Washington § 70.48.420 - Financial responsibility for persons detained on parole hold.

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§ 70.48.420. Financial responsibility for persons detained on parole hold.

A person detained in jail solely by reason of a parole hold is the financial responsibility of the city or the county detaining the person until the sixteenth day, at which time the person shall become the financial responsibility of the department of corrections. Persons who are detained in a jail on a parole hold and for whom the prosecutor has filed a felony charge remain the responsibility of the city or county.
[ 1984 c 235 s 3.]

Notes

Effective dates—1984 c 235: See note following RCW 70.48.400.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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