{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.48.400","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.48.400","heading":"Sentences to be served in state institutions—When—Sentences that may be served in jail—Financial responsibility of city or county.","body":"Persons sentenced to felony terms or a combination of terms of more than three hundred sixty-five days of incarceration shall be committed to state institutions under the authority of the department of corrections. Persons serving sentences of three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or less may be sentenced to a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020. All persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors and sentenced to jail shall be the financial responsibility of the city or county.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.48"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.48.400","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:18:24Z","sha256":"8dc627820b9dbf8c55da5a54c6356b6d695a6edec020605fbc0dbb48c055d484","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.48.390","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.48.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}