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                          HOUSE BILL 2520

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

 

By Representatives O'Brien, Sommers, Lovick and Lantz

 

Read first time 01/18/2002.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Changing provisions relating to supervision of offenders.


    AN ACT Relating to supervision of offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.545, 9.94A.637, 9.94A.650, 9.94A.690, 9.94A.700, 9.94A.705, 9.94A.715, 9.94A.720, 9.94A.750, 9.94A.760, 4.56.100, 72.65.080, and 41.06.380; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.753; and providing an effective date.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.545 and 2000 c 28 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) On all sentences of confinement for one year or less, the court may impose up to one year of community custody, subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in RCW 9.94A.715 and 9.94A.720.  An offender shall be on community custody as of the date of sentencing.  However, during the time for which the offender is in total or partial confinement pursuant to the sentence or a violation of the sentence, the period of community custody shall toll.

    (2) The department may eliminate or terminate any term of community custody imposed by the court under this section, or any term of community supervision imposed by the court under prior law, for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community custody or community supervision, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.637 and 2000 c 119 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When an offender has completed the requirements of the sentence while under the custody or supervision of the department, the secretary of the department or the secretary's designee shall notify the sentencing court, which shall discharge the offender and provide the offender with a certificate of discharge.  The department has no obligation to provide notice under this section if the offender is no longer under the custody or supervision of the department at the time the offender completes the requirements of the sentence.

    (2) An offender who is not convicted of a violent offense or a sex offense and is sentenced to a term involving community supervision may be considered for a discharge of sentence by the sentencing court prior to the completion of community supervision, provided that the offender has completed at least one-half of the term of community supervision and has met all other sentence requirements.

    (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the discharge shall have the effect of restoring all civil rights lost by operation of law upon conviction, and the certificate of discharge shall so state.  Nothing in this section prohibits the use of an offender's prior record for purposes of determining sentences for later offenses as provided in this chapter.  Nothing in this section affects or prevents use of the offender's prior conviction in a later criminal prosecution either as an element of an offense or for impeachment purposes.  A certificate of discharge is not based on a finding of rehabilitation.

    (4) Unless otherwise ordered by the sentencing court, a certificate of discharge shall not terminate the offender's obligation to comply with an order issued under chapter 10.99 RCW that excludes or prohibits the offender from having contact with a specified person or coming within a set distance of any specified location that was contained in the judgment and sentence.  An offender who violates such an order after a certificate of discharge has been issued shall be subject to prosecution according to the chapter under which the order was originally issued.

    (5) Upon release from custody, the offender may apply to the department for counseling and help in adjusting to the community.  This voluntary help may be provided for up to one year following the release from custody.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 9.94A.650 and 2000 c 28 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) This section applies to offenders who have never been previously convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who have never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony, and who are convicted of a felony that is not:

    (a) Classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter;

    (b) 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 flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV;

    (c) Manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver a methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers as defined in RCW 69.50.206(d)(2); or

    (d) 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.

    (2) In sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the standard 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 a term of community supervision or community custody as specified in subsection (3) of this section, 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 the period specified in subsection (3) of this section, 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 community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (e) Report as directed to 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.

    (3) The terms and statuses applicable to sentences under subsection (2) of this section are:

    (a) For sentences imposed on or after July 25, 1999, for crimes committed before July 1, 2000, up to one year of community supervision.  If treatment is ordered, the period of community supervision may include up to the period of treatment, but shall not exceed two years; and

    (b) For crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000, up to one year of community custody unless treatment is ordered, in which case the period of community custody may include up to the period of treatment, but shall not exceed two years.  Any term of community custody imposed under this section is subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in this section and in RCW 9.94A.715 (2) and (3).

    (4) The department shall discharge from community supervision any offender sentenced under this section before July 25, 1999, who has served at least one year of community supervision and has completed any treatment ordered by the court.

