Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1977 NO. 22 >

The provisions of RCW 36.24.130 and 36.24.140 do not authorize a county to probate the estate of the person who has died without heirs or to place to the credit of the county other assets of the decedent except ". . . money or other property which may be found upon the dead body . . ."