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RCW 9.92.110 — Convicts protected—Forfeitures abolished

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9.92: Punishment, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 9.92.110

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 9.92.110Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Every person sentenced to imprisonment in any penal institution shall be under the protection of the law, and any unauthorized injury to his or her person shall be punished in the same manner as if he or she were not so convicted or sentenced. A conviction of crime shall not work a forfeiture of any property, real or personal, or of any right or interest therein. All forfeitures in the nature of deodands, or in case of suicide or where a person flees from justice, are abolished.

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