Washington Code 7.36.090 – Return — Attachment for refusal
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The sheriff or other person to whom the writ is directed shall make immediate return thereof, and if he or she refuse after due service to make return, the court shall enforce obedience by attachment.
[ 2011 c 336 § 191; Code 1881 § 673; 1877 p 139 § 676; 1869 p 157 § 613; 1854 p 213 § 441; RRS § 1071.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 7.36.090
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.