RCW 7.105.375: Dismissal or suspension of criminal prosecution in exchange for protection order.

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7.105.370 << 7.105.375 >> 7.105.400

PDFRCW 7.105.375

Dismissal or suspension of criminal prosecution in exchange for protection order.

The practice of dismissing or suspending a criminal prosecution in exchange for the issuance of a protection order undermines the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as encouraging that practice.

[ 2021 c 215 § 52.]

NOTES:

Effective date—2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.