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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1214

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Costa, Ballasiotes, Radcliff, O'Brien, Sheahan, Cody, Lantz, Dickerson and Conway)

 

Read first time 02/07/97.

  Revising sentencing provisions. 


    AN ACT Relating to sentencing; amending RCW 9.94A.040, 9.94A.310, 9A.32.060, and 9A.32.070; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030 and 9.94A.320; and prescribing penalties.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.030 and 1996 c 289 s 1 and 1996 c 275 s 5 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) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department of corrections, means that the department is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.

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

    (3) "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.

    (4) "Community custody" means that portion of an inmate's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned early release time or imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120 (6), (8), or (10) served in the community subject to controls placed on the inmate's movement and activities by the department of corrections.

    (5) "Community placement" means that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release.  Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.

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

    (7) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 16.52.200(6) or 46.61.524.  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.

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

    (9) "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.

    (10) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction.  Upon conviction for vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b), or vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), legal financial obligations may also include payment to a public agency of the expense of an emergency response to the incident resulting in the conviction, subject to the provisions in RCW 38.52.430.

    (11) "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.

    (12)(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" shall always include juvenile convictions for sex offenses and serious violent offenses and shall also include a defendant's other prior convictions in juvenile court if:  (i) The conviction was for an offense which is a felony or a serious traffic offense and is criminal history as defined in RCW 13.40.020(9); (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 or serious traffic offenses, 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.

    (13) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing judge that equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations that the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.

    (14) "Day reporting" means a program of enhanced supervision designed to monitor the defendant's daily activities and compliance with sentence conditions, and in which the defendant is required to report daily to a specific location designated by the department or the sentencing judge.

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

    (16) "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 legal financial obligation.  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.

    (17) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld.  For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.

    (18) "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.

    (19) "Escape" means:

    (a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to be available for supervision by the department while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); 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.

    (20) "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.

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

    (22)(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, nor the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers as defined in RCW 69.50.206(d)(2), nor the selling for profit of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana, 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 except for adjudications of sex offenses and serious violent offenses.

    (23) "Most serious offense" means any of the following felonies or a felony attempt to commit any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended:

    (a) Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony;

    (b) Assault in the second degree;

    (c) Assault of a child in the second degree;

    (d) Child molestation in the second degree;

    (e) Controlled substance homicide;

    (f) Extortion in the first degree;

    (g) Incest when committed against a child under age fourteen;

    (h) Indecent liberties;

    (i) Kidnapping in the second degree;

    (j) Leading organized crime;

    (k) Manslaughter in the first degree;

    (l) Manslaughter in the second degree;

    (m) Promoting prostitution in the first degree;

    (n) Rape in the third degree;

    (o) Robbery in the second degree;

    (p) Sexual exploitation;

    (q) Vehicular assault;

    (r) 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;

    (s) Any other class B felony offense with a finding of sexual motivation, as "sexual motivation" is defined under this section;

    (t) Any other felony with a deadly weapon verdict under RCW 9.94A.125;

    (u) Any felony offense in effect at any time prior to December 2, 1993, that is comparable to a most serious offense under this subsection, or any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a most serious offense under this subsection.

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

    (25) "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.

    (26) "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, or, if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community.  Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention as defined in this section.

    (27) "Persistent offender" is an offender who:

    (a)(i) Has been convicted in this state of any felony considered a most serious offense; and

    (ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be considered most serious offenses and would be included in the offender score under RCW 9.94A.360; provided that of the two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted; or

    (b)(i) Has been convicted of (A) rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, or burglary in the first degree, with a finding of sexual motivation; or (C) an attempt to commit any crime listed in this subsection (27)(b)(i); and

    (ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (b)(i) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least one occasion, whether in this state or elsewhere, of an offense listed in (b)(i) of this subsection.

    (28) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.

    (29) "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.

    (30) "Serious traffic offense" means:

    (a) Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (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.

    (31) "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, manslaughter in the first degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, assault of a child 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.

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

    (33) "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 a felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes;

    (b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.127 or 13.40.135; or

    (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 sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (34) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

    (35) "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.

    (36) "Transition training" means written and verbal instructions and assistance provided by the department to the offender during the two weeks prior to the offender's successful completion of the work ethic camp program.  The transition training shall include instructions in the offender's requirements and obligations during the offender's period of community custody.

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

    (38) "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, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child 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 (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 (a) or (b) of this subsection.

