RCW 9A.76.010
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The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Contraband" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility or a secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation, or order of a court;
(2)"Custody" means restraint pursuant to a lawful arrest or an order of a court, or any period of service on a work crew: PROVIDED, That custody pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW and RCW * 74.13.020 and 74.13.031 and chapter 13.32A RCW shall not be deemed custody for purposes of this chapter;
(3)"Detention facility" means any place used for the confinement of a person
(a)arrested for, charged with or convicted of an offense, or
(b)charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender as defined in RCW 13.40.020 as now existing or hereafter amended, or
(c)held for extradition or as a material witness, or
(d)otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court, except an order under chapter 13.34 RCW or chapter 13.32A RCW, or
(e)in any work release, furlough, or other such facility or program;
(4)"Uncontrollable circumstances" means an act of nature such as a flood, earthquake, or fire, or a medical condition that requires immediate hospitalization or treatment, or an act of a human being such as an automobile accident or threats of death, forcible sexual attack, or substantial bodily injury in the immediate future for which there is no time for a complaint to the authorities and no time or opportunity to resort to the courts.
[ 2013 c 43 s 1 . Prior: 2009 c 549 s 1003 ; 2001 c 264 s 4 ; 1991 c 181 s 6 ; 1979 c 155 s 35 ; 1977 ex.s. c 291 s 53 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.010 .]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.020 no longer refers to "custody."
Effective date — 2001 c 264: See note following RCW 9A.76.110 .
Effective date — Severability — 1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011 .
Effective dates — Severability — 1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005 .