The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office implemented a new policy, forcing the office to decide what to do with a case within 30 days of a case referral.

According to a press release from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO), King County Prosecuting Attorney Lessa Manion announced that as of Oct. 1, all adult felony juvenile cases referred by law enforcement to the office will be reviewed within 30 days of being referred by law enforcement.

According to the office, prosecutors will communicate whether a case will be filed and charged, declined, used as part of another case, or if additional evidence is required from police investigators within a maximum of 30 days from when police referred it. This is the first time since the KCPAO’s inception that it has implemente

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