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Chapter 10.34 RCW

FUGITIVES OF THIS STATE

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Sections

HTMLPDF 10.34.010Officer may arrest defendant in any county.
HTMLPDF 10.34.020EscapeRetaking prisonerAuthority.
HTMLPDF 10.34.030EscapeRetaking in foreign stateExtradition agents.

Notes:

Escape: Chapter 9A.76 RCW.
Extradition and fresh pursuit: Chapter 10.88 RCW.
Return of parole violators from another state: RCW 9.95.280 through 9.95.300.