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                          HOUSE BILL 2454

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Carrell, Chandler, Mulliken, Boldt, Lambert, Mielke, Mitchell and Thompson

 

Read first time 01/14/98.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Revising provisions relating to offenders in schools.


    AN ACT Relating to offenders; amending RCW 13.40.160, 13.40.210, 13.40.215, 28A.225.225, 28A.225.330, 28A.525.162, and 72.09.340; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.120, and 13.40.160; adding a new section to chapter 9A.44 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.65 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) As used in this section:

    (a) "Known sex offender" means a person who has, within the knowledge of the arresting officer, been adjudicated or convicted within the last twenty years in any court of a sex offense.

    (b) "School" means a school as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

    (c) "Sex offense" means a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or any attempt to commit a sex offense.

    (d) "Public place" is an area generally visible to public view and includes, but is not limited to, schools, playgrounds, streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, parking lots, transit stations, shelters and tunnels, automobiles visible to public view whether moving or stationary, doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them, and buildings open to the general public including those that serve food or drink, or provide entertainment.

    (2) A person is guilty of sex offender loitering if he or she remains in a public place within one thousand feet of a school, or a park or playground where children are present and intentionally solicits, induces, entices, or procures another for the purpose of committing a sex offense.

    (3) The following circumstances do not by themselves constitute the crime of sex offender loitering.  Among the circumstances that may be considered in determining whether the defendant is engaging in sex offender loitering are that he or she:

    (a) Is a known sex offender;

    (b) Repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop children or other pedestrians, or engages them in a conversation;

    (c) Circles an area in a motor vehicle and repeatedly beckons to, contacts, or attempts to stop children or pedestrians;

    (d) Is the subject of any court order, which directs as a condition of release from custody, a condition of parole, community placement, or community supervision, the person to stay out of any specified area that explicitly or impliedly includes schools, playgrounds, or parks where children congregate;

    (e) Is subject to conditions of release, supervision, community placement, or parole, as established by the department of corrections or the department of social and health services, that directs the person to stay out of any specified area that explicitly or impliedly includes schools, playgrounds, or parks where children congregate;

    (f) In the case of a juvenile who is a known sex offender, does not attend the school or is on school premises after hours or after school functions;

    (g) Is not an employee of the school; or

    (h) Is on the grounds of the school, playground, or park when children are present.

    (4) A person convicted of sex offender loitering is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the trier of fact finds that the person has not been classified at risk level II or III under the risk assessment classification system under RCW 72.09.345, or is not subject to a court order or terms of parole, community placement, or supervision that directs the person to stay out of any specified area that explicitly or impliedly includes schools, or parks or playgrounds where children congregate.  A person convicted of sex offender loitering is guilty of a class C felony if the trier of fact finds that the person has been classified at risk level II or III under RCW 72.09.345, and is subject to a court order or terms of parole, community placement, or supervision that directs the person to stay out of any specified area that explicitly or impliedly includes schools, or parks or playgrounds where children congregate.

    (5) A law enforcement officer may not arrest a person for sex offender loitering unless probable cause exists to believe that the person has remained in a public place and has intentionally solicited, induced, enticed, or procured another for the purpose of committing a sex offense.  Nothing in this subsection (5) prohibits a law enforcement or community corrections officer from detaining a known sex offender remaining within one thousand feet of a school, or a park or playground where children are present to determine whether the known sex offender is violating the terms of a court order or conditions of release, supervision, community placement, or parole.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.030 and 1997 c 365 s 1, 1997 c 340 s 4, 1997 c 339 s 1, 1997 c 338 s 2, 1997 c 144 s 1, and 1997 c 70 s 1 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.  However, affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the order of a court may be required by the department.

    (12) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions and juvenile adjudications, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere.  The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (a) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (b) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

    (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) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (a) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (b) 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, 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.

    (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;

    (v)(i) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.88.100(1) (a), (b), and (c), chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as it existed until July 1, 1979, RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (c) as it existed from July 1, 1979, until June 11, 1986, and RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (d) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988;

    (ii) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988, if:  (A) The crime was committed against a child under the age of fourteen; or (B) the relationship between the victim and perpetrator is included in the definition of indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from July 1, 1988, through July 27, 1997, or RCW 9A.44.100(1) (d) or (e) as it existed from July 25, 1993, through July 27, 1997.

    (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 is under superior court jurisdiction under RCW 13.04.030 or 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 of a child in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, homicide by abuse, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the first 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.  A conviction for rape of a child in the first degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (27)(b)(i) only when the offender was sixteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.  A conviction for rape of a child in the second degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (27)(b)(i) only when the offender was eighteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.

    (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) "School" has the meaning under RCW 28A.150.010, 28A.150.020, or 28A.195.010 and also means preschools.  Any city, town, school district, or county may depict the location and boundaries of the area on or within the radius of one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school.

    (31) "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))) (32) "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))) (33) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

    (((33))) (34) "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))) (35) "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))) (36) "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))) (37) "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))) (38) "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))) (39) "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, drive-by shooting, 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))) (40) "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))) (34) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.

    (((40))) (41) "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))) (42) "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))) (43) "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. 3.  RCW 9.94A.120 and 1997 c 340 s 2, 1997 c 338 s 4, 1997 c 144 s 2, 1997 c 121 s 2, and 1997 c 69 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this section.

    (1) Except as authorized in subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), and (8) of this section, the court shall impose a sentence within the sentence range for the offense.

    (2) The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

    (3) Whenever a sentence outside the standard range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law.  A sentence outside the standard range shall be a determinate sentence.

    (4) A persistent offender shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for life without the possibility of parole or, when authorized by RCW 10.95.030 for the crime of aggravated murder in the first degree, sentenced to death, notwithstanding the maximum sentence under any other law.  An offender convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than twenty years.  An offender convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree or assault of a child in the first degree where the offender used force or means likely to result in death or intended to kill the victim shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years.  An offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years.  The foregoing minimum terms of total confinement are mandatory and shall not be varied or modified as provided in subsection (2) of this section.  In addition, all offenders subject to the provisions of this subsection shall not be eligible for community custody, earned early release time, furlough, home detention, partial confinement, work crew, work release, or any other form of early release as defined under RCW 9.94A.150 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), or (8), or any other form of authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility while not in the direct custody of a corrections officer or officers during such minimum terms of total confinement except in the case of an offender in need of emergency medical treatment or for the purpose of commitment to an inpatient treatment facility in the case of an offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree.

    (5) In sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses.  The sentence may also include up to two years of community supervision, which, in addition to crime-related prohibitions, may include requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (a) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (b) Undergo available outpatient treatment for up to two years, or inpatient treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense;

    (c) Pursue a prescribed, secular course of study or vocational training;

    (d) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (e) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer; or

    (f) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030 and/or perform community service work.

