Washington

Revised Code of Washington — Title 10, Criminal Procedure

554 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 10.01.030 — Pleadings—Forms abolished
• § 10.01.040 — Statutes—Repeal or amendment—Saving clause presumed
• § 10.01.050 — Convictions—Necessary before punishment
• § 10.01.060 — Conviction—Requisites—Waiver of jury trial
• § 10.01.070 — Entities—Amenable to criminal process—How
• § 10.01.090 — Entities—Judgment against
• § 10.01.100 — Entities—Fines
• § 10.01.120 — Pardons—Reprieves—Commutations
• § 10.01.130 — Witnesses' fees
• § 10.01.140 — Mileage allowance—Jurors—Witnesses
• § 10.01.150 — Charges arising from official acts of state officers or employees—Defense by attorney general
• § 10.01.160 — Costs—What constitutes—Payment by defendant—Procedure—Remission—Medical or mental health treatment or services
• § 10.01.170 — Fine or costs—Payment within specified time or installments—Payment priority order
• § 10.01.180 — Fine or costs—Default in payment—Contempt of court—Enforcement, collection procedures
• § 10.01.185 — Remission of fines
• § 10.01.190 — Prosecutorial powers of attorney general
• § 10.01.200 — Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Notice to defendants
• § 10.01.210 — Offender notification and warning
• § 10.01.220 — City attorney, county prosecutor, or other prosecuting authority—Filing a criminal charge—Contribution, donation, payment
• § 10.01.230 — Victim impact panel registry—Panel minimum standards
• § 10.01.240 — Domestic violence proceedings—Duty to specify whether intimate partners or family or household members
• § 10.04.020 — Arrest—Offense committed in view of district judge
• § 10.04.040 — Cash bail in lieu of recognizance
• § 10.04.050 — Jury—If demanded
• § 10.04.070 — Plea of guilty
• § 10.04.100 — Verdict of guilty—Proceedings upon
• § 10.04.101 — Assessment of punishment by courts organized under 1961 justice of the peace act
• § 10.04.110 — Judgment—Entry—Execution—Remittance of district court fines, etc
• § 10.04.120 — Stay of execution
• § 10.04.800 — Proposed forms for criminal actions
• § 10.05.010 — Petition—Eligibility
• § 10.05.015 — Statement of availability
• § 10.05.020 — Requirements of petition—Rights of petitioner—Court findings
• § 10.05.030 — Arraignment continued—Treatment referral
• § 10.05.040 — Investigation and examination
• § 10.05.050 — Report to court—Recommended treatment plan—Commitment to provide treatment
• § 10.05.055 — Child welfare services
• § 10.05.060 — Procedure upon approval of plan
• § 10.05.070 — Arraignment when treatment rejected
• § 10.05.080 — Evidence, uses and admissibility
• § 10.05.090 — Procedure upon breach of treatment plan
• § 10.05.100 — Conviction of similar offense
• § 10.05.110 — Trial delay not grounds for dismissal
• § 10.05.120 — Dismissal of charges
• § 10.05.130 — Services provided for indigent defendants
• § 10.05.140 — Conditions of granting
• § 10.05.150 — Deferred prosecution for substance use disorder or mental health co-occurring disorder—Requirements
• § 10.05.155 — Deferred prosecution for domestic violence behavior—Requirements
• § 10.05.157 — Deferred prosecution—Mental health disorder
• § 10.05.160 — Appeal of deferred prosecution order
• § 10.05.170 — Supervision as condition—Levy of assessment
• § 10.05.180 — Failure to register vehicle, aircraft, or vessel—Deferral program—Exception—Fines
• § 10.05.190 — Deferred finding program—Failure to register vehicle, aircraft, or vessel
• § 10.10.010 — Court rules
• § 10.10.060 — Appeal—Costs—Default
• § 10.101.005 — Legislative finding
• § 10.101.010 — Definitions
• § 10.101.020 — Determination of indigency—Provisional appointment—Promissory note
• § 10.101.030 — Standards
