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RCW 7.120.040

Use of forfeited property. (Effective January 1, 2026.)

2025 c 306 s 4.

When property is forfeited under this chapter, the seizing agency may:

(1) Retain it for official use or upon application by any law enforcement agency of this state release such property to such agency to be used in enforcement;

(2) Sell that which is not required to be destroyed by law and which is not harmful to the public;

(3) Request the appropriate sheriff or director of public safety to take custody of the property and remove it for disposition in accordance with law;

(4) Forward it to an appropriate entity, such as the drug enforcement administration, for disposition;

(5) Satisfy any known court-ordered restitution owed by the person from whom the property was forfeited; or

(6) Take any other action allowed by statute.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.