Washington statute
RCW 10.77.620 — Competency evaluation or competency restoration treatment—Court order
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.77: Criminally Insane—Procedures, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.77.620
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.
Within twenty-four hours of the signing of a court order requesting the secretary to provide a competency evaluation or competency restoration treatment:
(1) The clerk of the court shall provide the court order and the charging documents, including the request for bail and certification of probable cause, to the state hospital. If the order is for competency restoration treatment and the competency evaluation was provided by a qualified expert or professional person who was not designated by the secretary, the clerk shall also provide the state hospital with a copy of all previous court orders related to competency or criminal insanity and a copy of any of the evaluation reports;
(2) The prosecuting attorney shall provide the discovery packet, including a statement of the defendant's criminal history, to the state hospital; and
(3) If the court order requires transportation of the defendant to a state hospital, the jail administrator shall provide the defendant's medical clearance information to the state hospital admission staff.
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