STATUTES
RCW 46.61.50571 Alcohol Violators Mandatory Appearances
(1) A defendant who is charged with an offense involving driving
while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age
twenty-one after consuming alcohol as defined in RCW 46.61.503, or being
in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in
RCW 46.61.504, shall be required to appear in person before a judicial
officer within one judicial day after the arrest if the defendant is
served with a citation or complaint at the time of the arrest. A court
may by local court rule waive the requirement for appearance within one
judicial day if it provides for the appearance at the earliest
practicable day following arrest and establishes the method for
identifying that day in the rule.
(2) A defendant who is charged with an offense involving driving
while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age
twenty-one after consuming alcohol as defined in RCW 46.61.503, or being
in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in
RCW 46.61.504, and who is not served with a citation or complaint at the
time of the incident, shall appear in court for arraignment in person as
soon as practicable, but in no event later than fourteen days after the
next day on which court is in session following the issuance of the
citation or the filing of the complaint or information.
(3) At the time of an appearance required by this section, the court
shall determine the necessity of imposing conditions of pretrial release
according to the procedures established by court rule for a preliminary
appearance or an arraignment.
(4) Appearances required by this section are mandatory and may not be
waived.
[2000 c 52 § 1; 1999 c 114 § 1; 1998 c 214 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 1998 c 214: See note following RCW 46.61.5055.
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