    (6)(a) An offender is eligible for the special drug offender sentencing alternative if:

    (i) The offender is convicted of 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 or a felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW or RCW 69.50.407, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes, and the violation does not involve a sentence enhancement under RCW 9.94A.310 (3) or (4);

    (ii) The offender has no prior convictions for a felony in this state, another state, or the United States; and

    (iii) The offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance.

    (b) If the midpoint of the standard range is greater than one year and the sentencing judge determines that the offender is eligible for this option and that the offender and the community will benefit from the use of the special drug offender sentencing alternative, the judge may waive imposition of a sentence within the standard range and impose a sentence that must include a period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half of the midpoint of the standard range.  During incarceration in the state facility, offenders sentenced under this subsection shall undergo a comprehensive substance abuse assessment and receive, within available resources, treatment services appropriate for the offender.  The treatment services shall be designed by the division of alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and health services, in cooperation with the department of corrections.  If the midpoint of the standard range is twenty-four months or less, no more than three months of the sentence may be served in a work release status.  The court shall also impose one year of concurrent community custody and community supervision that must include appropriate outpatient substance abuse treatment, crime-related prohibitions including a condition not to use illegal controlled substances, and a requirement to submit to urinalysis or other testing to monitor that status.  The court may require that the monitoring for controlled substances be conducted by the department or by a treatment alternatives to street crime program or a comparable court or agency-referred program.  The offender may be required to pay thirty dollars per month while on community custody to offset the cost of monitoring.  In addition, the court shall impose three or more of the following conditions:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or training;

    (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer before any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iii) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;

    (iv) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations;

    (v) Perform community service work;

    (vi) Stay out of areas designated by the sentencing judge.

    (c) If the offender violates any of the sentence conditions in (b) of this subsection, the department shall impose sanctions administratively, with notice to the prosecuting attorney and the sentencing court.  Upon motion of the court or the prosecuting attorney, a violation hearing shall be held by the court.  If the court finds that conditions have been willfully violated, the court may impose confinement consisting of up to the remaining one-half of the midpoint of the standard range.  All total confinement served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender, regardless of whether the total confinement is served as a result of the original sentence, as a result of a sanction imposed by the department, or as a result of a violation found by the court.  The term of community supervision shall be tolled by any period of time served in total confinement as a result of a violation found by the court.

    (d) The department shall determine the rules for calculating the value of a day fine based on the offender's income and reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.  These rules shall be developed in consultation with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the commission.

    (7) If a sentence range has not been established for the defendant's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement, community service work, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year, and/or other legal financial obligations.  The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

    (8)(a)(i) When an offender is convicted of a sex offense other than a violation of RCW 9A.44.050 or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense and has no prior convictions for a sex offense or any other felony sex offenses in this or any other state, the sentencing court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the defendant, may order an examination to determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment.

    The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following:  The defendant's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the defendant's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the offender's social and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used.  The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

    The examiner shall assess and report regarding the defendant's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community.  A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

    (A) Frequency and type of contact between offender and therapist;

    (B) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

    (C) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living locations and conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members and others;

    (D) Anticipated length of treatment; and

    (E) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

    The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment.  The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

    (ii) After receipt of the reports, the court shall consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sex offender sentencing alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this subsection.  If the court determines that this special sex offender sentencing alternative is appropriate, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range.  If this sentence is less than eleven years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and impose the following conditions of suspension:

    (A) The court shall place the defendant on community custody for the length of the suspended sentence or three years, whichever is greater, and require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department of corrections under subsection (14) of this section;

    (B) The court shall order treatment for any period up to three years in duration.  The court in its discretion shall order outpatient sex offender treatment or inpatient sex offender treatment, if available.  A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment.  The offender shall not change sex offender treatment providers or treatment conditions without first notifying the prosecutor, the community corrections officer, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor or community corrections officer object to the change.  In addition, as conditions of the suspended sentence, the court may impose other sentence conditions including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the sentence range of confinement for that offense, crime-related prohibitions, and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (I) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (II) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (III) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

    (IV) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030, perform community service work, or any combination thereof; or

    (V) Make recoupment to the victim for the cost of any counseling required as a result of the offender's crime.

    In addition, as a condition of the suspended sentence, the court shall order the defendant to refrain from establishing or maintaining a residence within the radius of one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school ground and to refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act; and

    (C) Sex offenders sentenced under this special sex offender sentencing alternative are not eligible to accrue any earned early release time while serving a suspended sentence.

    (iii) The sex offender therapist shall submit quarterly reports on the defendant's progress in treatment to the court and the parties.  The report shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following:  Dates of attendance, defendant's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the defendant's relative progress in treatment, and any other material as specified by the court at sentencing.

    (iv) At the time of sentencing, the court shall set a treatment termination hearing for three months prior to the anticipated date for completion of treatment.  Prior to the treatment termination hearing, the treatment professional and community corrections officer shall submit written reports to the court and parties regarding the defendant's compliance with treatment ((and)), monitoring, and residential requirements, and recommendations regarding termination from treatment, including proposed community supervision conditions.  Either party may request and the court may order another evaluation regarding the advisability of termination from treatment.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any additional evaluation ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.  At the treatment termination hearing the court may:  (A) Modify conditions of community custody, and either (B) terminate treatment, or (C) extend treatment for up to the remaining period of community custody.

    (v) If a violation of conditions occurs during community custody, the department shall either impose sanctions as provided for in RCW 9.94A.205(2)(a) or refer the violation to the court and recommend revocation of the suspended sentence as provided for in (a)(vi) of this subsection.

    (vi) The court may revoke the suspended sentence at any time during the period of community custody and order execution of the sentence if:  (A) The defendant violates the conditions of the suspended sentence, or (B) the court finds that the defendant is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment.  All confinement time served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender if the suspended sentence is revoked.

    (vii) Except as provided in (a)(viii) of this subsection, after July 1, 1991, examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW.

    (viii) A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a sex offender pursuant to this subsection (8) does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that:  (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection (8) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

    (ix) For purposes of this subsection (8), "victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a result of the crime charged.  "Victim" also means a parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

    (x) If the defendant was less than eighteen years of age when the charge was filed, the state shall pay for the cost of initial evaluation and treatment.

    (b) When an offender commits any felony sex offense on or after July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, request the department of corrections to evaluate whether the offender is amenable to treatment and the department may place the offender in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.

    Except for an offender who has been convicted of a violation of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050, if the offender completes the treatment program before the expiration of his or her term of confinement, the department of corrections may request the court to convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and to place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

    (iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

    If the court places the offender on community supervision, the court shall order the defendant to refrain from establishing or maintaining a residence within the radius of one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school ground and to refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act.

    If the offender violates any of the terms of his or her community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his or her community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

    Nothing in this subsection (8)(b) shall confer eligibility for such programs for offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987.  This subsection (8)(b) does not apply to any crime committed after July 1, 1990.

