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Wash. Rev. Code § 6.17.070 (2026)

Execution in particular cases

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When any judgment of a court of this state requires the payment of money or the delivery of real or personal property, it may be enforced by execution. When a judgment of a court of record requires the performance of any other act, a certified copy of the judgment may be served on the party against whom it is given or the person or officer who is required by the judgment or by law to obey the same, and a writ may be issued commanding the person or officer to obey or enforce the judgment. Refusal to do so may be punished by the court as for contempt.
[ 1987 c 442 s 407; 1957 c 8 s 1; 1929 c 25 s 1; RRS s 512. Prior: Code 1881 s 326; 1877 p 68 s 330; 1854 p 176 s 244. Formerly RCW 6.04.030.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Matter of Marriage of Wintermute, 855 P.2d 1186 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993).
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Matter of Marriage of Wintermute, 855 P.2d 1186 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). “2 Her brief refers to RCW 6.17.070, but that is clearly a typographical error.”
Gary Wivag v. City of Cle Elum (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “He contends that he should not be required to pay the costs of abatement because the City acted without legal authority when it abated the nuisance.”
Daniel Wehnert & Angela Wehnert, V David Primacio & Kanoe Primacio (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “This issue is governed by RCW 6.17.070, which states as follows: When any judgment of a court of this state requires the payment of money or the delivery of real or personal property, it may be enforced by execution.”
Clark Equip. Co. v. Walls (W.D. Wash. 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 1118 and RCW 6.17.070 as that authority. 15 (Dkt. No.”
Kathryn Violet Buss, V. Lee James Buss (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “See RCW 6.17.070 (judgment for “the payment of money or the delivery of real or personal property” may be enforced by execution; judgment requiring “the performance of any other act” may be enforced through contempt); RCW 6.”
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