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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.22.030 (2026)

Compromise in all other cases forbidden

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No offense can be compromised, nor can any proceedings for the prosecution or punishment thereof be stayed upon a compromise, except as provided in this chapter.
[ 1891 c 28 s 64; Code 1881 s 1043; RRS s 2128.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2005 · leading case: State v. O'connor, 119 P.3d 806 (Wash. 2005).
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State v. O'connor, 119 P.3d 806 (Wash. 2005). “See RCW 10.22.010. [4] Yet, the legislature did not do so and instead prohibited compromise of crimes outside of those misdemeanors included in chapter 10.”
State v. O'Connor, 155 Wash. 2d 335 (Wash. 2005). “RCW 10.22.030. We agree with the federal courts that have reasoned that the policy favoring civil settlements, though sufficient in a civil case to bar evidence relating to settlements and offers to settle, is insufficient in criminal cases “where the stakes are higher.”
State v. Norton, 606 P.2d 714 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “" RCW 10.22.030: "Compromise in all other cases forbidden.”
State v. O'Connor, 81 P.3d 161 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 10.22.030 states: “No offense can be compromised, nor can any proceedings for the prosecution or punishment thereof be stayed upon a compromise, except as provided in this chapter.”
State v. O'connor, 81 P.3d 161 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 10.22.030 states: "No offense can be compromised, nor can any proceedings for the prosecution or punishment thereof be stayed upon a compromise, except as provided in this chapter.”
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