RCW 7.120.040
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When property is forfeited under this chapter, the seizing agency may:
(1)Retain it for official use or upon application by any law enforcement agency of this state release such property to such agency to be used in enforcement;
(2)Sell that which is not required to be destroyed by law and which is not harmful to the public;
(3)Request the appropriate sheriff or director of public safety to take custody of the property and remove it for disposition in accordance with law;
(4)Forward it to an appropriate entity, such as the drug enforcement administration, for disposition;
(5)Satisfy any known court-ordered restitution owed by the person from whom the property was forfeited; or
(6)Take any other action allowed by statute.
[ 2025 c 306 s 4 .]
Notes:
Application — Effective date — 2025 c 306: See notes following RCW 7.120.010 .