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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6250

                        _______________________________________________

 

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

 

By Senators Halsan, Talmadge, Stratton and Gaspard

 

 

Read first time 1/15/88 and referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to terrorism; amending RCW 9.94A.310 and 35A.42.020; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030; repealing RCW 9.05.010, 9.05.020, 9.05.030, 9.05.040, 9.05.050, 9.05.060, 9.05.070, 9.05.080, 9.05.090, 9.05.100, 9.05.110, 9.05.120, 9.05.130, 9.05.140, 9.05.150, 9.05.160, 9.81.010, 9.81.020, 9.81.030, 9.81.040, 9.81.050, 9.81.060, 9.81.070, 9.81.080, 9.81.082, 9.81.083, 9.81.090, 9.81.100, 9.81.110, 9.81.120, 9.82.010, 9.82.020, and 9.82.030; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

 

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

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.     The legislature recognizes the constitutional right of every citizen to harbor and express beliefs on any subject, to associate with others who share similar beliefs, and to keep and bear arms.  It is not the intent of this act to interfere with the exercise of rights protected by the Constitutions of the state of Washington or the United States.  The legislature further recognizes and finds that unlawful acts of force and violence in furtherance of a political belief against persons or property is not constitutionally protected, poses a threat to public order and safety, and should be subject to criminal sanctions.

 

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 137, Laws of 1981 as last amended by section 3, chapter 187, Laws of 1987, section 1, chapter 456, Laws of 1987, and section 1, chapter 458, Laws of 1987 and RCW 9.94A.030 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

          Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

          (1) "Commission" means the sentencing guidelines commission.

          (2) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.

          (3) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.

          (4) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed pursuant to this chapter by a court.  For first-time offenders, the supervision may include crime-related prohibitions and other conditions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(5).  For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.

          (5) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement as defined in this section.

          (6) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.

          (7) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct.

          (8) (a) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere.  The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (i) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (ii) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

          (b) "Criminal history" includes a defendant's prior convictions in juvenile court if:  (i) The conviction was for an offense which is a felony and is criminal history as defined in RCW 13.40.020(6)(a); (ii) the defendant was fifteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed; and (iii) with respect to prior juvenile class B and C felonies, the defendant was less than twenty-three years of age at the time the offense for which he or she is being sentenced was committed.

          (9) "Department" means the department of corrections.

          (10) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community supervision, the number of actual hours or days of community service work, or dollars or terms of a fine or restitution.  The fact that an offender through "earned early release" can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.

          (11) "Drug offense" means:

          (a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);

          (b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or

          (c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.

          (12) "Escape" means:

          (a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), wilful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), or wilful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070); or

          (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.

          (13) "Felony traffic offense" means:

          (a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), or felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)); or

          (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

          (14) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.

          (15)(a) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (i) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (ii) that is not the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug, and except as provided in (b) of this subsection, who previously has never been convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who has never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony offense.

          (b) For purposes of (a) of this subsection, a juvenile adjudication for an offense committed before the age of fifteen years is not a previous felony conviction.

          (16) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.

          (17) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110.  Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.

          (18) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community.  Partial confinement includes work release as defined in this section.

          (19) "Restitution" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court as payment of damages.  The sum may include both public and private costs.  The imposition of a restitution order does not preclude civil redress.

          (20) "Serious traffic offense" means:

          (a) Driving while intoxicated (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while intoxicated (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or

          (b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

          (21) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:

          (a) Murder in the first degree, homicide by abuse, murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, or an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or

          (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.

          (22) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

          (23) "Sex offense" means:

          (a) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 or 9.68A.090 or that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes; or

          (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

          (24) "Terrorist act" means an act of force or violence to intimidate, threaten, or injure persons or damage or destroy property which is done to compel a governmental action or change governmental policy knowing and intending such act to cause fear in the general public or a substantial group thereof.  "Terrorist act" does not include the lawful exercise of a constitutionally protected right.

          (25) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.

          (((25))) (26) "Victim" means any person who has sustained physical or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.

          (((26))) (27) "Violent offense" means:

          (a) Any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended:  Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony, criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion, rape in the second degree, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, vehicular assault, and vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

          (b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in ((subsection (26))) (a) of this subsection; and

          (c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under ((subsection (26))) (a) or (b) of this subsection.

          (((27))) (28) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school.  Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.

