{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-12.04.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 12.04.050","heading":"Process—Who may serve.","body":"All process issued by district court judges of the state and all executions and writs of attachment or of replevin shall be served by a sheriff or a deputy, but a summons or notice and complaint may be served by any citizen of the state of Washington over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the action.","path":["Title 12","Chapter 12.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.04.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:01:47Z","sha256":"8817c7f9e8dd7e7a061e6526c01ed3ca9baa6a8fc63f5ec209932fc3f3be4ffa","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-12.04.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-12.04.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}