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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5089

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Zarelli, Swecker and Hochstatter)

Read first time 01/28/97.

Requiring previous bail jumpers to post bail. 

    AN ACT Relating to failure to appear at a court proceeding; and adding a new section to chapter 10.01 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 10.01 RCW to read as follows:

    A person who has been convicted, and has sentencing pending or has appealed the conviction, may not be released on personal recognizance in a proceeding where the judge is authorized to require posting of bail or bond, if that person has failed to appear as directed by court order on two or more previous occasions.

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