    (c) Offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987, may, subject to available funds, request an evaluation by the department of corrections to determine whether they are amenable to treatment.  If the offender is determined to be amenable to treatment, the offender may request placement in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.  Placement in such treatment program is subject to available funds.

    (9)(a) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense or a serious violent offense committed after July 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1990, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under subsection (6) of this section, committed on or after July 1, 1988, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to a one-year term of community placement beginning either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of such community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.  If the offender is convicted of a sex offense, mandatory conditions of community placement shall include a prohibition restricting the offender from establishing or maintaining a residence within the radius of one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school ground and a prohibition restricting the offender from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act.

    (b) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before June 6, 1996, a serious violent offense, vehicular homicide, or vehicular assault, committed on or after July 1, 1990, the court shall in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community placement for two years or up to the period of earned early release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer.  The community placement shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of the community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.  Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of community placement for offenders sentenced pursuant to this section shall include the following conditions:

    (i) The offender shall report to and be available for contact with the assigned community corrections officer as directed;

    (ii) The offender shall work at department of corrections-approved education, employment, and/or community service;

    (iii) The offender shall not possess or consume controlled substances except pursuant to lawfully issued prescriptions;

    (iv) The offender shall pay supervision fees as determined by the department of corrections;

    (v) The residence location and living arrangements are subject to the prior approval of the department of corrections during the period of community placement.  The offender may not establish or maintain a residence within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school ground.  The court may not waive the restriction on residences within this radius; and

    (vi) The offender shall submit to affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the orders of the court as required by the department.

    (c) As a part of any sentence imposed under (a) or (b) of this subsection, the court may also order any of the following special conditions:

    (i) The offender shall remain within, or outside of, a specified geographical boundary;

    (ii) The offender shall not have direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals;

    (iii) The offender shall participate in crime-related treatment or counseling services;

    (iv) The offender shall not consume alcohol;

    (v) The offender shall comply with any crime-related prohibitions; or

    (vi) For an offender convicted of a felony sex offense against a minor victim after June 6, 1996, the offender shall comply with any terms and conditions of community placement imposed by the department of corrections relating to contact between the sex offender and a minor victim or a child of similar age or circumstance as a previous victim.

    (d) Prior to transfer to, or during, community placement, any conditions of community placement may be removed or modified so as not to be more restrictive by the sentencing court, upon recommendation of the department of corrections.

    (10)(a) When a court sentences a person to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense committed on or after June 6, 1996, the court shall, in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community custody for three years or up to the period of earned early release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer.  The community custody shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).

    (b) Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of community custody shall be the same as those provided for in subsection (9)(b) of this section and may include those provided for in subsection (9)(c) of this section.  As part of any sentence that includes a term of community custody imposed under this subsection, the court shall also require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department of corrections under subsection (14) of this section.

    (c) At any time prior to the completion of a sex offender's term of community custody, if the court finds that public safety would be enhanced, the court may impose and enforce an order extending any or all of the conditions imposed pursuant to this section for a period up to the maximum allowable sentence for the crime as it is classified in chapter 9A.20 RCW, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community custody.  If a violation of a condition extended under this subsection occurs after the expiration of the offender's term of community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.195 and may be punishable as contempt of court as provided for in RCW 7.21.040.

    (11) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days.  A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days.  Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

    (12) If a sentence imposed includes payment of a legal financial obligation, the sentence shall specify the total amount of the legal financial obligation owed, and shall require the offender to pay a specified monthly sum toward that legal financial obligation.  Restitution to victims shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.  Any legal financial obligation that is imposed by the court may be collected by the department, which shall deliver the amount paid to the county clerk for credit.  The offender's compliance with payment of legal financial obligations shall be supervised by the department for ten years following the entry of the judgment and sentence or ten years following the offender's release from total confinement.  All monetary payments ordered shall be paid no later than ten years after the last date of release from confinement pursuant to a felony conviction or the date the sentence was entered unless the superior court extends the criminal judgment an additional ten years.  If the legal financial obligations including crime victims' assessments are not paid during the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend jurisdiction under the criminal judgment an additional ten years as provided in RCW 9.94A.140, 9.94A.142, and 9.94A.145.  If jurisdiction under the criminal judgment is extended, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during the subsequent period.  Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to utilize any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation.  Nothing in this section makes the department, the state, or any of its employees, agents, or other persons acting on their behalf liable under any circumstances for the payment of these legal financial obligations.  If an order includes restitution as one of the monetary assessments, the county clerk shall make disbursements to victims named in the order.

    (13) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1) and 9.94A.142(1), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision or community placement which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

    (14) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community placement, or legal financial obligation shall be under the supervision of the department of corrections and shall follow explicitly the instructions and conditions of the department of corrections.  The department may require an offender to perform affirmative acts it deems appropriate to monitor compliance with the conditions of the sentence imposed.

    (a) The instructions shall include, at a minimum, reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, refraining from establishing or maintaining a residence within the radius of one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school ground if the offender is a sex offender, engaging in sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment, and paying the supervision fee assessment.

    (b) For offenders sentenced to terms involving community custody for crimes committed on or after June 6, 1996, the department may include, in addition to the instructions in (a) of this subsection, any appropriate conditions of supervision, including but not limited to, prohibiting the offender from having contact with any other specified individuals or specific class of individuals.  The conditions authorized under this subsection (14)(b) may be imposed by the department prior to or during an offender's community custody term.  If a violation of conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to subsection (10) of this section occurs during community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of community placement for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.207 and shall authorize the department to transfer an offender to a more restrictive confinement status as provided in RCW 9.94A.205.  At any time prior to the completion of a sex offender's term of community custody, the department may recommend to the court that any or all of the conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to subsection (10) of this section be continued beyond the expiration of the offender's term of community custody as authorized in subsection (10)(c) of this section.

    The department may require offenders to pay for special services rendered on or after July 25, 1993, including electronic monitoring, day reporting, and telephone reporting, dependent upon the offender's ability to pay.  The department may pay for these services for offenders who are not able to pay.

    (15) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, or community placement under the supervision of the department of corrections shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition.  Offenders who own, use, or are found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the appropriate violation process and sanctions.  "Constructive possession" as used in this subsection means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition.  "Firearm" as used in this subsection means a weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.

    (16) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

    (17) A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.400 (1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and may be appealed by the defendant or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.210 (2) through (6).

    (18) The court shall order restitution whenever the offender is convicted of a felony that results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property, whether the offender is sentenced to confinement or placed under community supervision, unless extraordinary circumstances exist that make restitution inappropriate in the court's judgment.  The court shall set forth the extraordinary circumstances in the record if it does not order restitution.

    (19) As a part of any sentence, the court may impose and enforce an order that relates directly to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, prohibiting the offender from having any contact with other specified individuals or a specific class of individuals for a period not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence for the crime, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision or community placement.

    (20) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the defendant to serve the partial confinement in work release, in a program of home detention, on work crew, or in a combined program of work crew and home detention.