 

        Sec. 3.  Section 2, chapter 115, Laws of 1983 as last amended by section 22, chapter 257, Laws of 1986 and RCW 9.94A.310 are each amended to read as follows:

         

 

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!ae0                                                                       TABLE 1

                                                                                  

Sentencing Grid

 

@h0!tm1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 SERIOUSNESS

@lb SCORE!tj6!tcOFFENDER!sc ,1SCORE

!tj10!tc9

!tj1!tc0!tc1!tc2!tc3!tc4!tc5!tc6!tc7!tc8!tcor!sc ,1more

!w-

@h1 XIV!tj1!tcLife Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

!w-

                                                                     XIII!tj1!tc23y4m!tc24y4m!tc25y4m!tc26y4m!tc27y4m!tc28y4m!tc30y4m!tr32   y10m !tc36y!tc40y

!tj1!tc240 -!tc250 -!tc261 -!tc271 -!tc281 -!tc291 -!tc312 -!tc338 -!tc370 -!tc411 -

!tj1!tc320!tc333!tc347!tc361!tc374!tc388!tc416!tc450!tc493!tc548

!w-

 

                                                                                XII!tj1!tc12y!tc13y!tc14y!tc15y!tc16y!tc17y!tc19y!tc21y!tc25y!Tc29y

!tj1!tc123 -!tc134 -!tc144 -!tc154 -!tc165 -!tc175 -!tc195 -!tc216 -!tc257 -!tc298 -

!tj1!tc164!tc178!tc192!tc205!tc219!tc233!tc260!tc288!tc342!tc397

!w-

 

                                                                      XI!tj1!tc6y!tc6y9m!tc7y6m!tc8y3m!tc9y!tc9y9m!tc12y6m!tc13y6m!tc15y6m!   tc17y6m

!tj1!tc62 -!tc69 -!tc77 -!tc85 -!tc93 -!tc100 -!tc129 -!tc139 -!tc159 -!tc180 -

!tj1!tc82!tc92!tc102!tc113!tc123!tc133!tc171!tc185!tc212!tc240

!w-

 

                                                                        X!tj1!tc5y!tc5y6m!tc6y!tc6y6m!tc7y!tc7y6m!tc9y6m!tc10y6m!tc12y6m!tc14   y6m

!tj1!tc51 -!tc57 -!tc62 -!tc67 -!tc72 -!tc77 -!tc98 -!tc108 -!tc129 -!tc149 -

!tj1!tc68!tc75!tc82!tc89!tc96!tc102!tc130!tc144!tc171!tc198

!w-

 

                                                                        IX!tj1!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc4y6m!tc5y!tc5y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6m!tc10y6m!tc12   y6m

!tj1!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc46 -!tc51 -!tc57 -!tc77 -!tc87 -!tc108 -!tc129 -

!tj1!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc61!tc68!tc75!tc102!tc116!tc144!tc171

!w-

 

                                                                         VIII!tj1!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc4y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6m!tc1   0y6m

!tj1!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc46 -!tc67 -!tc77 -!tc87 -!tc108 -

!tj1!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc61!tc89!tc102!tc116!tc144

!w-

 

                                                                         VII!tj1!tc18m!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc5y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6   m

!tj1!tc15 -!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc57 -!tc67 -!tc77 -!tc87 -

!tj1!tc20!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc75!tc89!tc102!tc116

!w-

 

                                                                       VI!tj1!tc13m!tc18m!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y6m!tc5y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6   m

!tj1!tc12+ -!tc15 -!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc46 -!tc57 -!tc67 -!tc77 -

!tj1!tc14!tc20!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc61!tc75!tc89!tc102

!w-

 

                                                                                   V!tj1!tc9m!tc13m!tc15m!tc18m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y!tc5y!tc6y!tc7y

!tj1!tc6 -!tc12+ -!tc13 -!tc15 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc41 -!tc51 -!tc62 -!tc72 -

!tj1!tc12!tc14!tc17!tc20!tc29!tc43!tc54!tc68!tc82!tc96

!w-

 

IV!tj1!tc6m!tc9m!tc13m!tc15m!tc18m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m!tc5y2m!tc6y2m

!tj1!tc3 -!tc6 -!tc12+ -!tc13 -!tc15 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -!tc53 -!tc63 -

!tj1!tc9!tc12!tc14!tc17!tc20!tc29!tc43!tc57!tc70!tc84

!w-

III!tj1!tc2m!tc5m!tc8m!tc11m!tc14m!tc20m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m!tc5y

!tj1!tc1 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc9 -!tc12+ -!tc17 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -!tc51 -

!tj1!tc3!tc8!tc12!tc12!tc16!tc22!tc29!tc43!tc57!tc68

!w-

II!tj1!tc!tc4m!tc6m!tc8m!tc13m!tc16m!tc20m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m

!tj1!tc0!sc-,00190!tc2 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc12+ -!tc14 -!tc17 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -

!tj1!tcDays!tc6!tc9!tc12!tc14!tc18!tc22!tc29!tc43!tc57

!w-

I!tj1!tr!tr!tc3m!tc4m!tc5m!tc8m!tc13m!tc16m!tc20m!tc2y2m

!tj1!tr0-60!tr0-90!tc2 -!tc2 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc12+ -!tc14 -!tc17 -!tc22 -

!tj1!tcDays!tcDays!tc5!tc6!tc8!tc12!tc14!tc18!tc22!tc29

!w-

@h3 !ixNOTE:!sc ,2Numbers in the first horizontal row of each seriousness category represent sentencing midpoints in years(y) and months(m).  Numbers in the second and third rows represent presumptive sentencing ranges in months, or in days if so designated.  12+ equals one year and one day.

