43.20B.347 - Mental illness -- Treatment costs -- Lien against real and personal property. - Washington Statutes

Mental illness — Treatment costs — Lien against real and personal property.

Whenever a notice and finding of responsibility, or appeal therefrom, has become final, the department may file a lien against the real and personal property of all persons found financially responsible under RCW 43.20B.330 with the county auditor of the county where the persons reside or own property.

[1993 c 272 § 1.]

Notes: Savings -- 1993 c 272: "This act does not have the effect of terminating or in any way modifying any liability, civil or criminal, that is already in existence on the effective date of this act." [1993 c 272 § 6.]

Severability -- 1993 c 272: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1993 c 272 § 7.]