    (21) All court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the department and remitted to the county clerk shall be credited and paid where restitution is ordered.  Restitution shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.

 

    Sec. 4.  RCW 13.40.160 and 1997 c 265 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When the respondent is found to be a serious offender, the court shall commit the offender to the department for the standard range of disposition for the offense, as indicated in option A of schedule D-3, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section.

    If the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusion, that disposition within the standard range would effectuate a manifest injustice the court shall impose a disposition outside the standard range, as indicated in option B of schedule D-3, RCW 13.40.0357.  The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

    A disposition outside the standard range shall be determinate and shall be comprised of confinement or community supervision, or a combination thereof.  When a judge finds a manifest injustice and imposes a sentence of confinement exceeding thirty days, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030(2) shall be used to determine the range.  A disposition outside the standard range is appealable under RCW 13.40.230 by the state or the respondent.  A disposition within the standard range is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230.

    (2) Where the respondent is found to be a minor or first offender, the court shall order that the respondent serve a term of community supervision as indicated in option A or option B of schedule D-1, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section.  If the court determines that a disposition of community supervision would effectuate a manifest injustice the court may impose another disposition under option C of schedule D-1, RCW 13.40.0357.  Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a disposition other than a community supervision may be imposed only after the court enters reasons upon which it bases its conclusions that imposition of community supervision would effectuate a manifest injustice.  When a judge finds a manifest injustice and imposes a sentence of confinement exceeding thirty days, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030(2) shall be used to determine the range.  The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

    Except for disposition of community supervision or a disposition imposed pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, a disposition may be appealed as provided in RCW 13.40.230 by the state or the respondent.  A disposition of community supervision or a disposition imposed pursuant to subsection (5) of this section may not be appealed under RCW 13.40.230.

    (3) Where a respondent is found to have committed an offense for which the respondent declined to enter into a diversion agreement, the court shall impose a term of community supervision limited to the conditions allowed in a diversion agreement as provided in RCW 13.40.080(2).

    (4) If a respondent is found to be a middle offender:

    (a) The court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard range(s) for such offense, as indicated in option A of schedule D-2, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section.  If the standard range includes a term of confinement exceeding thirty days, commitment shall be to the department for the standard range of confinement; or

    (b) If the middle offender has less than 110 points, the court shall impose a determinate disposition of community supervision and/or up to thirty days confinement, as indicated in option B of schedule D-2, RCW 13.40.0357 in which case, if confinement has been imposed, the court shall state either aggravating or mitigating factors as set forth in RCW 13.40.150.  If the middle offender has 110 points or more, the court may impose a disposition under option A and may suspend the disposition on the condition that the offender serve up to thirty days of confinement and follow all conditions of community supervision.  If the offender violates any condition of the disposition including conditions of a probation bond, the court may impose sanctions pursuant to RCW 13.40.200 or may revoke the suspension and order execution of the disposition.  The court shall give credit for any confinement time previously served if that confinement was for the offense for which the suspension is being revoked.

    (c) Only if the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusions, that disposition as provided in subsection (4)(a) or (b) of this section would effectuate a manifest injustice, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030(2) shall be used to determine the range.  The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

    (d) A disposition pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section is appealable under RCW 13.40.230 by the state or the respondent.  A disposition pursuant to subsection (4)(a) or (b) of this section is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230.

    (5) When a serious, middle, or minor first offender is found to have committed a sex offense, other than a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030, and has no history of a prior sex offense, the court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the respondent, may order an examination to determine whether the respondent is amenable to treatment.

    The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following:  The respondent's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the respondent's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the respondent's social, educational, and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used.  The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

    The examiner shall assess and report regarding the respondent's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community.  A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

    (a)(i) Frequency and type of contact between the offender and therapist;

    (ii) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

    (iii) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members, legal guardians, or others;

    (iv) Anticipated length of treatment; and

    (v) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

    The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment.  The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

    After receipt of reports of the examination, the court shall then consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sex offender disposition alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this section.  If the court determines that this special sex offender disposition alternative is appropriate, then the court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard range for the offense, and the court may suspend the execution of the disposition and place the offender on community supervision for up to two years.  As a condition of the suspended disposition, the court may impose the conditions of community supervision and other conditions, including up to thirty days of confinement and requirements that the offender do any one or more of the following:

    (b)(i) Devote time to a specific education, employment, or occupation;

    (ii) Undergo available outpatient sex offender treatment for up to two years, or inpatient sex offender treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense.  A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment.  The respondent shall not change sex offender treatment providers or treatment conditions without first notifying the prosecutor, the probation counselor, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor or probation counselor object to the change;

    (iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the probation counselor prior to any change in the offender's address, educational program, or employment;

    (iv) Report to the prosecutor and the probation counselor prior to any change in a sex offender treatment provider.  This change shall have prior approval by the court;

    (v) Report as directed to the court and a probation counselor;

    (vi) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations, perform community service, or any combination thereof;

    (vii) Make restitution to the victim for the cost of any counseling reasonably related to the offense;

    (viii) Comply with the conditions of any court-ordered probation bond; ((or))

    (ix) Refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act; or

    (x) The court shall order that the offender may not attend ((the)) any public or approved private elementary, middle, or high school attended by the victim ((or)), the victim's siblings, or any student more than three years younger than the offender.  The court shall also order that the offender may not attend any public or private elementary, middle, or high school that is within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a public or approved private school that has students more than three years younger than the offender.  The parents or legal guardians of the offender are responsible for transportation or other costs associated with the offender's change of school that would otherwise be paid by the school district.  The court shall send notice of the disposition and restriction on attending the ((same school as the victim or victim's siblings)) schools described in this subsection (5)(b)(x) to the public or approved private school the juvenile will attend, if known, or if unknown, to the approved private schools and the public school district board of directors of the district in which the juvenile resides or intends to reside.  This notice must be sent at the earliest possible date but not later than ten calendar days after entry of the disposition.

    The sex offender treatment provider shall submit quarterly reports on the respondent's progress in treatment to the court and the parties.  The reports shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following:  Dates of attendance, respondent's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the respondent's relative progress in treatment, and any other material specified by the court at the time of the disposition.

    At the time of the disposition, the court may set treatment review hearings as the court considers appropriate.

    Except as provided in this subsection (5), after July 1, 1991, examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW.  A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a juvenile sex offender pursuant to this subsection does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that:  (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection (5) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

    If the offender violates any condition of the disposition or the court finds that the respondent is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment, the court may revoke the suspension and order execution of the disposition or the court may impose a penalty of up to thirty days' confinement for violating conditions of the disposition.  The court may order both execution of the disposition and up to thirty days' confinement for the violation of the conditions of the disposition.  The court shall give credit for any confinement time previously served if that confinement was for the offense for which the suspension is being revoked.

