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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.31.030 (2026)

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The officer making an arrest must inform the defendant that he or she acts under authority of a warrant, and must also show the warrant: PROVIDED, That if the officer does not have the warrant in his or her possession at the time of arrest he or she shall declare that the warrant does presently exist and will be shown to the defendant as soon as possible on arrival at the place of intended confinement: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That any officer making an arrest under this section shall, if the person arrested wishes to deposit bail, take such person directly and without delay before a judge or before an officer authorized to take the recognizance and justify and approve the bail, including the deposit of a sum of money equal to bail. Bail shall be the amount fixed by the warrant. Such judge or authorized officer shall hold bail for the legal authority within this state which issued such warrant if other than such arresting authority.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1029; 1970 ex.s. c 49 s 3; 1891 c 28 s 43; Code 1881 s 1030; 1873 p 229 s 210; 1854 p 114 s 74; RRS s 2083.]

Notes:

Severability—1970 ex.s. c 49: See note following RCW 9.69.100.
Bail: Chapter 10.19 RCW.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: State v. Ross, 26 P.3d 298 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001).
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State v. Ross, 26 P.3d 298 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 14× “Officer Defolo asked them for their names and dates of birth.”
State v. Ross, 106 Wash. App. 876 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 14× “Because there was no violation of RCW 10.31.030, the statutory authority under which Ross was in custody, we affirm.”
State v. Salinas, 279 P.3d 917 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “Opportunity to post bail — RCW 10.31.030 ¶27 Salinas contends the DNA evidence obtained from his clothing should have been excluded for the additional reason that he was not given the opportunity to post bail before his clothing was seized.”
State v. Jordan, 960 P.2d 949 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 7× “Finally, we hold that RCW 10.31.030 applies to an inventory search before booking.”
State v. Thang, 41 P.3d 1159 (Wash. 2002). “When an arresting officer does not have the warrant in his possession, it is sufficient to inform the defendant that the warrant exists and will be shown to him "as soon as possible on arrival at the place of intended confinement.”
State v. Jordan, 960 P.2d 949 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 7× “Finally, we hold that RCW 10.31.030 applies to an inventory search before booking.”
State v. Smith, 783 P.2d 95 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “Smith contends the police violated RCW 10.31.030 by not first showing her the warrant for her arrest and giving her an opportunity to post bail.”
State v. Chambers, 945 P.2d 1172 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “and all implements, furniture and fixtures used or kept for the illegal manufacture, sale, barter, exchange, administering, dispensing, delivering, distributing, producing, possessing, giving away, furnishing or otherwise disposing of such controlled substances, and to safely…”
State v. Simmons, 667 P.2d 133 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 3× “Defendant first contends that his arrest was unlawful *423 because the officers did not comply with RCW 10.31.030, which states in pertinent part: The officer making an arrest must inform the defendant that he acts under authority of a warrant, and must also show the warrant:…”
State v. Caldera, 929 P.2d 482 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “RCW 10.31.030; State v. Smith, 56 Wn. App.”
State Of Washington, V. Antwaun Deshawn Pines, 487 P.3d 196 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “RCW 10.31.030. Because Pines failed to raise his RCW 10.”
State v. Trenidad, 595 P.2d 957 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “The State also contends there was substantial compliance with RCW 10.31.030, which allows an officer to make an arrest even though the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at that time.”
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