.20A.010 - Purpose—Remedies additional.
74.20A.030 - Department subrogated to rights for support—Enforcement actions—Certain parents exempt.
74.20A.035 - Augmentation of paternity establishment services.
74.20A.040 - Notice of support debt—Service or mailing—Contents—Action on, when.
74.20A.057 - Jurisdiction over responsible parent.
74.20A.060 - Assertion of lien—Effect.
74.20A.095 - Support enforcement services—Action against earnings within state—Notice.
74.20A.100 - Civil liability upon failure to comply with order or lien—Collection.
74.20A.110 - Release of excess to debtor.
74.20A.140 - Action for foreclosure of support lien—Satisfaction.
74.20A.150 - Satisfaction of lien after foreclosure proceedings instituted—Redemption.
74.20A.160 - Secretary may set debt payment schedule, release funds in certain hardship cases.
74.20A.170 - Secretary may release lien or order or return seized property—Effect.
74.20A.180 - Secretary may make demand, file and serve liens, when payments appear in jeopardy.
74.20A.200 - Judicial relief after administrative remedies exhausted.
74.20A.230 - Employee debtor rights protected—Remedies.
74.20A.240 - Assignment of earnings to be honored—Effect—Income withholding forms—Processing fee.
74.20A.250 - Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.
74.20A.275 - Support payments in possession of third parties—Collection.
74.20A.280 - Department to respect privacy of recipients.
74.20A.290 - Applicant for adjudicative proceeding must advise department of current address.
74.20A.300 - Medical support—Health care coverage required.
74.20A.310 - Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.
74.20A.322 - License suspension—Adjudicative proceeding.
74.20A.324 - License suspension—Certification of noncompliance.
74.20A.326 - License suspension—Payment schedule arrangements.
74.20A.328 - License suspension—Rules.
74.20A.350 - Noncompliance—Notice—Fines—License suspension—Hearings—Rules.
74.20A.360 - Records access—Confidentiality—Nonliability—Penalty for noncompliance.
74.20A.370 - Financial institution data matches.
74.20A.900 - Severability—Alternative when method of notification held invalid.
74.20A.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.