    (5) The department may eliminate or terminate any term of community custody or community supervision imposed by the court under this section for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community custody or community supervision, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 4.  RCW 9.94A.690 and 2000 c 28 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1)(a) An offender is eligible to be sentenced to a work ethic camp if the offender:

    (i) Is sentenced to a term of total confinement of not less than twelve months and one day or more than thirty-six months;

    (ii) Has no current or prior convictions for any sex offenses or for violent offenses; and

    (iii) Is not currently subject to a sentence for, or being prosecuted for, a violation of the uniform controlled substances act or a criminal solicitation to commit such a violation under chapter 9A.28 or 69.50 RCW.

    (b) The length of the work ethic camp shall be at least one hundred twenty days and not more than one hundred eighty days.

    (2) If the sentencing court determines that the offender is eligible for the work ethic camp and is likely to qualify under subsection (3) of this section, the judge shall impose a sentence within the standard sentence range and may recommend that the offender serve the sentence at a work ethic camp.  In sentencing an offender to the work ethic camp, the court shall specify:  (a) That upon completion of the work ethic camp the offender shall be released on community custody for any remaining time of total confinement; (b) the applicable conditions of supervision on community custody status as required by RCW 9.94A.700(4) and authorized by RCW 9.94A.700(5); and (c) that violation of the conditions may result in a return to total confinement for the balance of the offender's remaining time of confinement.

    (3) The department shall place the offender in the work ethic camp program, subject to capacity, unless:  (a) The department determines that the offender has physical or mental impairments that would prevent participation and completion of the program; (b) the department determines that the offender's custody level prevents placement in the program; (c) the offender refuses to agree to the terms and conditions of the program; (d) the offender has been found by the United States attorney general to be subject to a deportation detainer or order; or (e) the offender has participated in the work ethic camp program in the past.

    (4) An offender who fails to complete the work ethic camp program, who is administratively terminated from the program, or who otherwise violates any conditions of supervision, as defined by the department, shall be reclassified to serve the unexpired term of his or her sentence as ordered by the sentencing court and shall be subject to all rules relating to earned release time.

    (5) During the last two weeks prior to release from the work ethic camp program the department shall provide the offender with comprehensive transition training.

    (6) The department may eliminate or terminate any term of community custody imposed by the court under this section for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community custody, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 5.  RCW 9.94A.700 and 2000 c 28 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:

    When a court sentences an offender to a term of total confinement in the custody of the department for any of the offenses specified in this section, the court shall also sentence the offender to a term of community placement as provided in this section.

    (1) The court shall order a one-year term of community placement for the following:

    (a) A sex offense or a serious violent offense committed after July 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1990; or

    (b) An offense committed on or after July 1, 1988, but before July 25, 1999, that is:

    (i) Assault in the second degree;

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

    (iii) A crime against persons where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.602 that the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission; or

    (iv) A felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.660.

    (2) The court shall sentence the offender to a term of community placement of two years or up to the period of earned release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728, whichever is longer, for:

    (a) An offense categorized as a sex offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before June 6, 1996, including those sex offenses also included in other offense categories;

    (b) A serious violent offense other than a sex offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before July 1, 2000; or

    (c) A vehicular homicide or vehicular assault committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before July 1, 2000.

    (3) The community placement ordered under this section 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 release.  When the court sentences an offender to the statutory maximum sentence then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of the community custody to which the offender may become eligible.  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

    (4) Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of any community placement imposed under this section shall include the following conditions:

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

    (b) The offender shall work at department-approved education, employment, or community service, or any combination thereof;

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

    (d) The offender shall pay supervision fees as determined by the department; and

    (e) The residence location and living arrangements shall be subject to the prior approval of the department during the period of community placement.

    (5) As a part of any terms of community placement imposed under this section, the court may also order one or more of the following special conditions:

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

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

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

    (d) The offender shall not consume alcohol; or

    (e) The offender shall comply with any crime-related prohibitions.

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

    (7) Prior to or during community placement, upon recommendation of the department, the sentencing court may remove or modify any conditions of community placement so as not to be more restrictive.

