Washington Code 6.01.030 – Direction of writ when sheriff a party
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If the sheriff is a party or otherwise interested in an action in which a writ of execution, attachment, or replevin is to be served, the writ shall be directed to the coroner of the county, or the officer exercising the powers and performing the duties of coroner if there is no coroner, and the person to whom the writ is thus directed shall perform the duties of the sheriff.
[ 1987 c 442 § 103.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 6.01.030
- 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
- sheriff: includes deputies, and "execution docket" refers also to the docket of a district court. See Washington Code 6.01.010
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.