§ 11.08.101 Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Disposition after two years
§ 11.08.111 Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Disposition within two years
§ 11.08.120 Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Sale — Disposition of proceeds
§ 11.08.140 Escheat for want of heirs
§ 11.08.150 Title to property vests in state at death of owner
§ 11.08.160 Department of revenue — Jurisdiction — Duties
§ 11.08.170 Probate of escheat property — Notice to department of revenue
§ 11.08.180 Department of revenue to be furnished copies of documents and pleadings
§ 11.08.185 Escheat property — Records of department of revenue — Public record information
§ 11.08.200 Liability for use of escheated property
§ 11.08.205 Lease, sublease, or rental of escheated real property — Authorized — Expenses — Distribution of proceeds
§ 11.08.210 Allowance of claims, expenses, partial fees — Sale of property — Decree of distribution
§ 11.08.220 Certified copies of decree — Department of natural resources duties
§ 11.08.230 Appearance and claim of heirs — Notices to department of revenue
§ 11.08.240 Limitation on filing claim
§ 11.08.250 Order of court on establishment of claim — Parklands — Appraisal
§ 11.08.260 Payment of escheated funds to claimant
§ 11.08.270 Conveyance of escheated property to claimant
§ 11.08.280 Limitation when claimant is minor or incompetent not under guardianship
§ 11.08.290 Deposit of cash received by personal representative of escheat estate
§ 11.08.300 Transfer of property to department of revenue

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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 11.08 - Escheats

  • Administrator: means a personal representative of the estate of a decedent and the term may be used in lieu of "personal representative" wherever required by context. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal representative: includes executor, administrator, special administrator, and conservator or limited conservator and special representative. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.