Washington statute
RCW 10.40.070 — Motion to set aside indictment
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.40: Arraignment, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.40.070
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.
The motion to set aside the indictment can be made by the defendant on one or more of the following grounds, and must be sustained:
(1) When any person, other than the grand jurors, was present before the grand jury when the question was taken upon the finding of the indictment, or when any person, other than the grand jurors, was present before the grand jury during the investigation of the charge, except as required or permitted by law;
(2) If the grand jury were not selected, drawn, summoned, impaneled, or sworn as prescribed by law.
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