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                                ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 4576

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Halsan and Talmadge)

 

 

Read first time 2/7/86.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to community supervision of offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.120; and prescribing penalties.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 12, chapter 137, Laws of 1981 as last amended by section 6, chapter 209, Laws of 1984 and RCW 9.94A.120 are each amended to read as follows:

          When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this section.

          (1) Except as authorized in subsections (2) ((and)), (5), and (7) of this section, the court shall impose a sentence within the sentence range for the offense.

          (2) The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

          (3) Whenever a sentence outside the standard range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law.  A sentence outside the standard range shall be a determinate sentence.

          (4) An offender convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than twenty years.  An offender convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree where the offender used force or means likely to result in death or intended to kill the victim shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years.  An offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than three years, and shall not be eligible for furlough, work release or other authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility during such minimum three year term except for the purpose of commitment to an inpatient treatment facility.  The foregoing minimum terms of total confinement are mandatory and shall not be varied or modified as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

          (5) In sentencing a first-time offender, other than a person convicted of a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020, the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses.  The sentence may also include up to two years of community supervision, which, in addition to crime-related prohibitions, may include requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

          (a) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

          (b) Undergo available outpatient treatment for up to two years, or inpatient treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense;

          (c) Pursue a prescribed, secular course of study or vocational training;

          (d) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment;

          (e) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer; or

          (f) Pay a fine, make restitution, and/or accomplish some community service work.

          (6) If a sentence range has not been established for the defendant's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement, community service work, restitution, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year, and/or a fine.  The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

          (7) (a) When an offender is convicted of ((any)) a sex offense other than a violation of ((chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 except)) RCW 9A.44.040 or RCW 9A.44.050 and has no prior convictions ((of chapter 9A.44 RCW, RCW 9A.64.020,)) for a sex offense or any other felony sexual offenses in this or any other state, the sentencing court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the defendant, may order an examination to determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment.

          After receipt of the reports, the court shall then determine whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sexual offender sentencing alternative.  If the court determines that both the offender and the community will benefit from use of this provision, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range and, if this sentence is less than six years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and place the offender on community supervision for up to two years.  As a condition of the suspended sentence, the court may impose other sentence conditions including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the sentence range of confinement for that offense, crime-related prohibitions, and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

          (i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

          (ii) Undergo available outpatient sex offender treatment for up to two years, or inpatient sex offender treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense.  A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment;

          (iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment;

          (iv) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

          (v) Pay a fine, make restitution, accomplish some community service work, or any combination thereof; or

          (vi) Make recoupment to the victim for the cost of any counseling required as a result of the offender's crime.

          If the offender violates these sentence conditions the court may revoke the suspension and order execution of the sentence.  All confinement time served during the period of community supervision shall be credited to the offender if the suspended sentence is revoked.

          (b) When an offender is convicted of any felony sexual offense and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, order the offender committed for up to thirty days to the custody of the secretary of the department of social and health services at the Eastern State Hospital or the Western State Hospital for evaluation and report to the court on the offender's amenability to treatment at these facilities.  If the secretary of the department of social and health services cannot begin the evaluation within thirty days of the court's order of commitment, the offender shall be transferred to the state for confinement pending an opportunity to be evaluated at the appropriate facility.  The court shall review the reports and may order that the term of confinement imposed be served in the sexual offender treatment programs at Western State Hospital or Eastern State Hospital, as determined by the secretary of the department of social and health services.  The offender shall be transferred to the state pending placement in the treatment program.

          If the offender does not comply with the conditions of the treatment program, the secretary of the department of social and health services may refer the matter to the sentencing court for determination as to whether the offender shall be transferred to the department of corrections to serve the balance of his term of confinement.

          If the offender successfully completes the treatment program before the expiration of his term of confinement, the court may convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and may place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

          (i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

          (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment;

          (iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

          (iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

          If the offender violates any of the terms of his community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

          (c) Whenever a court sentences a person convicted of a sex offense committed after July 1, 1986, to a term of confinement of more than one year, including a sentence under (b) of this subsection, the court may also order, in addition to the other terms of the sentence, that the offender, upon release from confinement, serve up to two years of community supervision.  The conditions of supervision shall be limited to:

          (i) Crime-related provisions;

          (ii) A requirement that the offender report to a community corrections officer at regular intervals; and

          (iii) A requirement to remain within or without stated geographical boundaries.

          The length and conditions of supervision shall be set by the court at the time of sentencing.  However, within thirty days prior to release from confinement and throughout the period of supervision, the length and conditions of supervision may be modified by the sentencing court, upon motion of the department of corrections, the offender, or the prosecuting attorney.  The period of supervision shall be tolled during any time the offender is in confinement for any reason.  In no case may the period of supervision, in combination with the other terms of the offender's sentence, exceed the statutory maximum term for the offender's crime, as set forth in RCW 9A.20.021.

          If the offender violates any condition of supervision, the sentencing court, after a hearing conducted in the same manner as provided for in RCW 9.94A.200, may order the offender to be confined for up to sixty days in the county jail at state expense from funds provided for this purpose to the department of corrections.  Reimbursement rates for such purposes shall be established based on a formula determined by the office of financial management and reestablished each even-numbered year.  An offender may be held in jail at state expense pending the hearing, and any time served while awaiting the hearing shall be credited against confinement imposed for a violation.  Even after the period of supervision has expired, an offender may be confined for a violation occurring during the period of supervision.  The court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of holding the violation hearing and imposing a sanction.

          (8) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days.  A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days.  Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

          (9) If a sentence imposed includes a fine or restitution, the sentence shall specify a reasonable manner and time in which the fine or restitution shall be paid.  In any sentence under this chapter the court may also require the offender to make such monetary payments, on such terms as it deems appropriate under the circumstances, as are necessary (a) to pay court costs, including reimbursement of the state for costs of extradition if return to this state by extradition was required, (b) to make recoupment of the cost of defense attorney's fees if counsel is provided at public expense, (c) to contribute to a county or interlocal drug fund, and (d) to make such other payments as provided by law.  All monetary payments shall be ordered paid by no later than ten years after the date of the judgment of conviction.

          (10) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW ((9A.20.020)).

          (11) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, restitution, or fines shall be under the supervision of the secretary of the department or such person as the secretary may designate and shall follow implicitly the instructions of the secretary including reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, and notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment.

          (12) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

          (13) A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.400(1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and may be appealed by the defendant or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.210(2) through (6).