Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for which no punishment is prescribed by any statute in force at the time of conviction and sentence, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars or both such imprisonment and fine.
RCW 9.92.030
Punishment of misdemeanor when not fixed by statute.
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case 57 Wash. 2d 106 - City of Bellingham v. Schampera (1960)
Most recently applied in Harris v. Charles (May 2011)
1982 1st ex.s. c 47 s 7; 1909 c 249 s 14; Code 1881 s 785; RRS s 2266.
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