# RCW 11.04.240: RCW 11.04.240: United States savings bond—Effect of beneficiary's survival of registered owner

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C04_S240

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 11.04.240
- **Heading:** RCW 11.04.240: United States savings bond—Effect of beneficiary's survival of registered owner
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 11 / Chapter 04 / Section 240

## Text

If the registered owner of United States savings bonds registered in the name of one person payable on death to another dies without having presented and surrendered the bond for payment or authorized reissue to a federal reserve bank or the treasury department, and is survived by the beneficiary, the beneficiary will be the sole and absolute owner of the bond.

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