    (39) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community of not less than thirty-five hours per week that complies with RCW 9.94A.135.  The civic improvement tasks shall have minimal negative impact on existing private industries or the labor force in the county where the service or labor is performed.  The civic improvement tasks shall not affect employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities contracted through sheltered workshops as defined in RCW 82.04.385.  Only those offenders sentenced to a facility operated or utilized under contract by a county or the state are eligible to participate on a work crew.  Offenders sentenced for a sex offense as defined in subsection (33) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.

    (40) "Work ethic camp" means an alternative incarceration program designed to reduce recidivism and lower the cost of corrections by requiring offenders to complete a comprehensive array of real-world job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, substance abuse rehabilitation, counseling, literacy training, and basic adult education.

    (41) "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.

    (42) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.040 and 1996 c 232 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A sentencing guidelines commission is established as an agency of state government.

    (2) The legislature finds that the commission, having accomplished its original statutory directive to implement this chapter, and having expertise in sentencing practice and policies, shall:

    (a) Evaluate state sentencing policy, to include whether the sentencing ranges and standards are consistent with and further:

    (i) The purposes of this chapter as defined in RCW 9.94A.010; and

    (ii) The intent of the legislature to emphasize confinement for the violent offender and alternatives to confinement for the nonviolent offender.

    The commission shall provide the governor and the legislature with its evaluation and recommendations under this subsection not later than December 1, 1996, and every two years thereafter;

    (b) Recommend to the legislature revisions or modifications to the standard sentence ranges, state sentencing policy, prosecuting standards, and other standards.  If implementation of the revisions or modifications would result in exceeding the capacity of correctional facilities, then the commission shall accompany its recommendation with an additional list of standard sentence ranges which are consistent with correction capacity;

    (c) Study the existing criminal code and from time to time make recommendations to the legislature for modification;

    (d)(i) Serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; (ii) develop and maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender, offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence forms for all adult felons; and (iii) conduct ongoing research regarding adult and juvenile sentencing guidelines, use of total confinement and alternatives to total confinement, plea bargaining, and other matters relating to the improvement of the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system;

     (e) Assume the powers and duties of the juvenile disposition standards commission after June 30, 1996;

     (f) Evaluate the effectiveness of existing disposition standards and related statutes in implementing policies set forth in RCW 13.40.010 generally, specifically review the guidelines relating to the confinement of minor and first offenders as well as the use of diversion, and review the application of current and proposed juvenile sentencing standards and guidelines for potential adverse impacts on the sentencing outcomes of racial and ethnic minority youth;

    (g) Solicit the comments and suggestions of the juvenile justice community concerning disposition standards, and make recommendations to the legislature regarding revisions or modifications of the standards in accordance with RCW 9.94A.045.  The evaluations shall be submitted to the legislature on December 1 of each odd-numbered year.  The department of social and health services shall provide the commission with available data concerning the implementation of the disposition standards and related statutes and their effect on the performance of the department's responsibilities relating to juvenile offenders, and with recommendations for modification of the disposition standards.  The office of the administrator for the courts shall provide the commission with available data on diversion and dispositions of juvenile offenders under chapter 13.40 RCW; and

    (h) Not later than December 1, 1997, and at least every two years thereafter, based on available information, report to the governor and the legislature on:

    (i) Racial disproportionality in juvenile and adult sentencing;

    (ii) The capacity of state and local juvenile and adult facilities and resources; and

    (iii) Recidivism information on adult and juvenile offenders.

    (3) Each of the commission's recommended standard sentence ranges shall include one or more of the following:  Total confinement, partial confinement, community supervision, community service, and a fine.

    (4) The standard sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this chapter are subject to the following limitations:

    (a) If the maximum term in the range is one year or less, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than one-third of the maximum term in the range, except that if the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term may be less than one-third of the maximum;

    (b) If the maximum term in the range is greater than one year, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range, except that for murder in the second degree in seriousness category XIII under RCW 9.94A.310, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range; and

    (c) The maximum term of confinement in a range may not exceed the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in RCW 9A.20.021.

