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RCW 10.77.670 — Involuntary medication—Civil commitment

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 10.77: Criminally Insane—Procedures, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 10.77.670

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 10.77.670Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
When the court must make a determination whether to order involuntary medications for the purpose of competency restoration or for maintenance of competency, the court shall inquire, and shall be told, and to the extent that the prosecutor or defense attorney is aware, whether the defendant is the subject of a pending civil commitment proceeding or has been ordered into involuntary treatment pursuant to a civil commitment proceeding.

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