    (8) The department may eliminate or terminate any term of community placement or community custody imposed by the court under this section for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community placement or community custody, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 6.  RCW 9.94A.705 and 2000 c 28 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Except for persons sentenced under RCW 9.94A.700(2) or 9.94A.710, when a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department for a violent offense, any crime against persons under RCW 9.94A.411(2), or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.660, committed on or after July 25, 1999, but before July 1, 2000, 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 release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.728 (1) and (2).  When the court sentences the offender under this section 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.728 (1) and (2).  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

    (2) The department may eliminate or terminate any term of community placement or community custody imposed by the court under this section for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community placement or community custody, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 7.  RCW 9.94A.715 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When a court sentences a person to the custody of the department for a sex offense not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.712, a violent offense, any crime against persons under RCW 9.94A.411(2), or a felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, committed on or after July 1, 2000, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community custody for the community custody range established under RCW 9.94A.850 or up to the period of earned release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728 (1) and (2), whichever is longer.  The community custody shall begin:  (a) Upon completion of the term of confinement; (b) at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.728 (1) and (2); or (c) with regard to offenders sentenced under RCW 9.94A.660, upon failure to complete or administrative termination from the special drug offender sentencing alternative program.

    (2)(a) Unless a condition is waived by the court, the conditions of community custody shall include those provided for in RCW 9.94A.700(4).  The conditions may also include those provided for in RCW 9.94A.700(5).  The court may also order the offender to participate in rehabilitative programs or otherwise perform affirmative conduct reasonably related to the circumstances of the offense, the offender's risk of reoffending, or the safety of the community, and the department shall enforce such conditions pursuant to subsection (6) of this section.

    (b) 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 under RCW 9.94A.720.  The department shall assess the offender's risk of reoffense and may establish and modify additional conditions of the offender's community custody based upon the risk to community safety.  In addition, the department may require the offender to participate in rehabilitative programs, or otherwise perform affirmative conduct, and to obey all laws.

    (c) The department may not impose conditions that are contrary to those ordered by the court and may not contravene or decrease court imposed conditions except as authorized under subsection (8) of this section.  The department shall notify the offender in writing of any such conditions or modifications.  In setting, modifying, and enforcing conditions of community custody, the department shall be deemed to be performing a quasi-judicial function.

    (3) If an offender violates conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to this section during community custody, the department may transfer the offender to a more restrictive confinement status and impose other available sanctions as provided in RCW 9.94A.737 and 9.94A.740.

    (4) Except for terms of community custody under RCW 9.94A.670, the department shall discharge the offender from community custody on a date determined by the department, which the department may modify, based on risk and performance of the offender, within the range or at the end of the period of earned release, whichever is later.

    (5) At any time prior to the completion or termination 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.631 and may be punishable as contempt of court as provided for in RCW 7.21.040.  If the court extends a condition beyond the expiration of the term of community custody, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender's compliance with the condition.

    (6) Within the funds available for community custody, the department shall determine conditions and duration of community custody on the basis of risk to community safety, and shall supervise offenders during community custody on the basis of risk to community safety and conditions imposed by the court.  The secretary shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subsection.

    (7) By the close of the next business day after receiving notice of a condition imposed or modified by the department, an offender may request an administrative review under rules adopted by the department.  The condition shall remain in effect unless the reviewing officer finds that it is not reasonably related to any of the following:  (a) The crime of conviction; (b) the offender's risk of reoffending; or (c) the safety of the community.

    (8) Except for terms of community custody imposed under RCW 9.94A.660 and 9.94A.670 or imposed upon a person convicted of a sex offense, the department may eliminate or terminate any term of community custody imposed by the court under this section for an offender who is classified at the lowest risk level pursuant to a risk assessment by the department.  No liability may attach to the state, the department, or any department employee based on the determination to classify an offender at the lowest risk level, or to eliminate or terminate a term of community custody, in the absence of intentional misconduct.

