A person having charge of a jail shall receive and keep in such jail, when room is available, all persons confined or committed thereto by process or order issued under authority of the United States until discharged according to law, the same as if such persons had been committed under process issued under authority of the state, if provision is made by the United States for the support of such persons confined, and for any additional personnel required.
RCW 70.48.140
Confinement pursuant to authority of the United States.
Known as the City and County Jails Act
The act spans §§ 70–70 (40 sections).
1977 ex.s. c 316 s 14.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.