Wash. Rev. Code § 10.37.040

Current through the 2024 Regular Session

Section 10.37.040 - Indictment-Form

The indictment may be substantially in the following form:

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		|	Superior Court of
State of Washington		|	the State of
v.		}	Washington for the
A. . . . . . B. . . . ..		|	County of
		|	. . ..
		|
A. B. is accused by the grand jury of the . . . . . . . . . ., by this indictment, of the crime of [here insert the name of the crime, if it have one, such as treason, murder, arson, manslaughter, or the like; or if it be a crime having no general name, such as libel, assault and battery, and the like, insert a brief description of it as given by law], committed as follows:
The said A. B. on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., (year) . . . ., in the county of . . . . . ., aforesaid, [here set forth the act charged as a crime.]
Dated at . . . . . ., in the county aforesaid, the . . . . day of . . . . . ., A.D. (year) . . ..
			(Signed) C. D., Prosecuting Attorney.
(Indorsed) A true bill.
(Signed) E. F., Foreperson of the Grand Jury.

RCW 10.37.040

Amended by 2016 c 202,§ 5, eff. 6/9/2016.

Amended by 2010 c 8, § 1036, eff. 6/10/2010.

1891 c 28 § 21; Code 1881 § 1005; 1873 p 225 § 188; 1869 p 240 § 183; RRS § 2056.