    (5) The commission shall exercise its duties under this section in conformity with chapter 34.05 RCW.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 9.94A.310 and 1996 c 205 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:  

 

(1)                           TABLE 1

 

                          Sentencing Grid

 

SERIOUSNESS

SCORE                       OFFENDER SCORE

                                                         9 or

      0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     more

                                                                 

XV    Life Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

                                                                 

XIV   23y4m 24y4m 25y4m 26y4m 27y4m 28y4m 30y4m 32y10m     36y  40y

      240-  250-  261-  271-  281-  291-  312-  338-  370-  411-

      320   333   347   361   374   388   416   450   493   548

                                                                 

XIII  ((12y 13y 14y   15y   16y   17y   19y   21y   25y   29y

      123-  134-  144-  154-  165-  175-  195-  216-  257-  298-

      164   178   192   205   219   233   260   288   342   397))

      14y4m 15y4m 16y2m 17y   17y11m     18y9m 20y5m 22y2m 25y7m 29y

      123-  134-  144-  154-  165-  175-  195-  216-  257-  298-

      220   234   244   254   265   275   295   316   357   397

                                                                 

XII   9y    9y11m 10y9m 11y8m 12y6m 13y5m 15y9m 17y3m 20y3m 23y3m

      93-   102-  111-  120-  129-  138-  162-  178-  209-  240-

      123   136   147   160   171   184   216   236   277   318

                                                                 

XI    7y6m  8y4m  9y2m  9y11m 10y9m 11y7m 14y2m 15y5m 17y11m     20y5m

      78-   86-   95-   102-  111-  120-  146-  159-  185-  210-

      102   114   125   136   147   158   194   211   245   280

                                                                 

X     5y    5y6m  6y    6y6m  7y    7y6m  9y6m  10y6m 12y6m 14y6m

      51-   57-   62-   67-   72-   77-   98-   108-  129-  149-

      68    75    82    89    96    102   130   144   171   198

                                                                 

IX    3y    3y6m  4y    4y6m  5y    5y6m  7y6m  8y6m  10y6m 12y6m

      31-   36-   41-   46-   51-   57-   77-   87-   108-  129-

      41    48    54    61    68    75    102   116   144   171

                                                                 

VIII  2y    2y6m  3y    3y6m  4y    4y6m  6y6m  7y6m  8y6m  10y6m

      21-   26-   31-   36-   41-   46-   67-   77-   87-   108-

      27    34    41    48    54    61    89    102   116   144

                                                                 

VII   18m   2y    2y6m  3y    3y6m  4y    5y6m  6y6m  7y6m  8y6m

      15-   21-   26-   31-   36-   41-   57-   67-   77-   87-

      20    27    34    41    48    54    75    89    102   116

                                                                 

VI    13m   18m   2y    2y6m  3y    3y6m  4y6m  5y6m  6y6m  7y6m

      12+-  15-   21-   26-   31-   36-   46-   57-   67-   77-

      14    20    27    34    41    48    61    75    89    102

                                                                 

V     9m    13m   15m   18m   2y2m  3y2m  4y    5y    6y    7y

      6-    12+-  13-   15-   22-   33-   41-   51-   62-   72-

      12    14    17    20    29    43    54    68    82    96

                                                                 

IV    6m    9m    13m   15m   18m   2y2m  3y2m  4y2m  5y2m  6y2m

      3-    6-    12+-  13-   15-   22-   33-   43-   53-   63-

      9     12    14    17    20    29    43    57    70    84

                                                                 

III   2m    5m    8m    11m   14m   20m   2y2m  3y2m  4y2m  5y

      1-    3-    4-    9-    12+-  17-   22-   33-   43-   51-

      3     8     12    12    16    22    29    43    57    68

                                                                 

II         4m    6m    8m    13m   16m   20m   2y2m  3y2m  4y2m

      0-90  2-    3-    4-    12+-  14-   17-   22-   33-   43-

      Days  6     9     12    14    18    22    29    43    57

                                                                 

I                3m    4m    5m    8m    13m   16m   20m   2y2m

      0-60  0-90  2-    2-    3-    4-    12+-  14-   17-   22-

      Days  Days  5     6     8     12    14    18    22    29

                                                                 

 

NOTE:  Numbers 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 for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any firearm enhancements based on the classification of the completed felony crime.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 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 as eligible for any firearm enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW 9A.28.020:

     (a) Five years for any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or with a maximum sentence of at least twenty years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (b) Three years for any felony defined under any law as a class B felony or with a maximum sentence of ten years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (c) Eighteen months for any felony defined under any law as a class C felony or with a maximum sentence of five years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (d) If the offender is being sentenced for any firearm enhancements under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection and the offender has previously been sentenced for any deadly weapon enhancements after July 23, 1995, under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection or subsection (4)(a), (b), and/or (c) of this section, or both, any and all firearm enhancements under this subsection shall be twice the amount of the enhancement listed.

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any and all firearm enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall not run concurrently with any other sentencing provisions.

