A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer which he or she is being or has been returned, until he or she has been finally convicted in the criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until he or she has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he or she was extradited.
RCW 10.88.420
Civil process—Service on extradited person.
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 10.88.200 to 10.88.920 (31 sections).
2010 c 8 s 1085; 1971 ex.s. c 46 s 23.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.