# RCW 63.30.100: RCW 63.30.100: Security presumed abandoned

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S100

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 63.30.100
- **Heading:** RCW 63.30.100: Security presumed abandoned
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 63 / Chapter 30 / Section 100

## Text

(1) Subject to RCW 63.30.120 , a security is presumed abandoned three years after: (a) The date a second consecutive communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States postal service; or (b) If the second communication is made later than 30 days after the first communication is returned, the date the first communication is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States postal service. (2) If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of a security by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's interest in the security by sending the apparent owner an email communication not later than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the security. However the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States mail if: (a) The holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an email communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's email address in the holder's records is not valid; (b) The holder receives notification that the email communication was not received; or (c) The apparent owner does not respond to the email communication not later than 30 days after the communication was sent. (3) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (2) of this section is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States postal service, the security is presumed abandoned three years after the date the mail is returned.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 63.30.010 RCW 63.30.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S010.md)
- [RCW 63.30.020 RCW 63.30.020: Inapplicability to foreign transaction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S020.md)
- [RCW 63.30.030 RCW 63.30.030: Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S030.md)
- [RCW 63.30.040 RCW 63.30.040: Property presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S040.md)
- [RCW 63.30.050 RCW 63.30.050: Tax deferred retirement account presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S050.md)
- [RCW 63.30.060 RCW 63.30.060: Other tax deferred account presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S060.md)
- [RCW 63.30.070 RCW 63.30.070: Custodial account for minor presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S070.md)
- [RCW 63.30.080 RCW 63.30.080: Contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S080.md)
- [RCW 63.30.090 RCW 63.30.090: Stored value card presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S090.md)
- [RCW 63.30.100 RCW 63.30.100: Security presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S100.md)
- [RCW 63.30.110 RCW 63.30.110: Related property presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S110.md)
- [RCW 63.30.115 RCW 63.30.115: Funeral service contracts—Trusts presumed abandoned.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S115.md)
- [RCW 63.30.120 RCW 63.30.120: Indication of apparent owner interest in property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S120.md)
- [RCW 63.30.130 RCW 63.30.130: Knowledge of death of insured or annuitant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S130.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T63_C30_S100. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.