    For purposes of this section, "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.  "Victim" may also include a known parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

    (6) RCW 13.40.193 shall govern the disposition of any juvenile adjudicated of possessing a firearm in violation of RCW 9.41.040(1)(b)(iii) or any crime in which a special finding is entered that the juvenile was armed with a firearm.

    (7) Whenever a juvenile offender is entitled to credit for time spent in detention prior to a dispositional order, the dispositional order shall specifically state the number of days of credit for time served.

    (8) Except as provided for in subsection (4)(b) or (5) of this section or RCW 13.40.125, the court shall not suspend or defer the imposition or the execution of the disposition.

    (9) In no case shall the term of confinement imposed by the court at disposition exceed that to which an adult could be subjected for the same offense.

    (10) As a mandatory condition of community supervision or parole of a sex offender, the court shall order a sex offender to refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act.

 

    Sec. 5.  RCW 13.40.160 and 1997 c 338 s 25 and 1997 c 265 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    (1) The standard range disposition for a juvenile adjudicated of an offense is determined according to RCW 13.40.0357.

    (a) When the court sentences an offender to a local sanction as provided in RCW 13.40.0357 option A, the court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard ranges, except as provided in subsections (2), (4), and (5) of this section.  The disposition may be comprised of one or more local sanctions.

    (b) When the court sentences an offender to a standard range as provided in RCW 13.40.0357 option A that includes a term of confinement exceeding thirty days, commitment shall be to the department for the standard range of confinement, except as provided in subsections (2), (4), and (5) of this section.

    (2) If the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusion, that disposition within the standard range would effectuate a manifest injustice the court shall impose a disposition outside the standard range, as indicated in option C of RCW 13.40.0357.  The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

    A disposition outside the standard range shall be determinate and shall be comprised of confinement or community supervision, or a combination thereof.  When a judge finds a manifest injustice and imposes a sentence of confinement exceeding thirty days, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030(2) shall be used to determine the range.  A disposition outside the standard range is appealable under RCW 13.40.230 by the state or the respondent.  A disposition within the standard range is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230.

    (3) Where a respondent is found to have committed an offense for which the respondent declined to enter into a diversion agreement, the court shall impose a term of community supervision limited to the conditions allowed in a diversion agreement as provided in RCW 13.40.080(2).

    (4) When a juvenile offender is found to have committed a sex offense, other than a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030, and has no history of a prior sex offense, the court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the respondent, may order an examination to determine whether the respondent is amenable to treatment.

    The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following:  The respondent's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the respondent's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the respondent's social, educational, and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used.  The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

    The examiner shall assess and report regarding the respondent's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community.  A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

    (a)(i) Frequency and type of contact between the offender and therapist;

    (ii) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

    (iii) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members, legal guardians, or others;

    (iv) Anticipated length of treatment; and

    (v) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

    The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment.  The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

    After receipt of reports of the examination, the court shall then consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sex offender disposition alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this section.  If the court determines that this special sex offender disposition alternative is appropriate, then the court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard range for the offense, or if the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusions, that such disposition would cause a manifest injustice, the court shall impose a disposition under option C, and the court may suspend the execution of the disposition and place the offender on community supervision for at least two years.  As a condition of the suspended disposition, the court may impose the conditions of community supervision and other conditions, including up to thirty days of confinement and requirements that the offender do any one or more of the following:

    (b)(i) Devote time to a specific education, employment, or occupation;

    (ii) Undergo available outpatient sex offender treatment for up to two years, or inpatient sex offender treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense.  A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment.  The respondent shall not change sex offender treatment providers or treatment conditions without first notifying the prosecutor, the probation counselor, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor or probation counselor object to the change;

    (iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the probation counselor prior to any change in the offender's address, educational program, or employment;

    (iv) Report to the prosecutor and the probation counselor prior to any change in a sex offender treatment provider.  This change shall have prior approval by the court;

    (v) Report as directed to the court and a probation counselor;

    (vi) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations, perform community service, or any combination thereof;

    (vii) Make restitution to the victim for the cost of any counseling reasonably related to the offense;

    (viii) Comply with the conditions of any court-ordered probation bond; ((or))

    (ix) Refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act; or

    (x) The court shall order that the offender may not attend ((the)) any public or approved private elementary, middle, or high school attended by the victim ((or)), the victim's siblings, or any student more than three years younger than the offender.  The court shall also order that the offender may not attend any public or private elementary, middle, or high school that is within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a public or approved private school that has students more than three years younger than the offender.  The parents or legal guardians of the offender are responsible for transportation or other costs associated with the offender's change of school that would otherwise be paid by the school district.  The court shall send notice of the disposition and restriction on attending the ((same school as the victim or victim's siblings)) schools described in this subsection (4)(b)(x) to the public or approved private school the juvenile will attend, if known, or if unknown, to the approved private schools and the public school district board of directors of the district in which the juvenile resides or intends to reside.  This notice must be sent at the earliest possible date but not later than ten calendar days after entry of the disposition.

    The sex offender treatment provider shall submit quarterly reports on the respondent's progress in treatment to the court and the parties.  The reports shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following:  Dates of attendance, respondent's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the respondent's relative progress in treatment, and any other material specified by the court at the time of the disposition.

    At the time of the disposition, the court may set treatment review hearings as the court considers appropriate.

    Except as provided in this subsection (4), after July 1, 1991, examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW.  A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a juvenile sex offender pursuant to this subsection does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that:  (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection (4) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

    If the offender violates any condition of the disposition or the court finds that the respondent is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment, the court may revoke the suspension and order execution of the disposition or the court may impose a penalty of up to thirty days' confinement for violating conditions of the disposition.  The court may order both execution of the disposition and up to thirty days' confinement for the violation of the conditions of the disposition.  The court shall give credit for any confinement time previously served if that confinement was for the offense for which the suspension is being revoked.

    For purposes of this section, "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.  "Victim" may also include a known parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

    A disposition entered under this subsection (4) is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230.

    (5) If the juvenile offender is subject to a standard range disposition of local sanctions or 15 to 36 weeks of confinement and has not committed an A- or B+ offense, the court may impose the disposition alternative under RCW 13.40.165.

    (6) RCW 13.40.193 shall govern the disposition of any juvenile adjudicated of possessing a firearm in violation of RCW 9.41.040(1)(b)(iii) or any crime in which a special finding is entered that the juvenile was armed with a firearm.

    (7) Whenever a juvenile offender is entitled to credit for time spent in detention prior to a dispositional order, the dispositional order shall specifically state the number of days of credit for time served.

    (8) Except as provided under subsection (4) or (5) of this section or RCW 13.40.127, the court shall not suspend or defer the imposition or the execution of the disposition.

    (9) In no case shall the term of confinement imposed by the court at disposition exceed that to which an adult could be subjected for the same offense.

    (10) As a mandatory condition of community supervision or parole of a sex offender, the court shall order a sex offender to refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act.

