Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 74.04.280 (2026)

Assistance nontransferable and exempt from process

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Assistance given under this title shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and none of the moneys received by recipients under this title shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.

[ 1959 c 26 s 74.04.280. Prior: 1939 c 216 s 25; RRS s 10007-125a.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Adelina A Moreno (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2021).

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Adelina A Moreno (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2021). · cites it 21× “010(1)(d)(ii)— 17 is exempt under Washington law as either: (1) “public assistance” under RCW §§ 74.04.280 18 and 74.04.005; or (2) “child support” under RCW § 6.”

In Re: Adelina Moreno (9th Cir. BAP 2021). · cites it 3× “005(8), and were thus exempt under RCW § 74.04.280. Alternatively, Debtor argued that the EITC and ACTC qualified as “child support” under RCW § 6.”

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