 

    Sec. 8.  RCW 9.94A.720 and 2000 c 28 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1)(a) Except as provided in RCW 9.94A.545(2), 9.94A.650(5), 9.94A.690(6), 9.94A.700(8), 9.94A.705(2), and 9.94A.715(8), all offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, ((community service,)) community placement, or community custody((, or legal financial obligation)) shall be under the supervision of the department and shall follow explicitly the instructions and conditions of the department.  The department may require an offender to perform affirmative acts it deems appropriate to monitor compliance with the conditions of the sentence imposed.

    (b) The instructions shall include, at a minimum, reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, 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.

    (c) 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 (b) 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.

    (d) For offenders sentenced to terms of community custody for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000, the department may impose conditions as specified in RCW 9.94A.715.

    The conditions authorized under (c) of this subsection 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 RCW 9.94A.710 occurs during community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of community placement for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.740 and shall authorize the department to transfer an offender to a more restrictive confinement status as provided in RCW 9.94A.737.  At any time prior to the completion of an 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 RCW 9.94A.710 or 9.94A.715 be continued beyond the expiration of the offender's term of community custody as authorized in RCW 9.94A.715 (3) or (5).

    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.

    (2) No offender sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community custody, or community placement under the supervision of the department may 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 violation process and sanctions under RCW 9.94A.634, 9.94A.737, and 9.94A.740.  "Constructive possession" as used in this subsection means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition.  "Firearm" as used in this subsection has the same definition as in RCW 9.41.010.

 

    Sec. 9.  RCW 9.94A.750 and 2000 c 28 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

    This section applies to offenses committed on or before July 1, 1985.

    (1) If restitution is ordered, the court shall determine the amount of restitution due at the sentencing hearing or within one hundred eighty days.  The court may continue the hearing beyond the one hundred eighty days for good cause.  The court shall then set a minimum monthly payment that the offender is required to make towards the restitution that is ordered.  The court should take into consideration the total amount of the restitution owed, the offender's present, past, and future ability to pay, as well as any assets that the offender may have.

    (2) During the period of supervision, the community corrections officer may examine the offender to determine if there has been a change in circumstances that warrants an amendment of the monthly payment schedule.  The community corrections officer may recommend a change to the schedule of payment and shall inform the court of the recommended change and the reasons for the change.  The sentencing court may then reset the monthly minimum payments based on the report from the community corrections officer of the change in circumstances.

    (3) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, restitution ordered by a court pursuant to a criminal conviction shall be based on easily ascertainable damages for injury to or loss of property, actual expenses incurred for treatment for injury to persons, and lost wages resulting from injury.  Restitution shall not include reimbursement for damages for mental anguish, pain and suffering, or other intangible losses, but may include the costs of counseling reasonably related to the offense.  The amount of restitution shall not exceed double the amount of the offender's gain or the victim's loss from the commission of the offense.

    (4) For the purposes of this section, the offender shall remain under the court's jurisdiction for a term of ten years following the offender's release from total confinement or ten years subsequent to the entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period is longer.  Prior to the expiration of the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend jurisdiction under the criminal judgment an additional ten years for payment of restitution.  ((If jurisdiction under the criminal judgment is extended, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during the subsequent period.))  The portion of the sentence concerning restitution may be modified as to amount, terms and conditions during either the initial ten-year period or subsequent ten-year period if the criminal judgment is extended, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision and regardless of the statutory maximum sentence for the crime.  The court may not reduce the total amount of restitution ordered because the offender may lack the ability to pay the total amount.  The offender's compliance with the restitution ((shall)) may be supervised by the department during any term of community placement, community custody, or community supervision.  The department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during any subsequent period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.

    (5) Restitution may be ordered whenever the offender is convicted of an offense which results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property or as provided in subsection (6) of this section.  In addition, restitution may be ordered to pay for an injury, loss, or damage if the offender pleads guilty to a lesser offense or fewer offenses and agrees with the prosecutor's recommendation that the offender be required to pay restitution to a victim of an offense or offenses which are not prosecuted pursuant to a plea agreement.