 

    Sec. 6.  RCW 13.40.210 and 1997 c 338 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The secretary shall, except in the case of a juvenile committed by a court to a term of confinement in a state institution outside the appropriate standard range for the offense(s) for which the juvenile was found to be guilty established pursuant to RCW 13.40.030, set a release or discharge date for each juvenile committed to its custody.  The release or discharge date shall be within the prescribed range to which a juvenile has been committed except as provided in RCW 13.40.320 concerning offenders the department determines are eligible for the juvenile offender basic training camp program.  Such dates shall be determined prior to the expiration of sixty percent of a juvenile's minimum term of confinement included within the prescribed range to which the juvenile has been committed.  The secretary shall release any juvenile committed to the custody of the department within four calendar days prior to the juvenile's release date or on the release date set under this chapter.  Days spent in the custody of the department shall be tolled by any period of time during which a juvenile has absented himself or herself from the department's supervision without the prior approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee.

    (2) The secretary shall monitor the average daily population of the state's juvenile residential facilities.  When the secretary concludes that in-residence population of residential facilities exceeds one hundred five percent of the rated bed capacity specified in statute, or in absence of such specification, as specified by the department in rule, the secretary may recommend reductions to the governor.  On certification by the governor that the recommended reductions are necessary, the secretary has authority to administratively release a sufficient number of offenders to reduce in-residence population to one hundred percent of rated bed capacity.  The secretary shall release those offenders who have served the greatest proportion of their sentence.  However, the secretary may deny release in a particular case at the request of an offender, or if the secretary finds that there is no responsible custodian, as determined by the department, to whom to release the offender, or if the release of the offender would pose a clear danger to society.  The department shall notify the committing court of the release at the time of release if any such early releases have occurred as a result of excessive in-residence population.  In no event shall an offender adjudicated of a violent offense be granted release under the provisions of this subsection.

    (3)(a) Following the juvenile's release under subsection (1) of this section, the secretary may require the juvenile to comply with a program of parole to be administered by the department in his or her community which shall last no longer than eighteen months, except that in the case of a juvenile sentenced for rape in the first or second degree, rape of a child in the first or second degree, child molestation in the first degree, or indecent liberties with forcible compulsion, the period of parole shall be twenty-four months and, in the discretion of the secretary, may be up to thirty-six months when the secretary finds that an additional period of parole is necessary and appropriate in the interests of public safety or to meet the ongoing needs of the juvenile.  A parole program is mandatory for offenders released under subsection (2) of this section.  The decision to place an offender on parole shall be based on an assessment by the department of the offender's risk for reoffending upon release.  The department shall prioritize available parole resources to provide supervision and services to offenders at moderate to high risk for reoffending.

    (b) The secretary shall, for the period of parole, facilitate the juvenile's reintegration into his or her community and to further this goal shall require the juvenile to refrain from possessing a firearm or using a deadly weapon and refrain from committing new offenses and may require the juvenile to:  (i) Undergo available medical, psychiatric, drug and alcohol, sex offender, mental health, and other offense-related treatment services; (ii) report as directed to a parole officer and/or designee; (iii) pursue a course of study, vocational training, or employment; (iv) notify the parole officer of the current address where he or she resides; (v) be present at a particular address during specified hours; (vi) remain within prescribed geographical boundaries; (vii) submit to electronic monitoring; (viii) refrain from using illegal drugs and alcohol, and submit to random urinalysis when requested by the assigned parole officer; (ix) refrain from contact with specific individuals or a specified class of individuals; (x) meet other conditions determined by the parole officer to further enhance the juvenile's reintegration into the community; (xi) pay any court-ordered fines or restitution; and (xii) perform community service.  Community service for the purpose of this section means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.  Community service may be performed through public or private organizations or through work crews.

    (c) The secretary may further require up to twenty-five percent of the highest risk juvenile offenders who are placed on parole to participate in an intensive supervision program.  Offenders participating in an intensive supervision program shall be required to comply with all terms and conditions listed in (b) of this subsection and shall also be required to comply with the following additional terms and conditions:  (i) Obey all laws and refrain from any conduct that threatens public safety; (ii) report at least once a week to an assigned community case manager; and (iii) meet all other requirements imposed by the community case manager related to participating in the intensive supervision program.  As a part of the intensive supervision program, the secretary may require day reporting.

    (d) If the juvenile is a sex offender, the secretary shall require the offender to refrain from sex offender loitering as prohibited in section 1 of this act.

    (e) After termination of the parole period, the juvenile shall be discharged from the department's supervision.

    (4)(a) The department may also modify parole for violation thereof.  If, after affording a juvenile all of the due process rights to which he or she would be entitled if the juvenile were an adult, the secretary finds that a juvenile has violated a condition of his or her parole, the secretary shall order one of the following which is reasonably likely to effectuate the purpose of the parole and to protect the public:  (i) Continued supervision under the same conditions previously imposed; (ii) intensified supervision with increased reporting requirements; (iii) additional conditions of supervision authorized by this chapter; (iv) except as provided in (a)(v) of this subsection, imposition of a period of confinement not to exceed thirty days in a facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the state of Washington or any city or county for a portion of each day or for a certain number of days each week with the balance of the days or weeks spent under supervision; and (v) the secretary may order any of the conditions or may return the offender to confinement for the remainder of the sentence range if the offense for which the offender was sentenced is rape in the first or second degree, rape of a child in the first or second degree, child molestation in the first degree, indecent liberties with forcible compulsion, or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030.

    (b) If the department finds that any juvenile in a program of parole has possessed a firearm or used a deadly weapon during the program of parole, the department shall modify the parole under (a) of this subsection and confine the juvenile for at least thirty days.  Confinement shall be in a facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the state or any county.

    (5) A parole officer of the department of social and health services shall have the power to arrest a juvenile under his or her supervision on the same grounds as a law enforcement officer would be authorized to arrest the person.

    (6) If so requested and approved under chapter 13.06 RCW, the secretary shall permit a county or group of counties to perform functions under subsections (3) through (5) of this section.

 

    Sec. 7.  RCW 13.40.215 and 1997 c 265 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, at the earliest possible date, and in no event later than thirty days before discharge, parole, or any other authorized leave or release, or before transfer to a community residential facility, the secretary shall send written notice of the discharge, parole, authorized leave or release, or transfer of a juvenile found to have committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking, to the following:

    (i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the juvenile will reside;

    (ii) The sheriff of the county in which the juvenile will reside; and

    (iii) The approved private schools and the common school district board of directors of the district in which the juvenile intends to reside or the approved private school or public school district in which the juvenile last attended school, whichever is appropriate, except when it has been determined by the department that the juvenile is twenty-one years old((; is not required to return to school under chapter 28A.225 RCW;)) or will be in the community for less than seven consecutive days on approved leave and will not be attending school during that time.

