Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.10 - Attorney General.
43.10.232 - Concurrent authority to investigate crimes and initiate and conduct prosecutions—Payment of costs.

RCW 43.10.232
Concurrent authority to investigate crimes and initiate and conduct prosecutions—Payment of costs.

(1) The attorney general shall have concurrent authority and power with the prosecuting attorneys to investigate crimes and initiate and conduct prosecutions upon the request of or with the concurrence of any of the following:
(a) The county prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction in which the offense has occurred;
(b) The governor of the state of Washington; or
(c) A majority of the committee charged with the oversight of the organized crime intelligence unit.
(2) Such request or concurrence shall be communicated in writing to the attorney general.
(3) Prior to any prosecution by the attorney general under this section, the attorney general and the county in which the offense occurred shall reach an agreement regarding the payment of all costs, including expert witness fees, and defense attorneys' fees associated with any such prosecution.

[ 1986 c 257 § 16; 1981 c 335 § 2.]
NOTES:

Severability—1986 c 257: See note following RCW 9A.56.010.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.10 - Attorney General.

43.10.005 - Workplace pregnancy accommodations—Unfair practices—Definitions.

43.10.010 - Qualifications—Oath—Bond.

43.10.020 - Additional bond—Penalty for failure to furnish.

43.10.030 - General powers and duties.

43.10.035 - Prosecutions for official delinquencies in the assessment, collection and payment of revenue; failure to pay over or deliver public money or property; and against all debtors of the state.

43.10.040 - Representation of boards, commissions and agencies.

43.10.045 - Retention of counsel by legislature—Notice—Representation in absence of notice.

43.10.050 - Authority to execute appeal and other bonds.

43.10.060 - Appointment and authority of assistants.

43.10.065 - Employment of attorneys and employees to transact state's legal business.

43.10.067 - Employment of attorneys by others restricted.

43.10.070 - Compensation of assistants, attorneys, and employees.

43.10.080 - Employment of experts, technicians.

43.10.090 - Criminal investigations—Supervision.

43.10.095 - Homicide investigative tracking system—Supervision management and recidivist tracking (SMART) system.

43.10.097 - Homicide investigative tracking system—Purpose limited.

43.10.101 - Report to transportation entities—Tort claims.

43.10.110 - Other powers and duties.

43.10.115 - Private practice of law—Attorney general—Prohibited.

43.10.120 - Private practice of law—Deputies and assistants—Prohibited.

43.10.125 - Private practice of law—Special assistant attorney generals.

43.10.130 - Private practice of law—Exceptions.

43.10.150 - Legal services revolving fund—Created—Purpose.

43.10.160 - Legal services revolving fund—Transfers and payments into fund—Allotments to attorney general.

43.10.170 - Legal services revolving fund—Disbursements.

43.10.180 - Legal services revolving fund—Allocation of costs to funds and agencies—Accounting—Billing.

43.10.190 - Legal services revolving fund—Direct payments from agencies.

43.10.200 - Legal services revolving fund—Recovered court costs, fees and expenses—Deposit in fund—Expenditure.

43.10.210 - Antitrust revolving fund—Legislative finding and purpose.

43.10.215 - Antitrust revolving fund—Created—Contents.

43.10.220 - Antitrust revolving fund—Expenditures.

43.10.230 - Purpose.

43.10.232 - Concurrent authority to investigate crimes and initiate and conduct prosecutions—Payment of costs.

43.10.234 - Determination of prosecuting authority if defendant charged by attorney general and prosecuting attorney.

43.10.240 - Investigative and criminal prosecution activity—Annual report—Security protection.

43.10.250 - Appellate review of criminal case.

43.10.260 - Criminal profiteering—Assistance to local officials.

43.10.270 - Criminal profiteering—Asset recovery.

43.10.290 - Office of military and veteran legal assistance—Created—Definitions—Limitations.

43.10.292 - Office of military and veteran legal assistance—Duties.

43.10.294 - Office of military and veteran legal assistance—Grants, gifts, donations.

43.10.300 - Hate crime advisory working group.

43.10.310 - Immigration enforcement model policies—Adoption by schools, health facilities, courthouses.

43.10.315 - Immigration enforcement model policies—Adoption by law enforcement agencies.