{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.76.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.76.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Contraband\" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility or a secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation, or order of a court;\n(2) \"Custody\" means restraint pursuant to a lawful arrest or an order of a court, or any period of service on a work crew: PROVIDED, That custody pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW and RCW * 74.13.020 and 74.13.031 and chapter 13.32A RCW shall not be deemed custody for purposes of this chapter;\n(3) \"Detention facility\" means any place used for the confinement of a person (a) arrested for, charged with or convicted of an offense, or (b) charged with being or adjudicated to be a juvenile offender as defined in RCW 13.40.020 as now existing or hereafter amended, or (c) held for extradition or as a material witness, or (d) otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court, except an order under chapter 13.34 RCW or chapter 13.32A RCW, or (e) in any work release, furlough, or other such facility or program;\n(4) \"Uncontrollable circumstances\" means an act of nature such as a flood, earthquake, or fire, or a medical condition that requires immediate hospitalization or treatment, or an act of a human being such as an automobile accident or threats of death, forcible sexual attack, or substantial bodily injury in the immediate future for which there is no time for a complaint to the authorities and no time or opportunity to resort to the courts.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.76"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.76.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:51:31Z","sha256":"357391115622217d0a8e478d39a24a117f0cbe45f3f822de2ecffcd40f64da47","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.72.160","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.76.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}