    (b) After July 27, 1997, the department shall send a written notice to approved private and public schools under the same conditions identified in subsection (1)(a)(iii) of this section when a juvenile adjudicated of any offense is transferred to a community residential facility.  The community residential facility shall provide written notice of the offender's criminal history to any school that the offender attends while residing at the community residential facility and to any employer that employs the offender while residing at the community residential facility.

    (c) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific juvenile:

    (i) The victim of the offense for which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

    (ii) Any witnesses who testified against the juvenile in any court proceedings involving the offense; and

    (iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

Information regarding victims, next of kin, or witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are confidential and shall not be available to the juvenile.  The notice to the chief of police or the sheriff shall include the identity of the juvenile, the residence where the juvenile will reside, the identity of the person, if any, responsible for supervising the juvenile, and the time period of any authorized leave.

    (d) The thirty-day notice requirements contained in this subsection shall not apply to emergency medical furloughs.

    (e) The existence of the notice requirements in this subsection will not require any extension of the release date in the event the release plan changes after notification.

    (2)(a) If a juvenile found to have committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking escapes from a facility of the department, the secretary shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the juvenile resided immediately before the juvenile's arrest.  If previously requested, the secretary shall also notify the witnesses and the victim of the offense which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide.  If the juvenile is recaptured, the secretary shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

    (b) The secretary may authorize a leave, for a juvenile found to have committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking, which shall not exceed forty-eight hours plus travel time, to meet an emergency situation such as a death or critical illness of a member of the juvenile's family.  The secretary may authorize a leave, which shall not exceed the time medically necessary, to obtain medical care not available in a juvenile facility maintained by the department.  Prior to the commencement of an emergency or medical leave, the secretary shall give notice of the leave to the appropriate law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the juvenile will be during the leave period.  The notice shall include the identity of the juvenile, the time period of the leave, the residence of the juvenile during the leave, and the identity of the person responsible for supervising the juvenile during the leave.  If previously requested, the department shall also notify the witnesses and victim of the offense which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the offense was a homicide.

    In case of an emergency or medical leave the secretary may waive all or any portion of the requirements for leaves pursuant to RCW 13.40.205 (2)(a), (3), (4), and (5).

    (3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

    (4) The secretary shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party.  The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

    (5) Upon discharge, parole, transfer to a community residential facility, or other authorized leave or release, a convicted juvenile sex offender shall not attend a public or approved private elementary, middle, or high school that is attended by a victim ((or)), a sibling of a victim of the sex offender, or any student more than three years younger than the offender.  The offender also may not attend any public or private elementary, middle, or high school that is within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a public or approved private school that has students more than three years younger than the offender.  The parents or legal guardians of the convicted juvenile sex offender shall be responsible for transportation or other costs associated with or required by the sex offender's change in school that otherwise would be paid by a school district.  Upon discharge, parole, transfer to a community residential facility, or other authorized leave or release of a convicted juvenile sex offender, the secretary shall send written notice of the discharge, parole, transfer, or other authorized leave or release and the requirements of this subsection to the common school district board of directors of the district in which the sex offender intends to reside or the district in which the sex offender last attended school, whichever is appropriate.  The secretary shall send a similar notice to any approved private school the juvenile will attend, if known, or if unknown, to the approved private schools within the district the juvenile resides or intends to reside.

    (6) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

    (a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

    (b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

    (c) "Stalking" means the crime of stalking as defined in RCW 9A.46.110;

    (d) "Next of kin" means a person's spouse, parents, siblings, and children.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 8.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.225 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) If a school district knows that a student is adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, the school district may not place the student in a public school with other children more than three years younger than the sex offender.  The school district may also not place the sex offender in a school that is within one thousand feet of another public or approved private school that has students more than three years younger than the sex offender.  If the student is adjudicated or convicted of the sex offense during the school year, the student shall be suspended pending transfer to another school that the offender may attend without a violation of  this section.  If the school district cannot place the student in another school within the district without violating this section, the school district may enter into an agreement with another school district or an educational service district to provide educational services to the sex offender or may expel the student.

    (2) This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

 

    Sec. 9.  RCW 28A.225.225 and 1997 c 265 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) All districts accepting applications from nonresident students or from students receiving home-based instruction for admission to the district's schools shall consider equally all applications received.  Each school district shall adopt a policy establishing rational, fair, and equitable standards for acceptance and rejection of applications by June 30, 1990.  The policy may include rejection of a nonresident student if:

    (a) Acceptance of a nonresident student would result in the district experiencing a financial hardship;

    (b) The student's disciplinary records indicate a history of convictions for offenses or crimes, violent or disruptive behavior, or gang membership; ((or))

    (c) The student has been expelled or suspended from a public school for more than ten consecutive days.  Any policy allowing for readmission of expelled or suspended students under this subsection (1)(c) must apply uniformly to both resident and nonresident applicants; or

    (d) Acceptance of the student would result in the district violating section 1 of this act.

    For purposes of subsection (1)(b) of this section, "gang" means a group which:  (i) Consists of three or more persons; (ii) has identifiable leadership; and (iii) on an ongoing basis, regularly conspires and acts in concert mainly for criminal purposes.

    (2) The district shall provide to applicants written notification of the approval or denial of the application in a timely manner.  If the application is rejected, the notification shall include the reason or reasons for denial and the right to appeal under RCW 28A.225.230(3).

 

    Sec. 10.  RCW 28A.225.330 and 1997 c 266 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When enrolling a student who has attended school in another school district, the school enrolling the student ((may)) shall request the parent and the student to briefly indicate in writing whether or not the student has:

    (a) Any history of placement in special educational programs;

    (b) Any past, current, or pending disciplinary action;

    (c) Any history of violent behavior, or behavior listed in RCW 13.04.155;

    (d) Any unpaid fines or fees imposed by other schools; and

    (e) Any health conditions affecting the student's educational needs.

    (2) The school enrolling the student shall request the school the student previously attended to send the student's permanent record including records of disciplinary action and behavior listed in RCW 13.04.155, attendance, immunization records, and academic performance.  If the student has not paid a fine or fee under RCW 28A.635.060, or tuition, fees, or fines at approved private schools the school may withhold the student's official transcript, but shall transmit information about the student's academic performance, special placement, immunization records, and records of disciplinary action and behavior listed in RCW 13.04.155.  If the official transcript is not sent due to unpaid tuition, fees, or fines, the enrolling school shall notify both the student and parent or guardian that the official transcript will not be sent until the obligation is met, and failure to have an official transcript may result in exclusion from extracurricular activities or failure to graduate.

    (3) If information is requested under subsection (2) of this section, the information shall be transmitted within two school days after receiving the request and the records shall be sent as soon as possible.  Any school district or district employee who releases the information in compliance with this section is immune from civil liability for damages unless it is shown that the school district employee acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.  The state board of education shall provide by rule for the discipline under chapter 28A.410 RCW of a school principal or other chief administrator of a public school building who fails to make a good faith effort to assure compliance with this subsection.

