Any officer authorized to execute a warrant in a criminal action, may take the recognizance and justify and approve the bail; he or she may administer an oath and examine the bail as to its sufficiency.
RCW 10.19.040
Officers authorized to take recognizance and approve bail.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 88 Wash. App. 586 - State v. French (1997)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. County of Kittitas (January 2001)
2010 c 8 s 1013; Code 1881 s 1034; 1873 p 229 s 214; 1854 p 114 s 78; RRS s 2087
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.