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RCW 10.79.060 — Strip, body cavity searches—Legislative intent

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 10.79: Searches And Seizures, Revised Code of Washington.

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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 10.79.060Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
It is the intent of the legislature to establish policies regarding the practice of strip searching persons booked into holding, detention, or local correctional facilities. It is the intent of the legislature to restrict the practice of strip searching and body cavity searching persons booked into holding, detention, or local correctional facilities to those situations where such searches are necessary.

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