Washington § 7.44.030 - Recognizance of defendant.

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§ 7.44.030. Recognizance of defendant.

The sheriff shall require the defendant to enter into a bond, with sufficient surety, personally to appear within the time allowed by law for answering the complaint, and to abide the order of the court; and in default thereof the defendant shall be committed to prison until discharged in due course of law; such special bail shall be liable for the principal, and shall have a right to arrest and deliver him or her up, as in other cases, and the defendant may give other bail.
[ 2011 c 336 s 208; 1891 c 42 s 3; Code 1881 s 638; 1877 p 133 s 641; 1869 p 149 s 578; 1854 p 209 s 420; RRS s 780, part. FORMER PARTS OF SECTION: Code 1881 s 639; 1877 p 133 s 642; 1869 p 150 s 579; 1854 p 209 s 421 now codified as RCW 7.44.031.]

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Section 7.44.030 ("Recognizance of defendant.") is part of the Revised Code of Washington, the codified statutory law of Washington. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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