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Washington Attorney General Reports

Decided July 31, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Jeremy Randolph Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney 360 N.W. North Street, MS: PRO01 Chehalis, WA 98532-1900

Dear Prosecutor Randolph:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested our opinion on the following paraphrased questions concerning the powers and duties of County Auditors and Treasurers:1

Must land patent documents be recorded, or may they be refused, and under what circumstances?

Must "non-statutory abatement" documents be recorded, or may they be refused, and under what circumstances?

May the Auditor2 refuse to record documents presented by an individual in the name of…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Markosian v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1980
  3. Arnold W. Hilgeford and Martha A. Hilgeford v. The Peoples Bank, Portland, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Walter D. Brodie, United States of America v. Nancy A. BrodieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947

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