Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 10.77.600 (2026)

Mental incapacity as bar to proceedings

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No incompetent person shall be tried, convicted, or sentenced for the commission of an offense so long as such incapacity continues.

[ 1974 ex.s. c 198 s 5; 1973 1st ex.s. c 117 s 5. Formerly RCW 10.77.050.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2025–2026 · leading case: State Of Washington, V. Sean Alan Kane (Wash. Ct. App. 2026).

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State Of Washington, V. Sean Alan Kane (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× ““This principle is codified under [RCW 10.77.600 6], which states, ‘No incompetent person shall be tried, convicted, or sentenced for the commission of an offense so long as such incapacity continues.”

State of Washington v. Ryan Lewis Farr (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “050 (1974), recodified as RCW 10.77.600 (LAWS OF 2025, ch. 358, § 2, effective July 27, 2025).”

In Re Det. Of A.r. (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “” RCW 10.77.600. This was the path through which A.”

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