3.1  ARRAIGNMENT DATE

The arresting officer shall set the defendant's arraignment date
and time when issuing a citation in all cases charging a criminal
offense.  The date set shall be the next regularly scheduled
Court session if the citation is issued three or more days prior
to that court session.  For citations not charging Driving Under
the Influence, Driver Under Twenty-one Consuming Alcohol,
Physical Control of Vehicle under the Influence or Minor Under
the Influence, as defined in R.C.W. 46.61.502, 503 or 504 or any
Domestic Violence offense as defined in R.C.W. 10.99.020 as
enacted or hereinafter amended, which are issued less than three
days prior to the next regularly scheduled court session, the
date set shall be the following regularly scheduled Court
session.

{Adopted effective September 1, 1999}