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Code · Washington · Title 10 — Criminal Procedure · Chapter 10.79

RCW 10.79.040

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(1)It shall be unlawful for any police officer or other peace officer to enter and search any private dwelling house or place of residence without the authority of a search warrant issued upon a complaint as by law provided.
(2)Any police officer or other peace officer violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1062 ; 2003 c 53 s 95 ; 1921 c 71 s 1 ; RRS s 2240-1. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1921 c 71 s 2 ; RRS s 2240-2, now codified as RCW 10.79.045 .]
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Intent — Effective date — 2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180 .
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