43.20B.685 - Vendor overpayments -- Liens -- Duration -- Enforcement. - Washington Statutes

Vendor overpayments — Liens — Duration — Enforcement.

Liens created under RCW 43.20B.680 shall bind the affected property for a period of ten years after the lien has been recorded or ten years after the resolution of all good faith disputes as to the overpayment, whichever is later. Any civil action by the department to enforce such lien must be timely commenced before the ten-year period expires or the lien shall be released. A civil action to enforce such lien shall not be timely commenced unless the summons and complaint are filed within the ten-year period in a court having jurisdiction and service of the summons and complaint is made upon all parties in the manner prescribed by appropriate civil court rules.

[1987 c 283 § 11.]

Notes: Severability -- Savings -- 1987 c 283: See notes following RCW 43.20A.020.