    (6) Restitution for the crime of rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree, in which the victim becomes pregnant, shall include:  (a) All of the victim's medical expenses that are associated with the rape and resulting pregnancy; and (b) child support for any child born as a result of the rape if child support is ordered pursuant to a proceeding in superior court or administrative order for support for that child.  The clerk must forward any restitution payments made on behalf of the victim's child to the Washington state child support registry under chapter 26.23 RCW.  Identifying information about the victim and child shall not be included in the order.  The offender shall receive a credit against any obligation owing under the administrative or superior court order for support of the victim's child.  For the purposes of this subsection, the offender shall remain under the court's jurisdiction until the offender has satisfied support obligations under the superior court or administrative order but not longer than a maximum term of twenty-five years following the offender's release from total confinement or twenty-five years subsequent to the entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period is longer.  The court may not reduce the total amount of restitution ordered because the offender may lack the ability to pay the total amount.  The department ((shall)) may supervise the offender's compliance with the restitution ordered under this subsection during any term of community placement, community custody, or community supervision.  The department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during any subsequent period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.

    (7) In addition to any sentence that may be imposed, an offender who has been found guilty of an offense involving fraud or other deceptive practice or an organization which has been found guilty of any such offense may be ordered by the sentencing court to give notice of the conviction to the class of persons or to the sector of the public affected by the conviction or financially interested in the subject matter of the offense by mail, by advertising in designated areas or through designated media, or by other appropriate means.

    (8) This section does not limit civil remedies or defenses available to the victim or offender including support enforcement remedies for support ordered under subsection (6) of this section for a child born as a result of a rape of a child victim.  The court shall identify in the judgment and sentence the victim or victims entitled to restitution and what amount is due each victim.  The state or victim may enforce the court-ordered restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.  Restitution collected through civil enforcement must be paid through the registry of the court and must be distributed proportionately according to each victim's loss when there is more than one victim.

 

    Sec. 10.  RCW 9.94A.753 and 2000 c 226 s 3 and 2000 c 28 s 33 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    This section applies to offenses committed after July 1, 1985.

    (1) When restitution is ordered, the court shall determine the amount of restitution due at the sentencing hearing or within one hundred eighty days except as provided in subsection (7) of this section.  The court may continue the hearing beyond the one hundred eighty days for good cause.  The court shall then set a minimum monthly payment that the offender is required to make towards the restitution that is ordered.  The court should take into consideration the total amount of the restitution owed, the offender's present, past, and future ability to pay, as well as any assets that the offender may have.

    (2) During the period of supervision, the community corrections officer may examine the offender to determine if there has been a change in circumstances that warrants an amendment of the monthly payment schedule.  The community corrections officer may recommend a change to the schedule of payment and shall inform the court of the recommended change and the reasons for the change.  The sentencing court may then reset the monthly minimum payments based on the report from the community corrections officer of the change in circumstances.

    (3) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, restitution ordered by a court pursuant to a criminal conviction shall be based on easily ascertainable damages for injury to or loss of property, actual expenses incurred for treatment for injury to persons, and lost wages resulting from injury.  Restitution shall not include reimbursement for damages for mental anguish, pain and suffering, or other intangible losses, but may include the costs of counseling reasonably related to the offense.  The amount of restitution shall not exceed double the amount of the offender's gain or the victim's loss from the commission of the crime.

    (4) For the purposes of this section, for an offense committed prior to July 1, 2000, the offender shall remain under the court's jurisdiction for a term of ten years following the offender's release from total confinement or ten years subsequent to the entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period ends later.  Prior to the expiration of the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend jurisdiction under the criminal judgment an additional ten years for payment of restitution.  For an offense committed on or after July 1, 2000, the offender shall remain under the court's jurisdiction until the obligation is completely satisfied, regardless of the statutory maximum for the crime.  The portion of the sentence concerning restitution may be modified as to amount, terms, and conditions during any period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision and regardless of the statutory maximum sentence for the crime.  The court may not reduce the total amount of restitution ordered because the offender may lack the ability to pay the total amount.  The offender's compliance with the restitution ((shall)) may 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)) during any term of community placement, community custody, or community supervision.  The department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during any subsequent period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.

