Garnishment/attorneys' fees

AN ACT Relating to the recovery of attorneys' fees in garnishment 1
proceedings; and amending RCW 6.27.090. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 6.27.090 and 2012 c 159 s 2 are each amended to read 4
as follows: 5
(1) The writ of garnishment shall set forth in the first 6
paragraph the amount that garnishee is required to hold, which shall 7
be an amount determined as follows: (a)(i) If after judgment, the 8
amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied on the clerk of the 9
court's execution docket, if any, plus interest to the date of 10
garnishment, as provided in RCW 4.56.110, plus estimated interest 11
that may accrue during the garnishment process on a per diem basis 12
under subsection (3) of this section plus taxable costs and 13
attorneys' fees, or (ii) if before judgment, the amount prayed for in 14
the complaint plus estimated taxable costs of suit and attorneys' 15
fees, together with, (b) whether before or after judgment, estimated 16
costs of garnishment as provided in subsection (2) of this section. 17
The court may, by order, set a higher amount to be held upon a 18
showing of good cause by plaintiff. 19
(2) Costs recoverable in garnishment proceedings, to be estimated 20
for purposes of subsection (1) of this section, include filing and ex 21
H-3176.1
HOUSE BILL 2680
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Bronoske and Parshley
Read first time 01/27/26. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights &
Judiciary.
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parte fees, service and affidavit fees, postage and costs of 1
certified mail, answer fee or fees, other fees legally chargeable to 2
a plaintiff in the garnishment process, and a garnishment attorney 3
fee in the amount of the greater of one hundred dollars or ten 4
percent of (((a) the amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied or 5
(b))) the amount ((prayed for in the complaint )) collected under the 6
garnishment. The garnishment attorney fee shall not exceed three 7
hundred dollars. 8
(3) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the plaintiff 9
must indicate in the writ a specific dollar amount of estimated 10
interest that may accrue during the garnishment process per day. The 11
amount must be based on an interest rate of twelve percent or the 12
interest rate set forth in the judgment, whichever rate is less.13
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