Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 10.79 - Searches and Seizures.
10.79.120 - Strip, body cavity searches—Application of RCW 10.79.130 through 10.79.160.

RCW 10.79.120
Strip, body cavity searches—Application of RCW 10.79.130 through 10.79.160.

RCW 10.79.130 through 10.79.160 apply to any person in custody at a holding, detention, or local correctional facility, other than a person committed to incarceration by order of a court, regardless of whether an arrest warrant or other court order was issued before the person was arrested or otherwise taken into custody unless the court issuing the warrant has determined that the person shall not be released on personal recognizance, bail, or bond. RCW 10.79.130 through 10.79.160 do not apply to a person held for post-conviction incarceration for a criminal offense. The definitions and remedies provided by RCW 10.79.070 and 10.79.110 apply to RCW 10.79.130 through 10.79.160.

[ 1986 c 88 § 1.]