Washington Code 7.68.330 – Seizure and forfeiture — Distribution of proceeds
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(1) The proceeds of any forfeiture action brought under RCW 7.68.320 shall be distributed as follows:
Terms Used In Washington Code 7.68.330
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Victim: means a person who suffers bodily injury or death as a proximate result of a criminal act of another person, the victim's own good faith and reasonable effort to prevent a criminal act, or his or her good faith effort to apprehend a person reasonably suspected of engaging in a criminal act. See Washington Code 7.68.020
(a) First, to the victim or to the plaintiff in a wrongful death action brought as a result of the victim’s death, to satisfy any money judgment against the convicted person, or to satisfy any restitution ordered as part of the convicted person’s sentence;
(b) Second, to the reasonable legal expenses of bringing the action;
(c) Third, to the crime victims’ compensation fund under RCW 7.68.090.
(2) A court may establish such escrow accounts or other arrangements as it deems necessary and appropriate in order to distribute proceeds in accordance with this section.
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