Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Section 10.77.240 Existing rights not affected

§ 10.77.240. Existing rights not affected

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person presently committed from exercising a right presently available to him or her for obtaining release from confinement, including the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

[1999 c 13 § 3; 1973 1st ex.s. c 117 § 24.]

Notes:
     Purpose -- Construction -- 1999 c 13: See note following RCW 10.77.010.

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