Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 10.29 Statewide Special Inquiry Judge Act

10.29.010 Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Statewide Special Inquiry Judge Act.[1980 c 146 § 1.] ...

10.29.020 Intent
It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this chapter to strengthen and enhance the ability of the state to detect and eliminate organized ...

10.29.030 Appointment of statewide special inquiry judge -- Procedure -- Term -- Confidentiality
(1) The organized crime advisory board shall have the authority, by a three-fourths vote at a regularly constituted meeting, to petition the Washington state supreme ...

10.29.040 Scope of investigation and proceeding -- Request for additional authority
The scope of the investigation and of the special inquiry judge proceeding shall be limited to the general crimes and wrongs specified in the petition ...

10.29.050 Powers and duties of statewide special inquiry judge
A statewide special inquiry judge shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To hear and receive evidence of crime and corruption. (2) To appoint ...

10.29.060 Disclosures by witness -- Penalty
Any witness who shall disclose the fact that he or she has been called as a witness before a statewide special inquiry judge or who ...

10.29.070 Rules
The supreme court shall develop and adopt rules to govern the procedures of a statewide special inquiry judge proceeding including rules assuring the confidentiality of ...

10.29.080 Special prosecutor -- Selection -- Qualifications -- Removal
If the supreme court appoints a statewide special inquiry judge under RCW 10.29.030, the organized crime advisory board shall submit to the governor the name ...

10.29.090 Operating budget -- Contents -- Audit
Within ten days of his or her appointment, a special prosecutor selected under this chapter shall submit to the organized crime advisory board an operating ...

10.29.100 Vacancy in office
Whenever a statewide special inquiry judge or special prosecutor appointed under this chapter dies or in any other way is rendered incapable of continuing the ...

10.29.110 Duties of special prosecutor or designee
The special prosecutor or his designee shall: (1) Attend all proceedings of the statewide special inquiry judge; (2) Have the authority to issue subpoenas for ...

10.29.120 Advising county prosecuting attorney -- Filing and prosecution of informations -- Expenses of prosecutions
(1) The special prosecutor shall advise the county prosecuting attorney in any affected county of the nature of the statewide special inquiry judge investigation and ...

10.29.130 Disqualification of judge from subsequent proceedings
The judge serving as a special inquiry judge shall be disqualified from acting as a magistrate or judge in any subsequent court proceeding arising from ...

10.29.900 Severability -- 1980 c 146
If any provision of this 1980 act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the ...