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                         SENATE BILL 6361

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

 

By Senators Kline, Long, Kohl‑Welles, Hargrove, McCaslin and Oke

 

Read first time 01/16/2002.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Revising sentences for drug offenses.


    AN ACT Relating to the recommendations of the sentencing guidelines commission regarding drug offenses; amending RCW 9.94A.525, 2.28.170, 9.94A.470, 9.94A.475, 9.94A.480, 9.94A.505, 9.94A.530, 9.94A.585, 9.94A.660, 9.94A.728, 9.94A.850, and 10.01.210; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515, 9.94A.515, and 9.94A.510; adding a new section to chapter 70.96A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.135 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 9.94A RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  It is the intent of the legislature to increase the use of effective substance abuse treatment for defendants and offenders in Washington in order to make frugal use of state and local resources, thus reducing recidivism and increasing the likelihood that defendants and offenders will become productive and law-abiding persons.  The legislature recognizes that substance abuse treatment can be effective if it is well planned and involves adequate monitoring, and that substance abuse and addiction is a public safety issue that must be more effectively addressed if recidivism is to be reduced.  The legislature intends that sentences for drug offenses accurately reflect the adverse impact of substance abuse and addiction on public safety, that the public must have protection from violent offenders, and further intends that such sentences be based on policies that are supported by research and public policy goals established by the legislature.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.515 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 361, 2001 c 300 s 4, 2001 c 217 s 12, and 2001 c 17 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

 

                              TABLE 2

 

           CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

XVIAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

 

XVHomicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))

Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

 

XIVMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

 

XIIIMalicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))

Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))

 

XIIAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

 

XIManslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

 

XChild Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))

Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

Sexually Violent Predator Escape (RCW 9A.76.115)

 

IXAssault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

Hit and Run‑-Death (RCW 46.52.020(4)(a))

Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 79A.60.050)

Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))

Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIIArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW 79A.60.050)

Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

((Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))))

Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

Theft of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.010)

Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)

Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 79A.60.050)

Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)

Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIBail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(a))

Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

Unlawful Storage of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.020)

 

VAbandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(b))

Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)

Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or 74.34.145)

Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)

 

IVArson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

Assault by Watercraft (RCW 79A.60.060)

Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))

Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

Hit and Run‑-Injury (RCW 46.52.020(4)(b))

Hit and Run with Vessel‑-Injury Accident (RCW 79A.60.200(3))

Identity Theft 1 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(a))

Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)

Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

Vehicular Assault, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

 

IIIAbandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(c))

Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)

Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))

Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)

Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)

Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

  Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230)

Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

Vehicular Assault, by the operation or driving of a vehicle with disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

 

IIComputer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

           Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))

    Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

    Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

    Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

    Identity Theft 2 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(b))

    Improperly Obtaining Financial Information (RCW 9.35.010)

    Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

    Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

    Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

    Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

    Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

    Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

    Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

    Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

    Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

 

IAttempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 9.94A.525 and 2001 c 264 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    The offender score is measured on the horizontal axis of the sentencing grid.  The offender score rules are as follows:

    The offender score is the sum of points accrued under this section rounded down to the nearest whole number.

    (1) A prior conviction is a conviction which exists before the date of sentencing for the offense for which the offender score is being computed.  Convictions entered or sentenced on the same date as the conviction for which the offender score is being computed shall be deemed "other current offenses" within the meaning of RCW 9.94A.589.

    (2) Class A and sex prior felony convictions shall always be included in the offender score.  Class B prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score, if since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent ten consecutive years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.  Class C prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent five consecutive years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.  Serious traffic convictions shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender spent five years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.  This subsection applies to both adult and juvenile prior convictions.

    (3) Out-of-state convictions for offenses shall be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law.  Federal convictions for offenses shall be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law.  If there is no clearly comparable offense under Washington law or the offense is one that is usually considered subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, the offense shall be scored as a class C felony equivalent if it was a felony under the relevant federal statute.

    (4) Score prior convictions for felony anticipatory offenses (attempts, criminal solicitations, and criminal conspiracies) the same as if they were convictions for completed offenses.

