In any action brought by licensee to collect the claim of his, her, or its customer, the assignment of the claim to licensee by his, her, or its customer shall be conclusively presumed valid, if the assignment is filed in court with the complaint, unless objection is made thereto by the debtor in a written answer or in writing five days or more prior to trial.
RCW 19.16.270
Presumption of validity of assignment.
Known as the Collection Agency Act
The act spans §§ 19.16.100 to 19.16.960 (44 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 163 Wash. App. 473 - UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS v. Sunde (2011)
Most recently applied in 163 Wash. App. 473 - UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS v. Sunde (September 2011)
2011 c 336 s 522; 1971 ex.s. c 253 s 18.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.