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                          HOUSE BILL 1918

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Veloria, Costa, Quall, Cody, Regala, Dickerson, Cole, Basich and Mason

Read first time 02/15/95.  Referred to Committee on Corrections.

Outlawing use of prisoner labor in a political campaign.

    AN ACT Relating to the use of prison labor in political campaigns; adding a new section to chapter 9.91 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.91 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) It is a crime for a person knowingly to use or cause to be used the labor of an inmate of a local or state correctional facility to promote or assist a political campaign.

    (2) Using inmate labor to promote or assist a political campaign is a gross misdemeanor.

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