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Wash. Rev. Code § 63.21.040 (2026)

Failure to comply with chapter—Forfeiture of right to property

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Any finder of property who fails to discharge the duties imposed by this chapter shall forfeit all right to the property and shall be liable for the full value of the property to its owner.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 85 s 4.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Farrare v. City of Pasco, 843 P.2d 1082 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
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Farrare v. City of Pasco, 843 P.2d 1082 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “The chief law enforcement officer's duties include advising the finder if the found property is illegal to possess, if the property is to be held as evidence in official proceedings, and of the procedures to be followed in claiming the found property.”
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