BILL REQ. #:  Z-0779.1 

Read first time 11/30/11.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to annual examinations of sexually violent predators convicted of a criminal offense or awaiting trial on criminal charges; amending RCW 71.09.112; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 71.09.112 and 2009 c 409 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person subject to court order under the provisions of this chapter who is thereafter convicted of a criminal offense remains under the jurisdiction of the department and shall be returned to the custody of the department following: (((1))) (a) Completion of the criminal sentence; or (((2))) (b) release from confinement in a state, federal, or local correctional facility. Any conditional release order shall be immediately revoked upon conviction for a criminal offense.
     (2) During any period of confinement pursuant to a criminal conviction, or for any period of detention awaiting trial on criminal charges, the provision of RCW 71.09.070 requiring the department to conduct an annual examination of the person's mental condition is suspended.
     (3) This section does not apply to persons subject to a court order under the provisions of this chapter who are thereafter sentenced to life without the possibility of release.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect February 1, 2012.