{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-2.20.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 2.20.010","heading":"Magistrate defined.","body":"A magistrate is an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with the commission of a crime.","path":["Title 2","Chapter 2.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=2.20.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:24Z","sha256":"e3f3074a754fba3c49da37d3aa17205a702720503c82f4eec8bcd82cd785ae56","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-2.16.070","next":"us-wa/rcw-2.20.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}