RCW 9A.76.010Definitions.The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Contraband' means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility or a secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation, or order of a court;(2) 'Custody' means restraint pursuant to a lawful arrest or an order of a court, or any period of service on a work crew: PROVIDED, That custody pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW and RCW * 74.13.020 and 74.13.031 and chapter 13.32A RCW shall not be deemed custody for purposes of this chapter;(3) 'Detention facility' means any place used for the confinement of a person (a) arrested for, charged with or convicted of an offense, or (b) charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender as defined in RCW 13.40.020 as now existing or hereafter amended, or (c) held for extradition or as a material witness, or (d) otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court, except an order under chapter 13.34 RCW or chapter 13.32A RCW, or (e) in any work release, furlough, or other such facility or program;(4) 'Uncontrollable circumstances' means to an order of a court, except an order under chapter 13.34 RCW or chapter 13.32A RCW, or (e) in any work release, furlough, or other such facility or program;(4) 'Uncontrollable circumstances' means an act of nature such as a flood, earthquake, or fire, or a medical condition that requires immediate hospitalization or treatment, or an act of a human being such as an automobile accident or threats of death, forcible sexual attack, or substantial bodily injury in the immediate future for which there is no time for a complaint to the authorities and no time or opportunity to resort to the courts.[ 2013 c 43 s 1. Prior: 2009 c 549 s 1003; 2001 c 264 s 4; 1991 c 181 s 6; 1979 c 155 s 35; 1977 ex.s. c 291 s 53; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.76.010.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.020 no longer refers to 'custody.'Effective date—2001 c 264: See note following RCW 9A.76.110.Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.Effective dates—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005.
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