• § 10.101.040 — Selection of defense attorneys
• § 10.101.050 — Appropriated funds—Application, reports
• § 10.101.060 — Appropriated funds—Use requirements
• § 10.101.070 — County moneys
• § 10.101.080 — City moneys
• § 10.101.900 — Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521
• § 10.105.010 — Seizure and forfeiture
• § 10.105.900 — Application
• § 10.108.010 — Declaration
• § 10.108.020 — Definitions
• § 10.108.030 — Blue alert system—Plan—Activation—Termination
• § 10.108.040 — Liability immunity
• § 10.109.010 — Policies
• § 10.109.020 — Ordinance or resolution—Community involvement process
• § 10.109.030 — Limitations on use
• § 10.110.010 — Officer defined
• § 10.110.020 — Individuals in custody for violent offense or sex offense—Officer to accompany or secure
• § 10.110.030 — Individuals receiving medical care—Requirements for not being accompanied or secured
• § 10.110.040 — Treatment in hospital emergency department
• § 10.110.050 — Civil liability
• § 10.110.060 — No changes to standard of care—Restraints on pregnant women or youth
• § 10.112.010 — Special inquiry judge process—Subpoena for records
• § 10.114.011 — Independent investigation—Adoption of rules
• § 10.114.021 — Death of member of recognized Indian tribe—Notice
• § 10.116.010 — Definitions
• § 10.116.020 — Chokehold or neck restraint prohibited
• § 10.116.022 — Hog-tying prohibited
• § 10.116.030 — Use of tear gas
• § 10.116.040 — Military equipment
• § 10.116.050 — Peace officers—Reasonably identifiable
• § 10.116.052 — Law enforcement officers—Use of face coverings
• § 10.116.060 — Vehicular pursuit
• § 10.118.010 — Findings
• § 10.118.020 — Definitions
• § 10.118.030 — Use of force—Reporting requirements
• § 10.118.040 — Competitive procurement
• § 10.120.010 — Definitions
• § 10.120.020 — Permissible uses of force
• § 10.120.030 — Policies for use of force and de-escalation tactics
• § 10.122.010 — Short title
• § 10.122.020 — Definitions
• § 10.122.030 — Electronic recording requirement
• § 10.122.040 — Consent not required—Notice
• § 10.122.050 — Exception for exigent circumstances
• § 10.122.060 — Exception for individual's refusal to be recorded electronically
• § 10.122.070 — Exception for interrogation conducted by other jurisdiction
• § 10.122.080 — Exception based on belief recording not required
• § 10.122.090 — Exception for safety of individual or protection of identity
• § 10.122.100 — Exception for equipment malfunction
• § 10.122.110 — Burden of persuasion
• § 10.122.120 — Notice of intent to introduce unrecorded statement
• § 10.122.130 — Procedural remedies
• § 10.122.140 — Handling and preserving electronic recording
• § 10.122.150 — Policies and procedures relating to electronic recording
• § 10.122.160 — Limitation of liability
• § 10.122.170 — Self-authentication
• § 10.122.180 — No right to electronic recording or transcript
• § 10.122.190 — Application—Construction—2021 c 329
• § 10.122.200 — Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
• § 10.122.900 — Effective date—2021 c 329
• § 10.130.010 — Intent
• § 10.130.020 — Definitions
• § 10.130.030 — Operation
• § 10.130.040 — Retention
• § 10.130.050 — Prohibited practices
• § 10.130.060 — Admissibility in court
• § 10.130.070 — Policies
• § 10.130.080 — Audits
• § 10.130.090 — Violations—Application of the consumer protection act
• § 10.130.100 — Criminal penalties
• § 10.130.110 — Civil remedy
• § 10.16.080 — Discharge of defendant—Frivolous complaints
• § 10.16.100 — Abstract of costs forwarded with transcript
• § 10.16.110 — Statement of prosecuting attorney if no information filed—Court action
• § 10.16.145 — Witnesses—Recognizances with sureties
• § 10.16.150 — Recognizances for minors
• § 10.16.160 — Witnesses—Failure to furnish recognizance—Commitment—Deposition—Discharge
