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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.22.020 (2026)

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In such case, if the party injured appear in the court in which the cause is pending at any time before the final judgment therein, and acknowledge, in writing, that he or she has received satisfaction for the injury, the court may, in its discretion, on payment of the costs incurred, order all proceedings to be discontinued and the defendant to be discharged. The reasons for making the order must be set forth therein and entered in the minutes. Such order is a bar to another prosecution for the same offense.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1016; 1891 c 28 s 63; Code 1881 ss 1041, 1042; 1873 p 230 s 220; 1854 p 115 s 84; RRS s 2127.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases, 1980–2014 · leading case: State v. Stalker, 219 P.3d 722 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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State v. Stalker, 219 P.3d 722 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 5× “RCW 10.22.020. In 1981, we held that the crime of hit and run of an attended vehicle is subject to compromise.”
State v. Stalker, 152 Wash. App. 805 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 5× “RCW 10.22.020. In 1981, we held that the crime of hit and run of an attended vehicle is subject to compromise.”
State v. Bird, 622 P.2d 1262 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 4× “22 read as follows: "When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it was committed:…”
State v. Barry, 339 P.3d 200 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “The trial court has discretion to approve a compromise. Compromises are allowed when the injured party appears in court and attests, in writing, he or she received satisfaction for the injury.”
State v. O'Connor, 81 P.3d 161 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “010 states: When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it is committed: (1) By or…”
State v. O'connor, 119 P.3d 806 (Wash. 2005). “RCW 10.22.020. [5] Similarly, O'Connor maintains that settlements will be discouraged even in cases where there is insurance coverage for the particular claim.”
State v. Norton, 606 P.2d 714 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020 except when it was committed: "(1) By or upon an…”
State v. Roxbury Dist. Court, 629 P.2d 1341 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “010 provides: When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it was committed: (1) By…”
State v. Perdang, 684 P.2d 781 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “RCW 10.22.020", and remanded the case to the District Court.”
State v. Ford, 995 P.2d 93 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Compromise of Misdemeanor Statute The compromise of misdemeanor statute allows a defendant to avoid conviction for certain misdemeanors under certain circumstances: When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act…”
City of Seattle v. Stokes, 712 P.2d 853 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “010 provides: When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it was committed: (1) By…”
State v. O'connor, 81 P.3d 161 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “010 states: When a defendant is prosecuted in a criminal action for a misdemeanor, for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil *167 action, the offense may be compromised as provided in RCW 10.22.020, except when it is committed: (1)…”
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