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RCW 10.22.010 — When permitted—Exceptions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.22: Compromise Of Misdemeanors, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.22.010
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.
When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, other than a violation of RCW 9A.48.105, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it was committed:
(1) By or upon an officer while in the execution of the duties of his or her office;
(2) Riotously;
(3) With an intent to commit a felony; or
(4) By one family or household member against another or by one intimate partner against another as defined in RCW 10.99.020 and was a crime of domestic violence as defined in RCW 10.99.020.
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