SB 5501-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Directs the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to create and facilitate the Washington state auto theft task force program.

Provides that a unit of local government or a team consisting of multiple units of local governments may apply to the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs for the regional auto theft task force grants.

Provides that, for the first violation of RCW 9A.56.070(2), taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree, the minimum sentence that the court shall order is thirty days of home detention.