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                         UGCrR 2.5
        PROCEDURE ON FAILURE TO OBEY CITATION OR NOTICE

(1)  Warrant Costs. The maximum warrant preparation fee
permitted under RCW 10.01.160 shall be assessed whenever the
Court orders a warrant based on a defendant's failure to
appear for any mandatory court appearance on a jailable
offense. The fee shall include any costs for service of the
warrant.

(2)  Quashing Warrants. The Court, in its discretion, may
quash a warrant under the following circumstances:

(a)  The defendant may personally appear at the clerk's
office and pay the amount of the warrant fee in cash.  The
defendant shall then personally sign a promise to appear at
a hearing no later than the next judicial day. The Court
will determine the appropriate conditions for the
defendant's continued release at that hearing.

(b)  Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit the
Court's power to quash a warrant when justice otherwise
requires.
	

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