CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6211
Chapter
308, Laws of 1996
54th
Legislature
1996
Regular Session
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE COSTS--INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 1/1/97
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Passed by the Senate March 7, 1996
YEAS 47 NAYS 2
 JOEL PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
Passed by
the House March 5, 1996
YEAS 94 NAYS 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Marty
Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify
that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6211 as passed
by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
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CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
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 MARTY
BROWN
Secretary
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Approved
March 30, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March
30, 1996 - 4:42 p.m.
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MIKE
LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6211
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AS AMENDED BY
THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature -
1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/01/96.
Concerning
interlocal agreements.
AN ACT Relating to
criminal justice costs; adding a new section to chapter 39.34 RCW; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. A new section is added
to chapter 39.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Each county, city,
and town is responsible for the prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and
incarceration of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses committed by adults
in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law
enforcement agencies, whether filed under state law or city ordinance, and must
carry out these responsibilities through the use of their own courts, staff,
and facilities, or by entering into contracts or interlocal agreements under
this chapter to provide these services. Nothing in this section is intended to
alter the statutory responsibilities of each county for the prosecution,
adjudication, sentencing, and incarceration for not more than one year of
felony offenders, nor shall this section apply to any offense initially filed
by the prosecuting attorney as a felony offense or an attempt to commit a
felony offense.
(2) The following
principles must be followed in negotiating interlocal agreements or contracts:
Cities and counties must consider (a) anticipated costs of services; and (b)
anticipated and potential revenues to fund the services, including fines and
fees, criminal justice funding, and state-authorized sales tax funding levied
for criminal justice purposes.
(3) If an agreement as
to the levels of compensation within an interlocal agreement or contract for
gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor services cannot be reached between a city and
county, then either party may invoke binding arbitration on the compensation
issued by notice to the other party. In the case of establishing initial
compensation, the notice shall request arbitration within thirty days. In the
case of nonrenewal of an existing contract or interlocal agreement, the notice
must be given one hundred twenty days prior to the expiration of the existing
contract or agreement and the existing contract or agreement remains in effect
until a new agreement is reached or until an arbitration award on the matter of
fees is made. The city and county each select one arbitrator, and the initial
two arbitrators pick a third arbitrator.
(4) For cities or towns
that have not adopted, in whole or in part, criminal code or ordinance
provisions related to misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes as defined by
state law, this section shall have no application until July 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. This act shall take
effect January 1, 1997.
Passed
the Senate March 7, 1996.
Passed
the House March 5, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 30, 1996.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State March 30, 1996.