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Code · Washington · Title 82 — Excise Taxes · Chapter 82.38

RCW 82.38.370

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When property is forfeited under this chapter, the state patrol or the department may use the proceeds of the sale and all moneys forfeited for the payment of all proper expenses of any investigation leading to the seizure and of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance of custody, advertising, and court costs. Proper expenses of investigation include costs incurred by a law enforcement agency or a federal, state, or local agency.
[ 2013 c 225 s 134 ; 2003 c 358 s 9 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2013 c 225: See note following RCW 82.38.010 .
Captions not law — 2003 c 358: See note following RCW 82.38.270 .
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