HB 1976-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Creates a pilot program for the supervision of offenders convicted of felonies relating to the theft or taking of a motor vehicle.

Authorizes Spokane county superior court or Federal Way municipal court to sentence an offender to community custody for up to one year when the court sentences the offender for theft of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first or second degree, or an offense under chapter 9A.56 RCW (theft and robbery) with a prior conviction for one of the preceding motor vehicle crimes.

Places responsibility with the department of corrections for the supervision of a defendant when a municipal court participating in the pilot program places a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor on community custody.