• § 10.19.040 — Officers authorized to take recognizance and approve bail
• § 10.19.055 — Class A or B felony offenses—Bail for release determined by judicial officer
• § 10.19.060 — Certification and filing of recognizances
• § 10.19.065 — Taking and entering recognizances
• § 10.19.090 — Forfeiture, exoneration of recognizances—Judgment—Execution
• § 10.19.100 — Stay of execution of forfeiture judgment—Bond
• § 10.19.105 — Forfeiture judgment vacated on defendant's production—When
• § 10.19.110 — Recognizances before district judge or magistrate—Forfeiture—Action
• § 10.19.120 — Actions not barred by defect of form or formality
• § 10.19.140 — Return of bond to surety, when
• § 10.19.150 — Liability of surety, limitation
• § 10.19.160 — Surrender of person under surety's bond
• § 10.19.170 — Violent offenders—Reasons for release without bail
• § 10.21.010 — Intent
• § 10.21.015 — Pretrial release program
• § 10.21.017 — Home detention
• § 10.21.020 — Appearance before judicial officer—Issuance of order
• § 10.21.030 — Conditions of release—Judicial officer may amend order
• § 10.21.040 — Detention order—Hearing—Expedited review
• § 10.21.045 — Conditions of release—Drugs and intoxicating liquors—Testing
• § 10.21.050 — Conditions of release—Judicial officer to consider available information
• § 10.21.055 — Conditions of release—Requirements—Ignition interlock device—24/7 sobriety program monitoring—Notice by court, when—Release order
• § 10.21.060 — Hearing—Appearance—Defendant's right to representation—Detention of defendant
• § 10.21.070 — Release order—Requirements
• § 10.21.080 — Detention order—Requirements—Temporary release
• § 10.21.090 — Home detention or electronic monitoring—Conditions
• § 10.21.900 — Construction of chapter
• § 10.22.010 — When permitted—Exceptions
• § 10.22.020 — Procedure—Costs
• § 10.22.030 — Compromise in all other cases forbidden
• § 10.25.065 — Perjury outside the state
• § 10.25.070 — Change of venue—Procedure
• § 10.25.130 — Costs
• § 10.25.140 — Change of venue by outside jury
• § 10.27.010 — Short title—Purpose
• § 10.27.020 — Definitions
• § 10.27.030 — Summoning grand jury
• § 10.27.040 — Selection of grand jury members
• § 10.27.050 — Special inquiry judge—Selection
• § 10.27.060 — Discharge of panel, juror—Grounds
• § 10.27.070 — Oath—Officers—Witnesses
• § 10.27.080 — Persons authorized to attend—Restrictions on attorneys
• § 10.27.090 — Secrecy enjoined—Exceptions—Use and availability of evidence
• § 10.27.100 — Inquiry as to offenses—Duties—Investigation
• § 10.27.110 — Duration of sessions—Extensions
• § 10.27.120 — Self-incrimination—Right to counsel
• § 10.27.130 — Self-incrimination—Refusal to testify or give evidence—Procedure
• § 10.27.140 — Witnesses—Attendance
• § 10.27.150 — Indictments—Issuance
• § 10.27.160 — Grand jury report
• § 10.27.170 — Special inquiry judge—Petition for order—Investigation of sexual exploitation of children
• § 10.27.180 — Special inquiry judge—Disqualification from subsequent proceedings
• § 10.27.190 — Special inquiry judge—Direction to public attorney for proceedings in another county—Procedure
• § 10.29.010 — Short title
• § 10.29.020 — Intent
• § 10.29.050 — Powers and duties of statewide special inquiry judge
• § 10.29.060 — Disclosures by witness—Penalty
• § 10.29.070 — Rules
• § 10.29.100 — Vacancy in office
• § 10.29.110 — Duties of special prosecutor or designee
• § 10.29.120 — Advising county prosecuting attorney—Filing and prosecution of informations—Expenses of prosecutions
• § 10.29.130 — Disqualification of judge from subsequent proceedings
• § 10.31.030 — Service—How—Warrant not in possession, procedure—Bail
• § 10.31.040 — Officer may break and enter