    (5) Restitution shall be ordered whenever the offender is convicted of an offense which results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property or as provided in subsection (6) of this section unless extraordinary circumstances exist which make restitution inappropriate in the court's judgment and the court sets forth such circumstances in the record.  In addition, restitution shall be ordered to pay for an injury, loss, or damage if the offender pleads guilty to a lesser offense or fewer offenses and agrees with the prosecutor's recommendation that the offender be required to pay restitution to a victim of an offense or offenses which are not prosecuted pursuant to a plea agreement.

    (6) Restitution for the crime of rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree, in which the victim becomes pregnant, shall include:  (a) All of the victim's medical expenses that are associated with the rape and resulting pregnancy; and (b) child support for any child born as a result of the rape if child support is ordered pursuant to a civil superior court or administrative order for support for that child.  The clerk must forward any restitution payments made on behalf of the victim's child to the Washington state child support registry under chapter 26.23 RCW.  Identifying information about the victim and child shall not be included in the order.  The offender shall receive a credit against any obligation owing under the administrative or superior court order for support of the victim's child.  For the purposes of this subsection, the offender shall remain under the court's jurisdiction until the offender has satisfied support obligations under the superior court or administrative order for the period provided in RCW 4.16.020 or a maximum term of twenty-five years following the offender's release from total confinement or twenty-five years subsequent to the entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period is longer.  The court may not reduce the total amount of restitution ordered because the offender may lack the ability to pay the total amount.  The department ((shall)) may supervise the offender's compliance with the restitution ordered under this subsection during any term of community placement, community custody, or community supervision.  The department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during any subsequent period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.

    (7) Regardless of the provisions of subsections (1) through (6) of this section, the court shall order restitution in all cases where the victim is entitled to benefits under the crime victims' compensation act, chapter 7.68 RCW.  If the court does not order restitution and the victim of the crime has been determined to be entitled to benefits under the crime victims' compensation act, the department of labor and industries, as administrator of the crime victims' compensation program, may petition the court within one year of entry of the judgment and sentence for entry of a restitution order.  Upon receipt of a petition from the department of labor and industries, the court shall hold a restitution hearing and shall enter a restitution order.

    (8) In addition to any sentence that may be imposed, an offender who has been found guilty of an offense involving fraud or other deceptive practice or an organization which has been found guilty of any such offense may be ordered by the sentencing court to give notice of the conviction to the class of persons or to the sector of the public affected by the conviction or financially interested in the subject matter of the offense by mail, by advertising in designated areas or through designated media, or by other appropriate means.

    (9) This section does not limit civil remedies or defenses available to the victim, survivors of the victim, or offender including support enforcement remedies for support ordered under subsection (6) of this section for a child born as a result of a rape of a child victim.  The court shall identify in the judgment and sentence the victim or victims entitled to restitution and what amount is due each victim.  The state or victim may enforce the court-ordered restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.  Restitution collected through civil enforcement must be paid through the registry of the court and must be distributed proportionately according to each victim's loss when there is more than one victim.

 

    Sec. 11.  RCW 9.94A.760 and 2001 c 10 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Whenever a person is convicted of a felony, the court may order the payment of a legal financial obligation as part of the sentence.  The court must on either the judgment and sentence or on a subsequent order to pay, designate the total amount of a legal financial obligation and segregate this amount among the separate assessments made for restitution, costs, fines, and other assessments required by law.  On the same order, the court is also to set a sum that the offender is required to pay on a monthly basis towards satisfying the legal financial obligation.  If the court fails to set the offender monthly payment amount, the department shall set the amount.  Upon receipt of an offender's monthly payment, restitution shall be paid prior to any payments of other monetary obligations.  After restitution is satisfied, the county clerk shall distribute the payment proportionally among all other fines, costs, and assessments imposed, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

    (2) If the court determines that the offender, at the time of sentencing, has the means to pay for the cost of incarceration, the court may require the offender to pay for the cost of incarceration at a rate of fifty dollars per day of incarceration.  Payment of other court-ordered financial obligations, including all legal financial obligations and costs of supervision shall take precedence over the payment of the cost of incarceration ordered by the court.  All funds recovered from offenders for the cost of incarceration in the county jail shall be remitted to the county and the costs of incarceration in a prison shall be remitted to the department.

