52 chapters · 541 sections in this title.
RCW 10.21.010 Intent.
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It is the intent of the legislature to enact a law for the purpose of reasonably assuring public safety in bail determination hearings and hearings pursuant to the proposed amendment to Article I, section 20 of the state Constitution set forth in House Joint Resolution No. 4220. …
RCW 10.21.015 Pretrial release program.
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(1) Under this chapter, "pretrial release program" is any program in superior, district, or municipal court, either run directly by a county or city, or by a private or public entity through contract with a county or city, into whose custody an offender is released prior to trial…
RCW 10.21.017 Home detention.
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Under this chapter where a person charged with a felony offense is ordered to enter a program of home detention, "home detention" means any program meeting the definition of home detention in RCW 9.94A.030, and complying with the requirements of RCW 9.94A.736.[ 2018 c 276 s 3; 20…
RCW 10.21.020 Appearance before judicial officer—Issuance of order.
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Upon the appearance before a judicial officer of a person charged with an offense, the judicial officer must issue an order that, pending trial, the person be:(1) Released on personal recognizance;(2) Released on a condition or combination of conditions ordered under RCW 10.21.03…
RCW 10.21.030 Conditions of release—Judicial officer may amend order.
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(1) The judicial officer in any felony, misdemeanor, or gross misdemeanor case may at any time amend the order to impose additional or different conditions of release. The conditions imposed under this chapter supplement but do not supplant provisions of law allowing the impositi…
RCW 10.21.040 Detention order—Hearing—Expedited review.
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If, after a hearing on offenses prescribed in Article I, section 20 of the state Constitution, the judicial officer finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that a person shows a propensity for violence that creates a substantial likelihood of danger to the community or any perso…
RCW 10.21.045 Conditions of release—Drugs and intoxicating liquors—Testing.
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A judicial officer in a municipal, district, or superior court imposing conditions of pretrial release for a defendant accused of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense, may prohibit the defendant from possessing or consuming any intoxicating liquors or drugs not pre…
RCW 10.21.050 Conditions of release—Judicial officer to consider available information.
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The judicial officer in any felony, misdemeanor, or gross misdemeanor case must, in determining whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community, take into account the available information concerning:(1) The nat…
RCW 10.21.055 Conditions of release—Requirements—Ignition interlock device—24/7 sobriety program monitoring—Notice by court, when—Release order.
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(1)(a) When any person charged with a violation of RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.520, or 46.61.522, in which the person has a prior offense as defined in RCW 46.61.5055 and the current offense involves alcohol, is released from custody at arraignment or trial on bail or persona…
RCW 10.21.060 Hearing—Appearance—Defendant's right to representation—Detention of defendant.
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(1) The judicial officer must hold a hearing in cases involving offenses prescribed in Article I, section 20, to determine whether any condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community upon motion of the attorney for th…
RCW 10.21.070 Release order—Requirements.
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In a release order issued under RCW 10.21.030 the judicial officer must:(1) Include a written statement that sets forth all the conditions to which the release is subject, in a manner sufficiently clear and specific to serve as a guide for the defendant's conduct; and(2) Advise t…
RCW 10.21.080 Detention order—Requirements—Temporary release.
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(1) In a detention order issued under RCW 10.21.040, the judicial officer must:(a) Include written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the detention;(b) Direct that the person be committed to the custody of the appropriate correctional authorities for conf…
RCW 10.21.090 Home detention or electronic monitoring—Conditions.
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A monitoring agency, as defined in RCW 9.94A.736, may not agree to monitor pursuant to home detention or electronic monitoring an offender who is currently awaiting trial for a violent or sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, unless the defendant's release before trial is sec…
RCW 10.21.900 Construction of chapter.
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Nothing in this chapter may be construed as modifying or limiting the presumption of innocence.[ 2010 c 254 s 11.]Notes:Intent—Contingent effective date—2010 c 254: See notes following RCW 10.21.010.