Washington statute
RCW 10.88.420 — Civil process—Service on extradited person
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.88: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.88.420
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.
A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer which he or she is being or has been returned, until he or she has been finally convicted in the criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until he or she has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he or she was extradited.
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