AGO Opinion Topics: PENALTY FAILURE APPEAR FOLLOWING RELEASE PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE

Except in the case of violations occurring between September 8, 1975 and July 1, 1976, to which RCW 10.19.130 applies, a person who fails to appear before a court after release on personal recognizance may not be charged with a crime under that statute; instead, the proper statute to be invoked in such cases is RCW 9A.76.170.