WA attachment bonds.
Underwritten. Court-set amount.
Before a Washington court issues a writ of attachment against the defendant’s property, the plaintiff must file a bond — conditioned to prosecute the action without delay and to pay the defendant’s costs and any damages from a wrongful attachment. This bond is individually underwritten: the court sets the penal sum, we size and underwrite it, and a specialist returns a quote — usually within one business day. Collateral or financials may be required on larger amounts.
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Three steps. One sitting.
The writ won’t issue until this bond is filed with the clerk. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Your details, the case, and the penal sum the court set — that is the application. Large penal sums may also call for financials.
Underwritten & quoted
A court-bond specialist reviews the penal sum, underwrites the bond, and returns your quote — usually within one business day. Collateral may be required on larger amounts.
File with the clerk
Accept the quote, pay, and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the clerk so the writ of attachment can issue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the attachment bond actually covers
Attachment lets a Washington plaintiff have the defendant’s property seized before judgment to secure a potential recovery. Because that’s a powerful pre-trial remedy, the court protects the defendant in case the attachment turns out to be wrongful.
Under RCW 6.25.080, before the writ issues the plaintiff must file a surety bond conditioned that the plaintiff will prosecute the action without delay and will pay all costs adjudged to the defendant and all damages the defendant sustains by reason of the attachment. The statutory floor is no less than $3,000 in superior court (or $500 in district court) and double the amount demanded — or such other amount as the court fixes.
The bond runs to the defendant. If the attachment is dissolved and the defendant is harmed, it can recover its damages and costs against the bond. One narrow exception: where only real estate is attached and the ground is non-residency or absence, the statute allows the writ to issue without a bond. Because the court sets the penal sum and exposure runs to the defendant, this bond is individually underwritten — collateral or financials may be required on larger amounts. If the surety pays, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
One application. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Submit once and a court-bond specialist reviews the penal sum and returns your quote, usually within one business day.
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Other Washington bonds.
Get the writ issued.
The court sets the penal sum; we underwrite it and a specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day. Send us the amount and file the same day you accept.