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• Introduced by Rep. Judy Warnick, (R-Moses Lake) (R) on February 2, 2009, modifies requirements for a person who serves legal process for a fee and allows the department of licensing to furnish lists of registered and legal owners of motor vehicles to registered process servers.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 2, 2009.
    • Substitute offered in the House on February 1, 2010, removes the section in the original bill that would have permitted the Department of Licensing to furnish lists of motor vehicle owners to process servers. It also removes employees of a registered process server from the list of those who are exempt from the registration requirement. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 1, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 3, 2010.
• Passed in the House (96 to 0) on February 10, 2010, Requires all process servers to be Washington residents at least 18 years of age or older, but exempts people who are not required to register as process servers from the residency requirement. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 12, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 12, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 24, 2010.
• Passed in the Senate (44 to 0) on March 2, 2010, requires all process servers who serve process for a fee to be Washington residents at least 18 years of age or older. Exempts persons who are not required to register as process servers from the residency requirement. Removes employees of a registered process server from the list of those who are exempt from the requirement to register. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 18, 2010, requires all process servers who serve process for a fee to be Washington residents at least 18 years of age or older. Exempts persons who are not required to register as process servers from the residency requirement. Removes employees of a registered process server from the list of those who are exempt from the requirement to register.