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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT HOUSE BILL 1007 Chapter 34, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS—NOTICE OF CLAIM—DEFAULT JUDGMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025 Passed by the House February 13, 2025 Yeas 93 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 2, 2025 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1007 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk Approved April 11, 2025 11:06 AM FILED April 14, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington HOUSE BILL 1007 Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Low, Taylor, Walen, Eslick, and Goodman Prefiled 12/03/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary. AN ACT Relating to requisites of notice in small claims actions; and amending RCW 12.40.060. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: Sec. 1. RCW 12.40.060 and 1984 c 258 s 63 are each amended to read as follows: The notice of claim directed to the defendant shall contain: (1) The name and address of the plaintiff; (2) a brief and concise statement of the nature and amount of the claim; (3) a statement directing and requiring defendant to appear personally in the small claims department at a time certain, which shall not be less than five days from the date of service of the notice; and (4) a statement advising the defendant that in case of his or her failure to appear, judgment ((will ))may be given against defendant for the amount of the claim. Passed by the House February 13, 2025. Passed by the Senate April 2, 2025. Approved by the Governor April 11, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 14, 2025.
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