Autenticidad y Verificación de Registros en Procesos Criminales

Explicación Simple

Si un tribunal necesita ver un documento importante, puede pedir que alguien lo traiga. Además, si recibes un documento legal de otro estado, debes seguirlo como si fuera de Washington.

Es como cuando tu profesor de matemáticas te pide que traigas un libro de texto para ayudar en una prueba. Si te llega un aviso de otro colegio, tienes que seguirlo, como si fuera de tu propia escuela.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en Washington y recibe un documento legal de un tribunal de California. Aunque es de otro estado, Juan debe cumplir con lo que dice ese documento, como si viniera de un juez de su propio estado. Si el juez de su estado necesita un testigo para un caso, puede dar más tiempo para que Juan lo consiga.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

When the court grants relief from the waiver, and thereafter determines the custodian of the record shall appear, a continuance of the trial may be granted to provide the proponent of the record sufficient time to arrange for the necessary witness to appear.(5) Nothing in this section precludes either party from calling the custodian of record of the record or other witness to testify regarding the record. RCW 10.96.040 - Service of process issued by or in another state A Washington recipient, when served with process that was issued by or in another state that on its face purports to be valid criminal process shall comply with that process as if that process had been issued by a Washington court. RCW 10.96.050 - Recipients' immunity from liability A recipient of criminal process or process under RCW 10.96.010 and 10.96.040, and any other person that responds to such process is immune from civil and criminal liability for complying with the process, and for any failure to provide notice of any disclosure to the person who is the subject of or identified in the disclosure. RCW 10.96.060 - Issuance of criminal process A judge of the superior court may issue any criminal process to any recipient at any address, within or without the state, for any matter over which the court has criminal jurisdiction pursuant to RCW 9A.04.030. This section does not limit a court's authority to issue warrants or legal process under other provisions of state law.