1872 AAS 4/15/99 S2806

1872 AAS 4/15/99 S2806.1

HB 1872 - S AMD - 409

By Senators Costa, Heavey and McCaslin

ADOPTED 4/15/99

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature shall create a task force to study the granting of state-wide warrant jurisdiction to courts of limited jurisdiction. The task force shall determine if it would be beneficial to the operation of the criminal justice system in this state to grant municipal and district courts the authority to take recognizance, approve bail, and arraign defendants on warrants issued by any judicial officer of a court of limited jurisdiction within the state. The task force shall also make recommendations on implementing such jurisdiction including, but not limited to, a review of such issues as speedy trial, appointment of counsel, plea agreements, efficient use of court personnel and resources, and payment of expenses such as transportation, salaries, and per diem. The task force shall also consider the effect of state-wide warrant jurisdiction on local city and county jail populations including, but not limited to, providing for costs of incarceration, as well as mechanisms for managing offenders who are temporarily in custody within the local city or county jail. The task force may also study any other relevant matters that arise during the course of this study.

(2) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(a) One district court judge, appointed by the Washington state municipal and district court judges association;

(b) One municipal court judge, appointed by the Washington state municipal and district court judges association;

(d) One public defender, appointed by the Washington defender association;

(e) One sheriff or police chief, appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;

(f) Two representatives from the counties, one representative from a large county and one representative from a small county, appointed by the Washington state association of counties;

(g) One county official, appointed by the Washington state association of counties;

(h) Two representatives from the cities, one representative from a large city and one representative from a small city, appointed by the association of Washington cities;

(i) One law enforcement officer, appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;

(j) One county jail administrator, appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, corrections committee;

(k) Two members from the senate, one from each of the two largest caucuses, appointed by the president of the senate; and

(l) Two members from the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses, appointed by the co-speakers of the house of representatives.

(3) The chair of the task force shall be selected by the members of the task force. The task force shall submit its recommendations to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives judiciary committees by December 15, 1999."

HB 1872 - S AMD - 409

By Senators Costa, Heavey and McCaslin

ADOPTED 4/15/99

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "jurisdiction;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."