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Wash. Rev. Code § 6.27.020 (2026)

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(1) The clerks of the superior courts and district courts of this state may issue writs of garnishment returnable to their respective courts for the benefit of a judgment creditor who has a judgment wholly or partially unsatisfied in the court from which the garnishment is sought.
(2) Writs of garnishment may be issued in district court with like effect by the attorney of record for the judgment creditor, and the form of writ shall be substantially the same as when issued by the court except that it shall be subscribed only by the signature of such attorney.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 6.27.040 and 6.27.330, the superior courts and district courts of this state may issue prejudgment writs of garnishment to a plaintiff at the time of commencement of an action or at any time afterward, subject to the requirements of chapter 6.26 RCW.
[ 2003 c 222 s 1; 1987 c 442 s 1002; 1969 ex.s. c 264 s 1. Formerly RCW 7.33.010.]

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Rules of court: Cf. CR 64.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Yohannes v. Olympic Collection Inc (OCI) (W.D. Wash. 2022).
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Yohannes v. Olympic Collection Inc (OCI) (W.D. Wash. 2022). · cites it 18× “Defendants contend that allowing plaintiff to challenge other provisions would 4 “deprive the Attorney General of the opportunity to defend any other statutory provisions 5 Yohannes may now want to add.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Rosablanca Beinhauer v. Mark Beinhauer (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 7× “020 governs the issuance of a writ of garnishment, and provides that “[t]he clerks of the superior courts and district courts of this state may issue writs of garnishment returnable to their respective courts for the benefit of a judgment creditor who has a judgment wholly or…”
Yohannes v. Olympic Collection Inc (OCI) (W.D. Wash. 2019). · cites it 3× “Specifically, his challenge is levied at RCW 6.27.020, which permits a writ of garnishment 6 to be issued by either clerks or attorneys of record for the judgment creditor.”
Anglin v. Merchants Credit Corp. (W.D. Wash. 2020). · cites it 3× “This Court has reviewed Washington’s procedures for 2 obtaining a garnishment as set forth in RCW § 6.27.020 and the Court notes that the statute does 3 not specify that the judgment must be final before a garnishment can be obtained.”
Alina Farooq v. Azeem Khan (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 6.27.210, .220. 3 Although titled a “Motion for Revision,” Farooq’s motion did not seek revision of a superior court commissioner’s decision under RCW 2.”
Danzer v. Meyer (W.D. Wash. 2020). “See RCW 6.27.020. As noted 16 above, a habeas petition requires that one be “in custody”—but petitioner provides no authority, 17 and the Court is aware of none, that a writ of garnishment targeting a third person’s wages is a 18 type of “custody” within the meaning of the…”
Kathryn Violet Buss, V. Lee James Buss (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “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 6.27.020(1) (authorizing court clerks to “issue writs of garnishment…”
Daniel Wehnert & Angela Wehnert, V David Primacio & Kanoe Primacio (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “gov/opinions/pdf/874624.pdf, this court similarly held, “failure to pay a money judgment must generally be remedied by execution or garnishment and not through contempt.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 6.27.020(1) — 4 cases
Yohannes v. Olympic Collection Inc (OCI) (W.D. Wash. 2022). “Defendants contend that allowing plaintiff to challenge other provisions would 4 “deprive the Attorney General of the opportunity to defend any other statutory provisions 5 Yohannes may now want to add.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Rosablanca Beinhauer v. Mark Beinhauer (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “020 governs the issuance of a writ of garnishment, and provides that “[t]he clerks of the superior courts and district courts of this state may issue writs of garnishment returnable to their respective courts for the benefit of a judgment creditor who has a judgment wholly or…”
Kathryn Violet Buss, V. Lee James Buss (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “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 6.27.020(1) (authorizing court clerks to “issue writs of garnishment…”
Daniel Wehnert & Angela Wehnert, V David Primacio & Kanoe Primacio (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “gov/opinions/pdf/874624.pdf, this court similarly held, “failure to pay a money judgment must generally be remedied by execution or garnishment and not through contempt.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 6.27.020(2) — 2 cases
Yohannes v. Olympic Collection Inc (OCI) (W.D. Wash. 2022). “Defendants contend that allowing plaintiff to challenge other provisions would 4 “deprive the Attorney General of the opportunity to defend any other statutory provisions 5 Yohannes may now want to add.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Rosablanca Beinhauer v. Mark Beinhauer (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “020 governs the issuance of a writ of garnishment, and provides that “[t]he clerks of the superior courts and district courts of this state may issue writs of garnishment returnable to their respective courts for the benefit of a judgment creditor who has a judgment wholly or…”
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