# RCW 60.40.020: RCW 60.40.020: Proceedings to compel delivery of money or papers

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C40_S020

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 60.40.020
- **Heading:** RCW 60.40.020: Proceedings to compel delivery of money or papers
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 60 / Chapter 40 / Section 020

## Text

When an attorney refuses to deliver over money or papers, to a person from or for whom he or she has received them in the course of professional employment, whether in an action or not, he or she may be required by an order of the court in which an action, if any, was prosecuted, or if no action was prosecuted, then by order of any judge of a court of record, to do so within a specified time, or show cause why he or she should not be punished for a contempt.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 60.40.010 RCW 60.40.010: Lien created—Enforcement—Definition—Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C40_S010.md)
- [RCW 60.40.020 RCW 60.40.020: Proceedings to compel delivery of money or papers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C40_S020.md)
- [RCW 60.40.030 RCW 60.40.030: Procedure when lien is claimed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C40_S030.md)

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