{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.19.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.19.040","heading":"Officers authorized to take recognizance and approve bail.","body":"Any officer authorized to execute a warrant in a criminal action, may take the recognizance and justify and approve the bail; he or she may administer an oath and examine the bail as to its sufficiency.","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.19"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.19.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:52Z","sha256":"aeb75eb28a357eb9d430ed566b140d0b3a31457a78f364e8c1c6272ddbb3882f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.16.160","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.19.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}