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                        LCrRLJ 3.2.2
            RELEASE OF ACCUSED; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE


(a)  Any person arrested on Probable Cause (without a
     warrant) for an offense classified as a Domestic
     Violence offense under Chapter 10.99 of the Revised
     Code of Washington, as the same exists or shall
     hereafter be amended, shall be held in jail pending the
     defendant’s first appearance.

(b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person being held for
     a Domestic Violence offense classified as a misdemeanor
     or gross misdemeanor may be released from custody prior
     to defendant’s first appearance upon (1) the posting of
     $1,000 bail or bond; and (2) the person’s affixing his
     or her signature in the appropriate location on a Pre-
     Arraignment Domestic Violence No Contact Order (Exhibit
     A) prohibiting the arrested person from having contact
     with the protected person or from knowingly coming
     within, or knowingly remaining within, 500 feet of the
     protected person’s residence, place of work, or school.

(c)  The following Pre-Arraignment Domestic Violence No
     Contact Order, or one that is substantially similar to
     it, is hereby approved for use under this rule.
	

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