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RCW 10.01.060 — Conviction—Requisites—Waiver of jury trial

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 10.01: General Provisions, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 10.01.060

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 10.01.060Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
No person informed against or indicted for a crime shall be convicted thereof, unless by admitting the truth of the charge in his or her plea, by confession in open court, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That except in capital cases, where the person informed against or indicted for a crime is represented by counsel, such person may, with the assent of the court, waive trial by jury and submit to trial by the court.

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