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Chapter 2.20 RCW

MAGISTRATES

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Sections

HTMLPDF 2.20.010Magistrate defined.
HTMLPDF 2.20.020Who are magistrates.
HTMLPDF 2.20.030Issuance of search warrants by district and municipal court judges—Jurisdiction in more than one county.

Notes:

Municipal judges as magistrates: RCW 35.20.020, 35.20.250.
Preliminary hearings: Chapter 10.16 RCW.