No prosecuting attorney shall receive any fee or reward from any person, on behalf of any prosecution, or for any of his or her official services, except as provided in this title, nor shall he or she be engaged as attorney or counsel for any party in any action depending upon the same facts involved in any criminal proceeding.
RCW 36.27.050
Special emoluments prohibited.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 81 Wash. 2d 95 - State v. Carroll (1972)
Most recently applied in State v. Orozco (April 2008)
2009 c 549 s 4048; 1963 c 4 s 36.27.050
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