When a defendant is committed to jail, on failure to pay any fines and costs, he or she shall, under the supervision of the county sheriff and subject to the terms of any ordinances adopted by the county commissioners, be permitted to perform labor to reduce the amount owing of the fine and costs.
RCW 10.82.040
Commitment for failure to pay fine and costs—Reduction of amount by performance of labor.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 52 Wash. 2d 762 - In RE PERSINGER v. Rhay (1958)
Most recently applied in Sanders v. AllianceOne Receivables Mgmt., Inc. (In re Sanders) (July 2018)
2010 c 8 s 1065; 1967 c 200 s 5; 1883 p 38 s 1, part; Code 1881 s 1129; 1877 p 206 s 8; 1873 p 243 s 287; 1854 p 124 s 151; RRS s 2209, part.
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