    (3) The court may add to the judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay a statement that a notice of payroll deduction is to be issued immediately.  If the court chooses not to order the immediate issuance of a notice of payroll deduction at sentencing, the court shall add to the judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay a statement that a notice of payroll deduction may be issued or other income-withholding action may be taken, without further notice to the offender if a monthly court-ordered legal financial obligation payment is not paid when due, and an amount equal to or greater than the amount payable for one month is owed.

    If a judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay does not include the statement that a notice of payroll deduction may be issued or other income-withholding action may be taken if a monthly legal financial obligation payment is past due, the department may serve a notice on the offender stating such requirements and authorizations.  Service shall be by personal service or any form of mail requiring a return receipt.

    (4) Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to use any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation.  These remedies include enforcement in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action by the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed.  Restitution collected through civil enforcement must be paid through the registry of the court and must be distributed proportionately according to each victim's loss when there is more than one victim.  The judgment and sentence shall identify the party or entity to whom restitution is owed so that the state, party, or entity may enforce the judgment.  If restitution is ordered pursuant to RCW 9.94A.750(6) or 9.94A.753(6) to a victim of rape of a child or a victim's child born from the rape, the Washington state child support registry shall be identified as the party to whom payments must be made.  Restitution obligations arising from the rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree that result in the pregnancy of the victim may be enforced for the time periods provided under RCW 9.94A.750(6) and 9.94A.753(6).  All other legal financial obligations for an offense committed prior to July 1, 2000, may be enforced at any time during the ten-year period following the offender's release from total confinement or within ten years of entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period ends later.  Prior to the expiration of the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend the criminal judgment an additional ten years for payment of legal financial obligations including crime victims' assessments.  All other legal financial obligations for an offense committed on or after July 1, 2000, may be enforced at any time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.  For an offense committed on or after July 1, 2000, the court shall retain jurisdiction over the offender, for purposes of the offender's compliance with payment of the legal financial obligations, until the obligation is completely satisfied, regardless of the statutory maximum for the crime.  The department of corrections ((shall)) may supervise the offender's compliance with payment of the legal financial obligations ((for ten years following the entry of the judgment and sentence, or ten years following the offender's release from total confinement, whichever period ends later)) during any term of community placement, community custody, or community supervision.  The department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during any subsequent period of time the offender remains under the court's jurisdiction.

    (5) In order to assist the court in setting a monthly sum that the offender must pay during the period of supervision, the offender is required to report to the department for purposes of preparing a recommendation to the court.  When reporting, the offender is required, under oath, to respond truthfully and honestly to all questions concerning present, past, and future earning capabilities and the location and nature of all property or financial assets.  The offender is further required to bring all documents requested by the department.

    (6) After completing the investigation, the department shall make a report to the court on the amount of the monthly payment that the offender should be required to make towards a satisfied legal financial obligation.

    (7) During the period of supervision, the department may make a recommendation to the court that the offender's monthly payment schedule be modified so as to reflect a change in financial circumstances.  If the department sets the monthly payment amount, the department may modify the monthly payment amount without the matter being returned to the court.  During the period of supervision, the department may require the offender to report to the department for the purposes of reviewing the appropriateness of the collection schedule for the legal financial obligation.  During this reporting, the offender is required under oath to respond truthfully and honestly to all questions concerning earning capabilities and the location and nature of all property or financial assets.  The offender shall bring all documents requested by the department in order to prepare the collection schedule.

    (8) After the judgment and sentence or payment order is entered, the department is authorized, for any period of supervision, to collect the legal financial obligation from the offender.  Any amount collected by the department shall be remitted daily to the county clerk for the purpose of disbursements.  The department is authorized to accept credit cards as payment for a legal financial obligation, and any costs incurred related to accepting credit card payments shall be the responsibility of the offender.

