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Wash. Rev. Code § 12.04.050

Process—Who may serve

Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 12.04 — Commencement of Actions · Status: effective

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Wash. Rev. Code § 12.04.050, Process—Who may serve, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1491663
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All process issued by district court judges of the state and all executions and writs of attachment or of replevin shall be served by a sheriff or a deputy, but a summons or notice and complaint may be served by any citizen of the state of Washington over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the action.