RCW 46.61.022: Failure to obey officer

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46.61.021 << 46.61.022 >> 46.61.024

PDFRCW 46.61.022

Failure to obey officer—Penalty.

Any person who wilfully fails to stop when requested or signaled to do so by a person reasonably identifiable as a law enforcement officer or to comply with RCW 46.61.021(3), is guilty of a misdemeanor.

[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 5.]

NOTES:

Rules of court: Bail in criminal traffic offense cases—Mandatory appearance—CrRLJ 3.2.

Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.