Domestic violence proceedings — Duty to specify whether intimate partners or family or household members.

RCW 10.01.240
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Whenever a prosecutor, or the attorney general or assistants acting pursuant to RCW 10.01.190 , institutes or conducts a criminal proceeding involving domestic violence as defined in RCW 10.99.020 , the prosecutor, or attorney general or assistants, shall specify whether the victim and defendant are intimate partners or family or household members within the meaning of RCW 7.105.010 . Whenever a prosecutor, or the attorney general or assistants acting pursuant to RCW 10.01.190 , institutes or conducts a criminal proceeding involving domestic violence as defined in RCW 10.99.020 , the prosecutor, or attorney general or assistants, shall specify whether the victim and defendant are intimate partners or family or household members within the meaning of RCW 7.105.010 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=10.01&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026

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