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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.27.050 (2025)

Special emoluments prohibited

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No prosecuting attorney shall receive any fee or reward from any person, on behalf of any prosecution, or for any of his or her official services, except as provided in this title, nor shall he or she be engaged as attorney or counsel for any party in any action depending upon the same facts involved in any criminal proceeding.
[ 2009 c 549 s 4048; 1963 c 4 s 36.27.050. Prior: 1888 p 189 s 1; 1886 p 62 s 12; 1883 p 74 s 17; Code 1881 s 2164; 1879 p 94 s 12; 1877 p 248 s 13; 1863 p 409 s 8; 1860 p 335 s 7; 1858 p 13 s 8; 1854 p 417 s 7; RRS s 4138.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1972–2008 · leading case: State v. Orozco, 186 P.3d 1078 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008).
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State v. Orozco, 186 P.3d 1078 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “And, because the civil antiharassment order was obtained before the criminal charge, a successful prosecution would have no effect on the outcome of the civil case.”
State v. Orozco, 186 P.3d 1078 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “And, because the civil anti-harassment order was obtained before the criminal charge, a successful prosecution would have no effect on the outcome of the civil case.”
State v. Carroll, 500 P.2d 115 (Wash. 1972). “The statutes involved here are RCW 36.27.060 and 36.”
State ex rel. T.A.W. v. Weston, 831 P.2d 771 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “" 2 It is trae that RCW 36.27.050 prohibits the prosecuting attorney from collecting fees or compensation for prosecution conducted by that attorney.”
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