    (9) The department or any obligee of the legal financial obligation may seek a mandatory wage assignment for the purposes of obtaining satisfaction for the legal financial obligation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.7701.

    (10) The requirement that the offender pay a monthly sum towards a legal financial obligation constitutes a condition or requirement of a sentence and the offender is subject to the penalties for noncompliance as provided in RCW 9.94A.634, 9.94A.737, or 9.94A.740.

    (11) The county clerk shall provide the department with individualized monthly billings for each offender with an unsatisfied legal financial obligation and shall provide the department with notice of payments by such offenders no less frequently than weekly.

    (12) The department may arrange for the collection of unpaid legal financial obligations through the county clerk, or through another entity if the clerk does not assume responsibility for collection.  The costs for collection services shall be paid by the offender.

    (13) Nothing in this chapter 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.

 

    Sec. 12.  RCW 4.56.100 and 1997 c 358 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When any judgment for the payment of money only shall have been paid or satisfied, the clerk of the court in which such judgment was rendered shall note upon the record in the execution docket satisfaction thereof giving the date of such satisfaction upon either the payment to such clerk of the amount of such judgment, costs and interest and any accrued costs by reason of the issuance of any execution, or the filing with such clerk of a satisfaction entitled in such action and identifying the same executed by the judgment creditor or his or her attorney of record in such action or his or her assignee acknowledged as deeds are acknowledged.  The clerk has the authority to note the satisfaction of judgments for criminal and juvenile legal financial obligations when the clerk's record indicates payment in full or as directed by the court.  Every satisfaction of judgment and every partial satisfaction of judgment which provides for the payment of money shall clearly designate the judgment creditor and his or her attorney if any, the judgment debtor, the amount or type of satisfaction, whether the satisfaction is full or partial, the cause number, and the date of entry of the judgment.  A certificate by such clerk of the entry of such satisfaction by him or her may be filed in the office of the clerk of any county in which an abstract of such judgment has been filed.  When so satisfied by the clerk or the filing of such certificate the lien of such judgment shall be discharged.

    (2) The department of social and health services shall file a satisfaction of judgment for welfare fraud conviction if a person does not pay money through the clerk as required under subsection (1) of this section.

    (((3) The department of corrections shall file a satisfaction of judgment if a person does not pay money through the clerk's office as required under subsection (1) of this section.))

 

    Sec. 13.  RCW 72.65.080 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 48 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

    The secretary may enter into contracts with ((the appropriate authorities)) other governmental agencies or private organizations for the ((payment of the cost of feeding and lodging and other expenses of housing)) management and operation of work release ((participants)) programs.  Such contracts may include any other terms and conditions as may be appropriate for the implementation of the work release program.  In addition the secretary is authorized to acquire, by lease or contract, appropriate facilities for the housing of work release participants and providing for their subsistence and supervision.  Such work release participants placed in leased or contracted facilities shall be required to reimburse the department the per capita cost of subsistence and lodging in accordance with the provisions and in the priority established by RCW 72.65.050(2).  The location of such facilities shall be subject to the zoning laws of the city or county in which they may be situated.

    Any work release program in existence on the effective date of this act shall be managed and operated pursuant to a contract with a private organization under this section.

 

    Sec. 14.  RCW 41.06.380 and 1979 ex.s. c 46 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit any department, as defined in RCW 41.06.020, from purchasing services by contract with individuals or business entities if such services were regularly purchased by valid contract by such department prior to April 23, 1979:  PROVIDED, That no such contract may be executed or renewed if it would have the effect of terminating classified employees or classified employee positions existing at the time of the execution or renewal of the contract, except as authorized by RCW 72.65.080.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 15.  This act takes effect July 1, 2002.  The legislature intends that sections 1 through 11 of this act apply retroactively to sentences imposed and offenders on community custody, community placement, or community supervision before, on, or after July 1, 2002.

 


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