RCW 63.30.420 — Public sale of property.

1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 63.30.430, the administrator may sell the property not earlier than two years after receipt of property stored in a safe deposit box and presumed abandoned.

2. (2) Before selling property under subsection (1) of this section, the administrator must give notice to the public of:

   1. (a) The date of the sale; and
   2. (b) A reasonable description of the property.

3. (3) A sale under subsection (1) of this section must be to the highest bidder:

   1. (a) At public sale at a location in this state which the administrator determines to be the most favorable market for the property;
   2. (b) On the internet; or
   3. (c) On another forum the administrator determines is likely to yield the highest net proceeds of sale.
4. (4) The administrator may decline the highest bid at a sale under this section and reoffer the property for sale if the administrator determines the highest bid is insufficient.
5. (5) The administrator must publish at least one notice of the sale, at least three weeks but not more than five weeks before the sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is sold.

[ 2025 c 29 s 16; 2022 c 225 s 701.]

Notes:

Retroactive application—2025 c 29 ss 3-6, 14-17, and 20-23: See note following RCW 63.30.010.