§ 63.30.410 — Periods of limitation and repose.

Washington § 63.30.410

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 63: PERSONAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 63.30: REVISED UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

Text

(1) Expiration, before, on, or after January 1, 2023, of a period of limitation on an owner's right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, statute, or court order, does not prevent the property from being presumed abandoned or affect the duty of a holder under this chapter to file a report or pay or deliver property to the administrator.

(2) If a holder files a report meeting the requirements under RCW 63.30.220 , the administrator, absent a showing of fraud, may not issue a determination of liability under RCW 63.30.680 more than six years after the holder filed the report. The parties may agree in a record to extend the limitation in this subsection.

(3) The administrator may not issue a determination of liability under RCW 63.30.680 or otherwise commence an action, proceeding, or examination with respect to a reporting obligation or other duty of a holder under this chapter more than 10 years after the duty arose, including circumstances where the holder:

(a) Fails to file a report with the administrator;

(b) Files an incomplete report with the administrator; or

(c) Files a fraudulent report with the administrator.

Retroactive application — 2025 c 29 ss 3-6, 14-17, and 20-23: See note following RCW 63.30.010 .

Legislative History

[2025 c 29 s 15;2022 c 225 s 610.]