Raises the monetary threshold amounts differentiating the various degrees of property crimes in the state.

Creates an organized retail crime task force to: (1) Examine the impact of raising these values on the retail industry, the district and municipal courts, and the county and city offices of the prosecuting attorney;

(2) Examine the best methods for apportionment and sharing of costs for prosecution when multiple jurisdictions are involved; and

(3) Identify any policies or procedures which would enhance the successful investigation and prosecution of property crimes in Washington state.

Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to review the monetary threshold amounts differentiating the various degrees of property crimes in Washington state to determine whether such amounts should be modified.

Requires the court or the prosecuting attorney, before a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted of a crime against property, to check existing judicial information systems to determine the criminal history of the defendant.

Provides that the act applies to crimes committed on or after September 1, 2009.