    (5)(a) In the case of multiple prior convictions, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all convictions separately, except:

    (i) Prior offenses which were found, under RCW 9.94A.589(1)(a), to encompass the same criminal conduct, shall be counted as one offense, the offense that yields the highest offender score.  The current sentencing court shall determine with respect to other prior adult offenses for which sentences were served concurrently or prior juvenile offenses for which sentences were served consecutively, whether those offenses shall be counted as one offense or as separate offenses using the "same criminal conduct" analysis found in RCW 9.94A.589(1)(a), and if the court finds that they shall be counted as one offense, then the offense that yields the highest offender score shall be used.  The current sentencing court may presume that such other prior offenses were not the same criminal conduct from sentences imposed on separate dates, or in separate counties or jurisdictions, or in separate complaints, indictments, or informations;

    (ii) In the case of multiple prior convictions for offenses committed before July 1, 1986, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all adult convictions served concurrently as one offense, and count all juvenile convictions entered on the same date as one offense.  Use the conviction for the offense that yields the highest offender score.

    (b) As used in this subsection (5), "served concurrently" means that:  (i) The latter sentence was imposed with specific reference to the former; (ii) the concurrent relationship of the sentences was judicially imposed; and (iii) the concurrent timing of the sentences was not the result of a probation or parole revocation on the former offense.

    (6) If the present conviction is one of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy, count each prior conviction as if the present conviction were for a completed offense.  When these convictions are used as criminal history, score them the same as a completed crime.

    (7) If the present conviction is for a nonviolent offense and not covered by subsection (11) or (12) of this section, count one point for each adult prior felony conviction and one point for each juvenile prior violent felony conviction and 1/2 point for each juvenile prior nonviolent felony conviction.

    (8) If the present conviction is for a violent offense and not covered in subsection (9), (10), (11), or (12) of this section, count two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent felony conviction, one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and 1/2 point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

    (9) If the present conviction is for a serious violent offense, count three points for prior adult and juvenile convictions for crimes in this category, two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent conviction (not already counted), one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and 1/2 point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

    (10) If the present conviction is for Burglary 1, count prior convictions as in subsection (8) of this section; however count two points for each prior adult Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each prior juvenile Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

    (11) If the present conviction is for a felony traffic offense count two points for each adult or juvenile prior conviction for Vehicular Homicide or Vehicular Assault; for each felony offense count one point for each adult and 1/2 point for each juvenile prior conviction; for each serious traffic offense, other than those used for an enhancement pursuant to RCW 46.61.520(2), count one point for each adult and 1/2 point for each juvenile prior conviction.

    (12) If the present conviction is for ((a drug offense)) manufacture of methamphetamine count three points for each adult prior ((felony drug offense)) manufacture of methamphetamine conviction and two points for each juvenile ((drug)) manufacture of methamphetamine offense.  All other adult and juvenile felonies are scored as in subsection (8) of this section if the current drug offense is violent, or as in subsection (7) of this section if the current drug offense is nonviolent.

    (13) If the present conviction is for Escape from Community Custody, RCW 72.09.310, count only prior escape convictions in the offender score.  Count adult prior escape convictions as one point and juvenile prior escape convictions as 1/2 point.

    (14) If the present conviction is for Escape 1, RCW 9A.76.110, or Escape 2, RCW 9A.76.120, count adult prior convictions as one point and juvenile prior convictions as 1/2 point.

    (15) If the present conviction is for Burglary 2 or residential burglary, count priors as in subsection (7) of this section; however, count two points for each adult and juvenile prior Burglary 1 conviction, two points for each adult prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each juvenile prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

    (16) If the present conviction is for a sex offense, count priors as in subsections (7) through (15) of this section; however count three points for each adult and juvenile prior sex offense conviction.

