Code · Washington · Title 63 — Personal Property · Chapter 63.21

RCW 63.21.020

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The finder's claim to the property shall be extinguished:

(1)If the owner satisfactorily establishes, within sixty days after the find was reported to the appropriate officer or, if so designated under RCW 63.21.090 , the appropriate entity, the owner's right to possession of the property; or

(2)If the chief law enforcement officer or designee determines and so informs the finder that the property is illegal for the finder to possess.

[ 2020 c 26 s 11 ; 1979 ex.s. c 85 s 2 .]

Notes:

Intent — 2020 c 26: See note following RCW 63.21.090 .