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Code · Washington · Title 82 — Excise Taxes · Chapter 82.46

RCW 82.46.060

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Any taxes imposed under this chapter or RCW 82.46.070 shall be paid to and collected by the treasurer of the county within which is located the real property which was sold. The treasurer shall act as agent for any city within the county imposing the tax. The county treasurer shall cause a stamp evidencing satisfaction of the lien to be affixed to the instrument of sale or conveyance prior to its recording or to the real estate excise tax affidavit in the case of used mobile home sales.
A receipt issued by the county treasurer for the payment of the tax imposed under this chapter or RCW 82.46.070 shall be evidence of the satisfaction of the lien imposed in RCW 82.46.040 and may be recorded in the manner prescribed for recording satisfactions of mortgages. No instrument of sale or conveyance evidencing a sale subject to the tax may be accepted by the county auditor for filing or recording until the tax is paid and the stamp affixed thereto; in case the tax is not due on the transfer, the instrument shall not be accepted until suitable notation of this fact is made on the instrument by the treasurer.
[ 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 41 ; 1990 1st ex.s. c 5 s 5 ; 1982 1st ex.s. c 49 s 16 .]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1990 1st ex.s. c 5 s 5 and by 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 41, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025 (2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025 (1).
Severability — Part, section headings not law — 1990 1st ex.s. c 17: See RCW 36.70A.900 and 36.70A.901 .
Purpose — 1990 1st ex.s. c 5: See note following RCW 36.32.570 .
Intent — Construction — Effective date — Fire district funding — 1982 1st ex.s. c 49: See notes following RCW 35.21.710 .
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