RCW 46.29.220Disposition of security.(1) Such security shall be applicable and available only:(a) For the payment of any settlement agreement covering any claim arising out of the accident upon instruction of the person who made the deposit, or(b) For the payment of a judgment or judgments, rendered against the person required to make the deposit, for damages arising out of the accident in an action at law begun not later than three years after the date of the accident.(2) Every distribution of funds from the security deposits shall be subject to the limits of the department's evaluation on behalf of a claimant.[ 1981 c 309 s 4; 1963 c 169 s 22.]
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