6.25.030 - Issuance of writ -- Grounds. - Washington Statutes

Issuance of writ — Grounds.

The writ of attachment may be issued by the court in which the action is pending on one or more of the following grounds:

     (1) That the defendant is a foreign corporation; or

     (2) That the defendant is not a resident of this state; or

     (3) That the defendant conceals himself so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him; or

     (4) That the defendant has absconded or absented himself from his usual place of abode in this state, so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him; or

     (5) That the defendant has removed or is about to remove any of his property from this state, with intent to delay or defraud his creditors; or

     (6) That the defendant has assigned, secreted, or disposed of, or is about to assign, secrete, or dispose of, any of his property, with intent to delay or defraud his creditors; or

     (7) That the defendant is about to convert his property, or a part thereof, into money, for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of his creditors; or

     (8) That the defendant has been guilty of a fraud in contracting the debt or incurring the obligation for which the action is brought; or

     (9) That the damages for which the action is brought are for injuries arising from the commission of some felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor; or

     (10) That the object for which the action is brought is to recover on a contract, express or implied.

[1987 c 442 § 803; 1973 1st ex.s. c 154 § 16; 1923 c 159 § 1; 1886 p 39 § 2; RRS § 648. Prior: Code 1881 §§ 174-192; 1877 pp 35-40; 1873 pp 43-50; 1871 pp 9, 10; 1869 pp 41-47; 1863 pp 112-120; 1860 pp 30-36; 1854 pp 155-162. Formerly RCW 7.12.020.]

Notes:Rules of court:  CR 64.

Severability -- 1973 1st ex.s. c 154: See note following RCW 2.12.030.