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RCW 10.88.400 — Demand by governor of this state for extradition—Warrant—Agent

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 10.88: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 10.88.400

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 10.88.400Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole in this state, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the appropriate authority of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he or she shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to some agent, commanding him or her to receive the person so charged if delivered to him or her and convey him or her to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed.

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