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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5861

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Schow and Oke)

 

Read first time 03/05/97.

Authorizing exceeding maximum penalties for crimes involving firearms and deadly weapons.


    AN ACT Relating to exceeding statutory maximum penalties for crimes involving firearms and deadly weapons; amending RCW 9.92.010, 9A.20.021, 9.94A.310, and 9.94A.470; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.92.010 and 1996 c 44 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    Every person convicted of a felony for which no maximum punishment is specially prescribed by any statutory provision in force at the time of conviction and sentence, shall be punished by confinement or fine which shall not exceed confinement in a state correctional institution for ((a term)) the sum of ten years plus any firearm or deadly weapon penalty enhancement imposed under RCW 9.94A.125, and either 9.94A.310 (3) or (4), or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than twenty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine and the offense shall be classified as a class B felony.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9A.20.021 and 1982 c 192 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Felony.  No person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished by confinement or fine exceeding the following:

    (a) For a class A felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for a term of life imprisonment, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of fifty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine;

    (b) For a class B felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for ((a term)) the sum of ten years plus any firearm or deadly weapon penalty enhancement imposed under RCW 9.94A.125, and either 9.94A.310 (3) or (4), or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of twenty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine;

    (c) For a class C felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for the sum of five years plus any firearm or deadly weapon penalty enhancement imposed under RCW 9.94A.125, and either 9.94A.310 (3) or (4), or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of ten thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine.

    (2) Gross misdemeanor.  Every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor defined in Title 9A RCW shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

    (3) Misdemeanor.  Every person convicted of a misdemeanor defined in Title 9A RCW shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

    (4) This section applies to only those crimes committed on or after July 1, 1984.

 

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

   

 

(1)                           TABLE 1

 

                          Sentencing Grid

 

SERIOUSNESS

SCORE                       OFFENDER SCORE

                                                         9 or

      0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     more

                                                                 

XV    Life Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

                                                                 

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

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

      320   333   347   361   374   388   416   450   493   548

                                                                 

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

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

      164   178   192   205   219   233   260   288   342   397

                                                                 

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

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

      123   136   147   160   171   184   216   236   277   318

                                                                 

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

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

      102   114   125   136   147   158   194   211   245   280

                                                                 

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

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

      68    75    82    89    96    102   130   144   171   198

                                                                 

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

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

      41    48    54    61    68    75    102   116   144   171

                                                                 

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

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

      27    34    41    48    54    61    89    102   116   144

                                                                 

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

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

      20    27    34    41    48    54    75    89    102   116

                                                                 

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

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

      14    20    27    34    41    48    61    75    89    102

                                                                 

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

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

      12    14    17    20    29    43    54    68    82    96

                                                                 

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

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

      9     12    14    17    20    29    43    57    70    84

                                                                 

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

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

      3     8     12    12    16    22    29    43    57    68

                                                                 

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

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

      Days  6     9     12    14    18    22    29    43    57

                                                                 

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

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

      Days  Days  5     6     8     12    14    18    22    29

                                                                 

 

NOTE:  Numbers in the first horizontal row of each seriousness category represent sentencing midpoints in years(y) and months(m).  Numbers in the second and third rows represent presumptive sentencing ranges in months, or in days if so designated.  12+ equals one year and one day.

     (2) For persons convicted of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the presumptive sentence is determined by locating the sentencing grid sentence range defined by the appropriate offender score and the seriousness level of the completed crime, and multiplying the range by 75 percent.

     (3) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any firearm enhancements based on the classification of the completed felony crime.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any firearm enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW 9A.28.020:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the maximum term, any and all firearm enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutive to any other sentencing provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under this chapter.

     (4) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon as defined in this chapter other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any deadly weapon enhancements based on the classification of the completed felony crime.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any deadly weapon enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW 9A.28.020:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the maximum term, any and all firearm enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutive to any other sentencing provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under this chapter.

     (5) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection.  If the offender or an accomplice committed one of the crimes listed in this subsection while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter, and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence determined under subsection (2) of this section:

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

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

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

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

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

 

     Sec. 4.  RCW 9.94A.470 and 1995 c 129 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

     Notwithstanding the current placement or listing of crimes in categories or classifications of prosecuting standards for deciding to prosecute under RCW 9.94A.440(2), any and all felony crimes involving any deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.125, any deadly weapon enhancements under RCW 9.94A.310 (3) or (4), or both, and any and all felony crimes as defined in RCW 9.94A.310 (3)(((f))) (e) or (4)(((f))) (e), or both, which are excluded from the deadly weapon enhancements shall all be treated as crimes against a person and subject to the prosecuting standards for deciding to prosecute under RCW 9.94A.440(2) as crimes against persons.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  The amendments to RCW 9A.20.021 in section 2 of this act apply to only those crimes committed after the effective date of this act.

 


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