(1) When there is probable cause to believe that there is property within the county subject to distraint pursuant to RCW 84.56.070 or 84.56.090, any judge of the superior court or district court in the county in which such property is located may, upon the request of the county treasurer or their deputy, issue a warrant directed to the county treasurer or their deputy commanding the search for and seizure of the property described in the request for warrant at the place or places described in the request for warrant.
(2) The procedure for the issuance and execution and return of the warrant authorized by this section and for return of any property seized shall be the criminal rules of the superior court and the district court.
(3) Property seized under this section shall be disposed of as provided in RCW 84.56.070 or 84.56.090.
(4) This section does not require the application for or issuance of any warrant not otherwise required by law.
[ 2006 c 286 § 1.]