     (f) The firearm enhancements in this section shall apply to all felony crimes except the following:  Possession of a machine gun, possessing a stolen firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and use of a machine gun in a felony.

     (g) If the presumptive sentence under this section exceeds the statutory maximum for the offense, the statutory maximum sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a persistent offender as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

     (4) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon as defined in this chapter other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any deadly weapon enhancements based on the classification of the completed felony crime.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 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 as eligible for any deadly weapon enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW 9A.28.020:

     (a) Two years for any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or with a maximum sentence of at least twenty years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (b) One year for any felony defined under any law as a class B felony or with a maximum sentence of ten years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (c) Six months for any felony defined under any law as a class C felony or with a maximum sentence of five years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

     (d) If the offender is being sentenced under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection for any deadly weapon enhancements and the offender has previously been sentenced for any deadly weapon enhancements after July 23, 1995, under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection or subsection (3)(a), (b), and/or (c) of this section, or both, any and all deadly weapon enhancements under this subsection shall be twice the amount of the enhancement listed.

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any and all deadly weapon enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall not run concurrently with any other sentencing provisions.

     (f) The deadly weapon enhancements in this section shall apply to all felony crimes except the following:  Possession of a machine gun, possessing a stolen firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and use of a machine gun in a felony.

     (g) If the presumptive sentence under this section exceeds the statutory maximum for the offense, the statutory maximum sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a persistent offender as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

     (5) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is 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 committed one of the crimes listed in this subsection while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter, 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 additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section:

     (a) Eighteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (i) or (ii) or 69.50.410;

     (b) Fifteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii), (iv), and (v);

     (c) Twelve months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(d).

     For the purposes of this subsection, all of the real property of a state correctional facility or county jail shall be deemed to be part of that facility or county jail.

     (6) An additional twenty-four months shall be added to the presumptive sentence for any ranked offense involving a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW if the offense was also a violation of RCW 69.50.435.

 

     Sec. 4.  RCW 9.94A.320 and 1996 c 302 s 6, 1996 c 205 s 3, and 1996 c 36 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

 

                              TABLE 2

 

           CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

     XVAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

 

     XIVMurder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

     Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

 

     XIIIMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

 

     XIIAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

     Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

 

     XIRape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

     Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

     Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

 

     XKidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

     Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

     Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

     Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

     Damaging building, etc., by explosion with threat to human being (RCW 70.74.280(1))

     Over 18 and deliver heroin or narcotic from Schedule I or II to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

     Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

 

     IXAssault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

     Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

     ((Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)))

     Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

     Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

     Endangering life and property by explosives with threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

     Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

     Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

     Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

     Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

     Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

 

     VIIIArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

     Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

     Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

     Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

     Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

     Possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

     Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

     Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

 

     VIIBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

     Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

     Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

     Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

     Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

     Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

     Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

     Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

     Reckless Endangerment 1 (RCW 9A.36.045)

     Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

 

     VIBribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

     ((Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)))

     Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

     Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

     Damaging building, etc., by explosion with no threat to human being (RCW 70.74.280(2))

     Endangering life and property by explosives with no threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

     Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

     Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

     Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

     Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))

     Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

 

     VPersistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

     Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

     Abandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

     Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

     Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

     Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

     Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

     Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

     Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

     Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

     Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

     Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

     Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

     Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

     Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))

     Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

     Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

     Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

 

     IVResidential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

     Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

     Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

     Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

     Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

     Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

     Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

     Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

     Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

     Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

     Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

     Hit and Run ‑- Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))

     Hit and Run with Vessel ‑- Injury Accident (RCW 88.12.155(3))

     Vehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)

     Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana or methamphetamines) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

     Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

     Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

     Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

 

     IIICriminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

     Abandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

     Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

     Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

     Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

     Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

     Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

     Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

     Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

     Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

     Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

     Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

     Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

     Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

     Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

     Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

     Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

     Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(c))

     Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

     Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

     Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

     Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

     Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

     Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

     Theft of livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

     Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

 

     IIUnlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

     Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

     Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

     Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

     Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

     Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

     Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

     Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II (RCW 69.50.401(d))

     Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

     Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

     Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

     Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

 

     ITheft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

     Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

     Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

     Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

     Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

     Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

     Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

     Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

     Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

     Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

     False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

     Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

     Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

     Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

 

     Sec. 5.  RCW 9A.32.060 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.060 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when:

     (a) He recklessly causes the death of another person; or

     (b) He intentionally and unlawfully kills an unborn quick child by inflicting any injury upon the mother of such child.

     (2) Manslaughter in the first degree is a class ((B)) A felony.

 

     Sec. 6.  RCW 9A.32.070 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.32.070 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person.

     (2) Manslaughter in the second degree is a class ((C)) B felony.

 


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