HB 1517 - DIGEST

Modifies domestic violence provisions regarding: (1) Criminal no-contact orders;

(2) The development, by the Washington State University department of criminal justice, of an actuarial domestic violence risk assessment tool;

(3) The court ordering a convicted offender to undergo alcohol or chemical dependency treatment or domestic violence treatment services during incarceration;

(4) Transition and relapse prevention strategies for reducing risk to a community once an offender is released;

(5) The deferred prosecution program;

(6) Evaluation of domestic violence treatment by the state institute for public policy; and

(7) Creation of the uniform recognition and enforcement of Canadian domestic violence protection orders act.