CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2407

57th Legislature

2002 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 9, 2002

Yeas 94 Nays 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate March 4, 2002

Yeas 45 Nays 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2407 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 2407

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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington 57th Legislature 2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Lovick, Hurst, Woods, Kagi and Haigh

Read first time 01/16/2002. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to establishing the authority to create and operate regional jails; and adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70.48 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Regional jails may be created and operated between two or more local governments, or one or more local governments and the state, and may be governed by representatives from multiple jurisdictions.

(2) A jurisdiction that confines persons prior to conviction in a regional jail in another county is responsible for providing private telephone, video-conferencing, or in-person contact between the defendant and his or her public defense counsel.

(3) The creation and operation of any regional jail must comply with the interlocal cooperation act described in chapter 39.34 RCW.

(4) Nothing in this section prevents counties and cities from contracting for jail services as described in RCW 70.48.090.