WSR 15-14-029

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed June 23, 2015, 8:15 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Deferred prosecutions.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 10.97.090.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule changes are needed to clarify when deferred prosecution is included in criminal history records information.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Administrative office of the courts. The Washington state patrol anticipates providing draft language to impacted stakeholders for review and input as part of the process.

Process for Developing New Rule: The agency plans to develop draft changes and provide the language to stakeholders for review and input as part of the process.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Deborah Collinsworth, P.O. Box 42619, Olympia, WA 98504-2619, (360) 534-2102, fax (360) 534-2070, Deborah.collinsworth@wsp.wa.gov.

June 23, 2015

John R. Batiste

Chief