          (2) For persons convicted of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the presumptive sentence is determined by locating the sentencing grid sentence range defined by the appropriate offender score and the seriousness level of the completed crime, and multiplying the range by 75 percent.

          (3) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon as defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following times shall be added to the presumptive range determined under subsection (2) of this section:

 

!ix!il2,1!ih3,2(a) 24!sc ,1months for Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040), Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200), or Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020).

(b) 18!sc ,1months for Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020).

(c) 12!sc ,1months for Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.020), Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110), Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030), Burglary 2 of a building other than a dwelling (RCW 9A.52.030), or any drug offense.

          (4) In addition to any time that may be added to a presumptive sentence under subsection (3) of this section, five points on the offender score shall be added to the presumptive sentence of an offender or an accomplice who is being sentenced for one of the following crimes or for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the following crimes, if the crime was a terrorist act as defined in this chapter:  Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030), Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050), Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055), Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060), Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070), Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011), Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021), Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020),  Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040), Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050), Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020), Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030), Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020), Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200), Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210), Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180), Endangering life and property by explosive (RCW 70.74.270), or Damaging building, etc., by explosion (RCW 70.74.280).

 

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        Sec. 4.  Section 35A.42.020, chapter 119, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. and RCW 35A.42.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          Except as otherwise provided in this title, every elective and appointive officer and all employees of code cities shall:  (1) Be possessed of the qualifications and be subject to forfeiture of office, impeachment or removal and recall as provided in chapter 42.04 RCW ((and RCW 9.81.040)); and (2) provide official bonds in accordance with the requirements of this title, and as required in compliance with chapters 42.08 and 48.28 RCW.

          When vacancies in public offices in code cities shall occur the term of a replacement officer shall be fixed as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW.  A public officer charged with misconduct as defined in chapter 42.20 RCW, shall be charged and, upon conviction, punished as provided for such misconduct in chapter 42.20 RCW.  The officers and employees of code cities shall be guided and governed by the code of ethics as provided in chapter 42.23 RCW.  Vouchers for the payment of public funds and the provisions for certifying the same shall be as provided in chapter 42.24 RCW.  The meetings of any board, agency, or commission of a code city shall be open to the public to the extent and notice given in the manner required by chapter ((42.32)) 42.30 RCW.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

                   (1) Section 1, chapter 45, Laws of 1903, section 310, chapter 249, Laws of 1909, section 1, chapter 215, Laws of 1941 and RCW 9.05.010;

          (2) Section 2, chapter 45, Laws of 1903, section 311, chapter 249, Laws of 1909, section 2, chapter 215, Laws of 1941 and RCW 9.05.020;

          (3) Section 4, chapter 45, Laws of 1903, section 314, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.05.030;

          (4) Section 315, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.05.040;

          (5) Section 316, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.05.050;

          (6) Section 1, chapter 173, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.060;

          (7) Section 2, chapter 173, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.070;

          (8) Section 3, chapter 173, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.080;

          (9) Section 4, chapter 173, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.090;

          (10) Section 1, chapter 181, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.100;

          (11) Section 2, chapter 181, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.110;

          (12) Section 3, chapter 181, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.120;

          (13) Section 4, chapter 181, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.130;

          (14) Section 5, chapter 181, Laws of 1919 and RCW 9.05.140;

          (15) Section 312, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.05.150;

          (16) Section 3, chapter 45, Laws of 1905, section 313, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.05.160;

          (17) Section 1, chapter 254, Laws of 1951, section 1, chapter 142, Laws of 1953 and RCW 9.81.010;

          (18) Section 2, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.020;

          (19) Section 3, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.030;

          (20) Section 4, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.040;

          (21) Section 5, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.050;

          (22) Section 11, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.060;

          (23) Section 12, chapter 254, Laws of 1951, section 1, chapter 377, Laws of 1955 and RCW 9.81.070;

          (24) Section 13, chapter 254, Laws of 1951, section 2, chapter 377, Laws of 1955 and RCW 9.81.080;

          (25) Section 3, chapter 377, Laws of 1955 and RCW 9.81.082;

          (26) Section 4, chapter 377, Laws of 1955 and RCW 9.81.083;

          (27) Section 15, chapter 254, Laws of 1951, section 44, chapter 81, Laws of 1971 and RCW 9.81.090;

          (28) Section 16, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.100;

          (29) Section 17, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.110;

          (30) Section 19, chapter 254, Laws of 1951 and RCW 9.81.120;

          (31) Section 65, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.82.010;

          (32) Section 66, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 and RCW 9.82.020; and

          (33) Section 67, chapter 249, Laws of 1909, section 45, chapter 81, Laws of 1971 and RCW 9.82.030.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.     This act shall take effect July 1, 1988.