The purpose of RCW 43.10.232 is to grant authority to the attorney general concurrent with the county prosecuting attorneys to investigate and prosecute crimes. The purpose of *RCW 43.10.234 is to insure access by the attorney general to the procedural powers of the various prosecuting attorneys in exercising criminal prosecutorial authority granted in RCW 43.10.232 or otherwise granted by the legislature.
RCW 43.10.230
Purpose.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 117 Wash. 2d 348 - City of Tacoma v. State (1991)
Most recently applied in 117 Wash. 2d 348 - City of Tacoma v. State (September 1991)
1981 c 335 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.