If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under RCW 10.88.250, that he or she has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him or her to the county jail for such a time not exceeding thirty days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in RCW 10.88.350, or until he or she shall be legally discharged.
RCW 10.88.340
Preliminary examination—Commitment.
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (31 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 27 Wash. App. 18 - Nessman v. Sumpter (1980)
Most recently applied in 27 Wash. App. 18 - Nessman v. Sumpter (July 1980)
2010 c 8 s 1077; 1971 ex.s. c 46 s 15.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.