Washington Statutes
§ 70.48.240 — Transfer of felons from jail to state institution—Time limit.
Washington § 70.48.240
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Wash. Rev. Code § 70.48.240 (2026).
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A person imprisoned in a jail and sentenced to a state institution for a felony conviction shall be transferred to a state institution before the forty-first day from the date of sentencing.
This section does not apply to persons sentenced for a felony who are held in the facility as a condition of probation or who are specifically sentenced to confinement in the facility.
Payment for persons sentenced to state institutions and remaining in a jail from the eighth through the fortieth days following sentencing shall be in accordance with the procedure prescribed under this chapter.
Effective dates — 1984 c 235: See note following RCW 70.48.400 .
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(Washington Attorney General Reports, 2004)
Legislative History
[1984 c 235 s 8;1979 ex.s. c 232 s 20.]
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