Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 10.05.080 (2026)

Evidence, uses and admissibility

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WA-LEGapp.leg.wa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
If the petition is not approved or is withdrawn before approval, evidence pertaining to or resulting from the petition and/or investigation is inadmissible in any trial on the charges, but shall be available for use after a conviction in determining a sentence.
[ 1985 c 352 s 11; 1975 1st ex.s. c 244 s 8.]

Notes:

Legislative findingSeverability1985 c 352: See notes following RCW 10.05.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1996 · leading case: Abad v. Cozza, 128 Wash. 2d 575 (Wash. 1996).
Abad v. Cozza, 128 Wash. 2d 575 (Wash. 1996). “RCW 10.05.080. Upon completion of the two-year treatment plan, the court dismisses the charges.”
Abad v. Cozza, 911 P.2d 376 (Wash. 1996). “070, and any evidence resulting from the investigation of the person for deferred prosecution or a petition, if the petition is unsuccessful, is inadmissable at trial.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.