{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.37.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.37.040","heading":"Indictment—Form.","body":"The indictment may be substantially in the following form:\nState of Washington\nv.\nA. . . . . . B. . . . . .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuperior Court of\nthe State of\nWashington for the\nCounty of\n. . . .\nA. 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:\nThe said A. B. on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., (year) . . . ., in the county of . . . . . ., aforesaid, [here set forth the act charged as a crime.]\nDated at . . . . . ., in the county aforesaid, the . . . . day of . . . . . ., A.D. (year) . . . .\n(Signed) C. D., Prosecuting Attorney.\n(Indorsed) A true bill.\n(Signed) E. F., Foreperson of the Grand Jury.","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.37"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.37.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:53:19Z","sha256":"6c455f9ddc33df59cc0006c58c3c9a62b18a5f90d8ea1ffd13466abaea06b1eb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.37.015","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.37.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}