    (4) Any school district or district employee who releases the information in compliance with federal and state law is immune from civil liability for damages unless it is shown that the school district or district employee acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.225 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Any school district, educational service district, or consortium of school districts may create specialized schools for students who have been adjudicated or convicted of offenses and who pose a danger to themselves, other students, and staff.  The schools may be designed to address the special educational needs of those students and the security needs of the students and staff.  The schools may give priority in placement to adjudicated or convicted youth who are violent or chronically disruptive of the educational process and who would otherwise be subject to suspension or expulsion.

    (2) The superintendent of public instruction is directed to assist school districts, educational service districts, and consortiums that intend to create specialized schools.

 

    Sec. 12.  RCW 28A.525.162 and 1995 c 77 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Funds appropriated to the state board of education from the common school construction fund shall be allotted by the state board of education in accordance with student enrollment and the provisions of RCW 28A.525.200.

    (2) No allotment shall be made to a school district until such district has provided matching funds equal to or greater than the difference between the total approved project cost and the amount of state assistance to the district for financing the project computed pursuant to RCW 28A.525.166, with the following exceptions:

    (a) The state board may waive the matching requirement for districts which have provided funds for school building construction purposes through the authorization of bonds or through the authorization of excess tax levies or both in an amount equivalent to two and one-half percent of the value of its taxable property, as defined in RCW 39.36.015.

    (b) No such matching funds shall be required as a condition to the allotment of funds for the purpose of making major or minor structural changes to existing school facilities in order to bring such facilities into compliance with the barrier free access requirements of section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 706) and rules implementing the act.

    (c) The state board shall waive the matching requirement for districts that have provided funds to construct school buildings to house specialized schools that the districts may create under section 11 of this act or to make structural changes to convert an existing building or school into a specialized school.

    (3) For the purpose of computing the state matching percentage under RCW 28A.525.166 when a school district is granted authority to enter into contracts, adjusted valuation per pupil shall be calculated using headcount student enrollments from the most recent October enrollment reports submitted by districts to the superintendent of public instruction, adjusted as follows:

    (a) In the case of projects for which local bonds were approved after May 11, 1989:

    (i) For districts which have been designated as serving high school districts under RCW 28A.540.110, students residing in the nonhigh district so designating shall be excluded from the enrollment count if the student is enrolled in any grade level not offered by the nonhigh district;

    (ii) The enrollment of nonhigh school districts shall be increased by the number of students residing within the district who are enrolled in a serving high school district so designated by the nonhigh school district under RCW 28A.540.110, including only students who are enrolled in grade levels not offered by the nonhigh school district; and

    (iii) The number of preschool students with disabilities included in the enrollment count shall be multiplied by one-half;

    (b) In the case of construction or modernization of high school facilities in districts serving students from nonhigh school districts, the adjusted valuation per pupil shall be computed using the combined adjusted valuations and enrollments of each district, each weighted by the percentage of the district's resident high school students served by the high school district; and

    (c) The number of kindergarten students included in the enrollment count shall be multiplied by one-half.

    (4) The state board of education shall prescribe and make effective such rules as are necessary to equate insofar as possible the efforts made by school districts to provide capital funds by the means aforesaid.

    (5) For the purposes of this section, "preschool students with disabilities" means developmentally disabled children of preschool age who are entitled to services under RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.100 and are not included in the kindergarten enrollment count of the district.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 13.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.600 RCW to read as follows:

    Any elementary, middle, or secondary school student who is adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 may not attend any public school with other children that are more than three years younger than the sex offender.  The sex offender also may not attend any public school that is located within the perimeter of one thousand feet of another public or approved private school attended by children more than three years younger than the sex offender.  School districts may suspend, expel, or transfer any student who is adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense as provided in section 8 of this act.

 

    Sec. 14.  RCW 72.09.340 and 1996 c 215 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) In making all discretionary decisions regarding release plans for and supervision of sex offenders, the department shall set priorities and make decisions based on an assessment of public safety risks.

    (2) The department shall, no later than September 1, 1996, implement a policy governing the department's evaluation and approval of release plans for sex offenders.  The policy shall include, at a minimum, a formal process by which victims, witnesses, and other interested people may provide information and comments to the department on potential safety risks to specific individuals or classes of individuals posed by a specific sex offender.  The department shall make all reasonable efforts to publicize the availability of this process through currently existing mechanisms and shall seek the assistance of courts, prosecutors, law enforcement, and victims' advocacy groups in doing so.  Notice of an offender's proposed residence shall be provided to all people registered to receive notice of an offender's release under RCW 9.94A.155(2), except that in no case may this notification requirement be construed to require an extension of an offender's release date.

    (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, for any offender convicted of a felony sex offense against a minor victim after June 6, 1996, the department shall not approve a residence location if the proposed residence:  (a) Includes a minor victim or child of similar age or circumstance as a previous victim who the department determines may be put at substantial risk of harm by the offender's residence in the household; or (b) is within close proximity of the current residence of a minor victim, unless the whereabouts of the minor victim cannot be determined or unless such a restriction would impede family reunification efforts ordered by the court or directed by the department of social and health services.  The department is further authorized to reject a residence location if the proposed residence is within close proximity to schools, child care centers, playgrounds, or other grounds or facilities where children of similar age or circumstance as a previous victim are present who the department determines may be put at substantial risk of harm by the sex offender's residence at that location.

    (4) For an offender convicted of any felony sex offense who is released after July 1, 1998, the department shall not approve a work release or residence location if the proposed work release facility or residence is located within the perimeter of one thousand feet of a public or approved private school as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

    (5) When the department requires supervised visitation as a term or condition of a sex offender's community placement under RCW 9.94A.120(9)(c)(vi), the department shall, prior to approving a supervisor, consider the following:

    (a) The relationships between the proposed supervisor, the offender, and the minor;

    (b) The proposed supervisor's acknowledgment and understanding of the offender's prior criminal conduct, general knowledge of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, and willingness and ability to protect the minor from the potential risks posed by contact with the offender; and

    (c) Recommendations made by the department of social and health services about the best interests of the child.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 15.  A new section is added to chapter 72.65 RCW to read as follows:

    The department may not place a sex offender in a work release facility that is located within one thousand feet of a public or approved private school as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16.  A new section is added to chapter 74.15 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The secretary shall require any agency that receives juveniles who have been adjudicated or convicted to provide written notice of the offender's criminal history to any school that the offender attends while the offender resides at the agency's facility, home, or center, and to any employer who employs the offender while the offender resides at the facility, home, or center.  The secretary shall, at a minimum, suspend the license of an agency for one year if the agency violates this section two or more times within one year.

    (2) The secretary shall prohibit placement of a sex offender into an agency that is located within one thousand feet of a public or approved private school and has students more than three years younger than the offender.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17.  Section 4 of this act expires July 1, 1998.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 18.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 19.  If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements, the conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act.  Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 20.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately except for section 5 of this act which takes effect July 1, 1998.

 


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