If I violate my Notice of Trespass, exactly what will happen to me; will I go to jail and for how long; can I post bail; what type of penalties will I face?
Thank you for using this forum to ask your questions. There are very few “…what exactly will happen to me…” scenarios in law enforcement. A trespass violation is one that law enforcement cannot answer with an exact response to you violating the law. If the responding officer, after evaluating all the facts and circumstances surrounding your violation of the law, decides to place you under arrest, you may be taken to the Marysville Jail for booking. However, booking is not the officer’s only option. The officer may elect to cite and release, do an administrative booking, or book you into the jail. The first two do not require posting bail; you would be release from the scene or from the jail once you’ve been issued a copy of your criminal citation.
Let me address the bail portion of your questions. There is no exact science to bail. For the most part, if you are booked under the offense of Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree your bail will most likely be $500.00; however, if you decide to not post bail before your court hearing, the Judge has the authority to increase your bail. What he may increase your bail to, is up to the Judge. “Can I (you) post bail?” That will be a question you’ll have to ask yourself.
Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree is a misdemeanor. Under RCW 9A.20.020, Maximum sentences- “Every person convicted of a misdemeanor defined in Title 9A RCW shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.” This is the length of time you may be looking at; however, the Judge has the final say.
I’ve attached a link to RCW 9A.20.021, in the event you’d like to study your potential length of jail time and fines for the different categories of crimes. I hope this helps to answer your questions. I highly suggest you save your time and money and don’t break the law.
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