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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.84.120 (2026)

Costs where deposit in court is made and rejected

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If the defendant in any action pending, shall at any time deposit with the clerk of the court, for the plaintiff, the amount which he or she admits to be due, together with all costs that have accrued, and notify the plaintiff thereof, and such plaintiff shall refuse to accept the same in discharge of the action, and shall not afterwards recover a larger amount than that deposited with the clerk, exclusive of interest and cost, he or she shall pay all costs that may accrue from the time such money was so deposited.
[ 2011 c 336 s 125; Code 1881 s 517; 1877 p 110 s 521; 1854 p 203 s 379; RRS s 486.]

Notes:

Conflicting claims, deposit in court, costs: RCW 4.08.170.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1952–2021 · leading case: Rew v. Beneficial Stand. Life Ins., 250 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1952).
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Rew v. Beneficial Stand. Life Ins., 250 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1952). · cites it 2× “RCW 4.84.120. Appellant will recover costs in this court.”
Am. Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Haynes, 407 P.2d 429 (Wash. 1965). · cites it 2× “Appellant’s tender was never in the amount of the contract price, the amount claimed due, or the amount finally adjudged to be due. Neither was it unconditional, for it was offered as “payment in full.”
Walters v. Ctr. Elec., Inc., 506 P.2d 883 (Wash. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “On August 18, 1969, Strock deposited his check in the amount of $2,000 with the clerk of court pursuant to RCW 4.84.120. Walters rejected the tender, but subsequently took a voluntary non-suit.”
C-Star Concrete Corp. v. Hawaiian Ins. & Guar. Co., 509 P.2d 758 (Wash. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “RCW 4.84.120 provides: If the defendant in any action pending, shall at any time deposit with the clerk of the court, for the plaintiff, the 'amount which he admits to be due, together with all costs that have accrued, and notify the plaintiff thereof, and such plaintiff shall…”
Andrews Mech., Inc. v. Aaron Lowe (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “100(1) and RCW 4.84.120 to support his contention that he satisfied the judgment when he paid the $1,660 in May 2015.”
U.S. Filter Distrib. Grp., Inc. v. Katspan, Inc., 72 P.3d 1103 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Travelers also argues that it was not required to pay fees under RCW 4.84.120. Under that provision, a defendant can avoid paying additional costs by tendering an amount that covers the amount owed and the plaintiff’s costs to date.”
Asset Recovery Grp., Inc., V. Lily Wilson-codega (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “It also alleges 4 We also decline Asset’s invitation to “harmonize” RCW 4.84.120 (a cost-shifting provision applicable when a defendant deposits with the court clerk an “amount which he or she admits to be due, together with all costs that have accrued,” to the plaintiff) with…”
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