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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.
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, at any time in the previous ten years, has been convicted, or adjudicated as a juvenile, of bail jumping under RCW 9A.76.170 may not be released on personal recognizance in a proceeding where the judge is authorized to require posting of bail or bond.
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