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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.64.030 (2026)

Procedure governing arrest and prosecution

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The provisions of this title with regard to the apprehension and arrest of persons violating this title shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this title for offenses either committed in their presence or believed to have been committed based on probable cause pursuant to RCW 10.31.100, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for other like offenses.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 28 s 3; 1975 c 56 s 2; 1967 c 32 s 72; 1961 c 12 s 46.64.030. Prior: 1937 c 189 s 147; RRS s 6360-147.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1980–2007 · leading case: State v. Nichols, 161 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2007).
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State v. Nichols, 161 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2007). “100; RCW 46.64.030; State v. Mendez, 137 Wn.2d 208, 211-12, 220 , 970 P.”
State v. Nichols, 162 P.3d 1122 (Wash. 2007). “100; RCW 46.64.030; State v. Mendez, 137 Wash.”
State v. Ladson, 979 P.2d 833 (Wash. 1999). “100; RCW 46.64.030. In addition to issuing a citation and notice for a traffic infraction committed in his or her presence, an officer may issue a notice of a traffic infraction at the request of another law enforcement officer in whose presence the infraction was committed.”
State v. Ladson, 138 Wash. 2d 343 (Wash. 1999). “100; RCW 46.64.030. In addition to issuing a citation and notice for a traffic infraction committed in his or her presence, an officer may issue a notice of a traffic infraction at the request of another law enforcement officer in whose presence the infraction was committed.”
State v. Klump, 813 P.2d 131 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991). “RCW 46.64.030 purports to govern the arrest and prosecution for violation of this charge.”
State v. Turpin, 607 P.2d 885 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “RCW 46.64.030 read: Procedure governing arrest and prosecution.”
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