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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1003

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State of Washington              53rd Legislature             1993 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Riley and Wineberry)

Read first time 01/29/93.  Referred to Committee on .

Concerning judicial proceedings for involuntary commitment or detention.

     AN ACT Relating to involuntary commitment or detention; and adding a new section to chapter 70.96A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:

     The prosecuting attorney of the county in which such action is taken may, at the discretion of the prosecuting attorney, represent the designated chemical dependency specialist or treatment program in judicial proceedings under RCW 70.96A.140 for the involuntary commitment or recommitment of an individual, including any judicial proceeding where the individual sought to be committed or recommitted challenges the action.

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