{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.04.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.04.050","heading":"Jury—If demanded.","body":"In all trials for offenses within the jurisdiction of a district judge, the defendant or the state may demand a jury, which shall consist of six, or a less number, agreed upon by the state and accused, to be impaneled and sworn as in civil cases; or the trial may be by the judge. When the complaint is for a crime or misdemeanor in the exclusive jurisdiction of the superior court, the justice hears the case as a committing magistrate, and no jury shall be allowed.","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.04.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:52:25Z","sha256":"76c76a8f4c9ec97e41965359c9df5610f3b5657dbbd79921ab89a8f7545c44f6","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.04.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.04.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}