Washington statute
RCW 9.98.020 — Loss of jurisdiction and failure of indictment, information, complaint—Dismissal
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.98: Prisoners—Untried Indictments, Informations, Complaints, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9.98.020
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.
In the event that the action is not brought to trial within the period of time as herein provided, no court of this state shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment, information or complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice.
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