CrR 3.2.1
             PROCEDURE FOLLOWING WARRANTLESS ARREST -
                      PRELIMINARY APPEARANCE


(a)  Probable Cause Determination.  A person who is arrested shall
have a judicial determination of probable cause no later than 48
hours following the person’s arrest, unless probable cause has
been determined prior to such arrest.

(b)  How Determined.  The court shall determine probable cause on
evidence presented by a peace officer or prosecuting authority in
the same manner as provided for a warrant of arrest in rule
2.2(a).  The evidence shall be preserved and may consist of an
electronically recorded telephonic statement.  If the court finds
that release without bail should be denied or that conditions
should attach to the release on personal recognizance, other than
the promise to appear for trial, the court shall proceed to
determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the
accused committed the offense charged, unless this determination
has previously been made by a court.  Before making the
determination, the court may consider an affidavit, a document as
provided in RCW 9A.72.085 or any law amendatory thereto, or sworn
testimony, and further may examine under oath the affiant and any
witnesses the affiant may produce.  Sworn testimony shall be
electronically or stenographically recorded.  The evidence shall
be preserved and shall be subject to constitutional limitations
for probable cause determinations, and may be hearsay in whole or
in part.

(c)  Court Days.  For the purpose of section (a) Saturday, Sunday
and holidays may be considered judicial days.

(d)  Preliminary Appearance.

(1)  Adult.  Unless a defendant has appeared or will appear before
a court of limited jurisdiction for a preliminary appearance
pursuant to CrRLJ 3.2.1(a), any defendant whether detained in jail
or subjected to court-authorized conditions of release shall be
brought before the superior court as soon as practicable after the
detention is commenced, the conditions of release are imposed or
the order is entered, but in any event before the close of
business on the next court day.  A person is not subject to
conditions of release if the person has been served with a summons
and the only obligation is to appear in court on a future date.

(2)  Juveniles.  Any person in whose case the juvenile court has
entered a written order declining jurisdiction, and who is
detained in custody must be taken to appear before the superior
court as soon as practicable after the juvenile court order is
entered, but in any event before the close of business on the next
court day.

(3)  Unavailability.  If an accused is unavailable for preliminary
appearance because of physical or mental disability, the court
may, for good cause shown and recited in a written
 order, enlarge the time prior to preliminary appearance.

(e)  Procedure at Preliminary Appearance.

(1)  At the preliminary appearance, the court shall provide for a
lawyer pursuant to rule 3.1 and for pretrial release pursuant to
rule 3.2, and the court shall orally inform the accused:

(i) of the nature of the charge against the accused;

(ii) of the right to be assisted by a lawyer at every stage of the
proceedings; and

(iii) of the right to remain silent, and that anything the accused
says may be used against him or her.

(2)  If the court finds that release should be denied or that
conditions should attach to release on personal recognizance,
other than the promise to appear at subsequent hearings, the court
shall proceed to determine whether probable cause exists to
believe that the accused committed the offense charges, unless
this determination has previously been made by a court.  Before
making the determination, the court may consider affidavits filed
or sworn testimony and further may examine under oath the
affiant and any witnesses he or she may produce.  Subject to
constitutional limitations, the findings of probable cause may be
based on evidence which is hearsay in whole or in part.

(f)  Time Limits.

(1)  Unless an information or indictment is filed or the affected
person consents in writing or on the record in open court, an
accused, shall not be detained in jail or subjected to conditions
of release for more than 72 hours after the defendant’s detention
in jail or release on conditions, whichever occurs first.
Computation of the 72 hour period shall not include any part of
Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

(2)  If no information or indictment has been filed at the time of
the preliminary appearance, and the accused has not otherwise
consented, the court shall either:

(i)  order in writing that the accused be released from jail or
exonerated from the conditions of release at a time certain which
is within the period described in subsection (f)(1); or

(ii) set a time at which the accused shall reappear before the
court.  The time set for reappearance must also be within the
period described in subsection (f)(1).  If no information or
indictment has been filed by the time set for release or
reappearance, the accused shall be immediately released from jail
or deemed exonerated from all conditions of release.


[Former Rule 3.2A and former Rule 3.2B adopted effective July 1,
1992; redesignated as Rule 3.2.1 adopted effective April 3,
2001; amended effective September 1, 2002.]