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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1412

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Ahern, Gombosky, Dunn, Mielke, Cairnes, Lovick, Mulliken, Roach, Woods, Morell, Esser, Armstrong, Schoesler, Barlean, Benson, Schindler, Crouse, B. Chandler, Bush, O'Brien, Pflug, Cox, Pearson, Anderson, McMorris, G. Chandler, Lisk, Clements, Alexander and Conway)

 

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Increasing penalties for certain sexually motivated crimes.


    AN ACT Relating to increasing penalties for sexually motivated crimes; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.310; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.310 and 2000 c 132 s 2 and 2000 c 28 s 11 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

 

    (1)                       TABLE 1

 

                          Sentencing Grid

 

SERIOUSNESS

LEVEL                        OFFENDER SCORE

                                                          9 or

      0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8      more

                                                                 

XVI   Life Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

                                                                 

XV    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

                                                                 

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

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

      220   234   244   254   265   275   295   316   357    397

                                                                 

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

                                                                 

 

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 standard sentence 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 standard sentence range 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 standard sentence range 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 is being sentenced for more than one offense, the firearm enhancement or enhancements must be added to the total period of confinement for all offenses, regardless of which underlying offense is subject to a firearm enhancement.  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 standard sentence range 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 statutory maximum sentence of at least twenty years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

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

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

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

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all firearm enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under this chapter.  However, whether or not a mandatory minimum term has expired, an offender serving a sentence under this subsection may be granted an extraordinary medical placement when authorized under RCW 9.94A.150(4).

     (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, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and use of a machine gun in a felony.

     (g) If the standard sentence range under this section exceeds the statutory maximum sentence for the offense, the statutory maximum sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a persistent offender.  If the addition of a firearm enhancement increases the sentence so that it would exceed the statutory maximum for the offense, the portion of the sentence representing the enhancement may not be reduced.

     (4) The following additional times shall be added to the standard sentence range for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, 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 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 is being sentenced for more than one offense, the deadly weapon enhancement or enhancements must be added to the total period of confinement for all offenses, regardless of which underlying offense is subject to a deadly weapon enhancement.  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 standard sentence range 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 statutory maximum sentence of at least twenty years, or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection.

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

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

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

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all deadly weapon enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under this chapter.  However, whether or not a mandatory minimum term has expired, an offender serving a sentence under this subsection may be granted an extraordinary medical placement when authorized under RCW 9.94A.150(4).

     (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, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and use of a machine gun in a felony.

     (g) If the standard sentence range under this section exceeds the statutory maximum sentence for the offense, the statutory maximum sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a persistent offender.  If the addition of a deadly weapon enhancement increases the sentence so that it would exceed the statutory maximum for the offense, the portion of the sentence representing the enhancement may not be reduced.

     (5) The following additional times shall be added to the standard sentence range if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense while in a county jail or state correctional facility 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, 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 standard sentence range 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 standard sentence range for any ranked offense involving a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW if the offense was also a violation of RCW 69.50.435 or 9.94A.128.

     (7) An additional two years shall be added to the standard sentence range for vehicular homicide committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502 for each prior offense as defined in RCW 46.61.5055.

     (8) An additional two years shall be added to the standard sentence range for the following felony crimes committed on or after July 1, 2001, with a finding of sexual motivation:

     (a) Murder in the first degree;

     (b) Murder in the second degree;

     (c) Kidnapping in the first degree;

     (d) Kidnapping in the second degree;

     (e) Assault in the first degree;

     (f) Assault in the second degree; and

     (g) Burglary in the first degree.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  This act shall be known as the sex offender safety act.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  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 July 1, 2001.

 


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