    (17) If the present conviction is for an offense committed while the offender was under community placement, add one point.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The criminal justice treatment account is created in the state treasury.  Moneys in the account may be expended solely for:  (a) Substance abuse treatment for offenders with an addiction or a substance abuse problem that, if not treated, would result in addiction, against whom charges are filed by a prosecuting attorney in Washington state; and (b) the provision of drug and alcohol services for nonviolent offenders within a drug court program.  Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.

    (2) Revenues to the criminal justice treatment account consist of:  (a) Savings to the state general fund resulting from reductions in drug offender sentencing as a result of sections 2 and 3, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (sections 2 and 3 of this act), as calculated pursuant to this section; and (b) any other revenues appropriated to or deposited in the account.

    (3)(a) The department of corrections, the sentencing guidelines commission, the office of financial management, and the caseload forecast council shall develop a methodology for calculating the projected biennial savings under this section.  Savings shall be projected for the fiscal biennium beginning on July 1, 2003, and for each biennium thereafter.  By September 1, 2002, the proposed methodology shall be submitted to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature.  The methodology is deemed approved unless the legislature enacts legislation to modify or reject the methodology.

    (b) When the department of corrections submits its biennial budget request to the governor in 2002 and in each even-numbered year thereafter, the department of corrections shall use the methodology approved in (a) of this subsection to calculate savings to the state general fund for the ensuing fiscal biennium resulting from reductions in drug offender sentencing as a result of sections 2 and 3, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (sections 2 and 3 this act) and sections 7, 8, and 9, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (sections 7, 8, and 9 this act).  The department shall report the dollar amount of the savings to the state treasurer, the office of financial management, and the fiscal committees of the legislature.

    (c) For the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2003, and each fiscal biennium thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer seventy-five percent of the amount reported in (b) of this subsection from the general fund into the criminal justice treatment account, divided into eight equal quarterly payments.

    (d) For the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2003, and each biennium thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer twenty-five percent of the amount reported in (b) of this subsection from the general fund into the violence reduction and drug enforcement account, divided into eight quarterly payments.  The amounts transferred pursuant to this subsection (3)(d) shall be used solely for providing drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders receiving a reduced sentence as a result of sections 2 and 3, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (sections 2 and 3 of this act) and who are assessed with an addiction or a substance abuse problem that if not treated would result in addiction.  Any excess funds remaining after providing drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders receiving a reduced sentence as a result of sections 2 and 3, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (sections 2 and 3 of this act) may be expended to provide treatment for sex or violent offenders confined in a state correctional facility and who are assessed with an addiction or a substance abuse problem that contributed to the crime.

    (e) In each odd-numbered year, the legislature shall appropriate the amount transferred to the criminal justice treatment account in (c) of this subsection to the division of alcohol and substance abuse for the purposes of subsection (4) of this section.

    (4) Moneys appropriated to the division of alcohol and substance abuse from the criminal justice treatment account shall be distributed as specified in this subsection.  The department shall serve as the fiscal agent for purposes of distribution.

    (a) Seventy percent of amounts appropriated to the division from the account shall be distributed to counties pursuant to the distribution formula adopted under this section.  The division of alcohol and substance abuse, in consultation with the department of corrections, the sentencing guidelines commission, the Washington state association of counties, the Washington state association of drug court professionals, the superior court judges' association, the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, representatives of the criminal defense bar, representatives of substance abuse treatment providers, and any other person deemed by the division to be necessary, shall establish a fair and reasonable methodology for distribution to counties of moneys in the criminal justice treatment account.  County or regional plans submitted for the expenditure of formula funds must be approved by the panel established in (b) of this subsection.

    (b) Thirty percent of the amounts appropriated to the division from the account shall be distributed as grants for purposes of treating offenders against whom charges are filed by a county prosecuting attorney.  The division shall appoint a panel of representatives from the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the superior court judges' association, the Washington state association of counties, the Washington defender's association or the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers, the department of corrections, substance abuse treatment providers, and the division.  The panel shall award the grants to eligible counties or groups of counties that have submitted plans pursuant to (a) of this subsection and shall approve expenditure plans for grant funds.  The panel shall attempt to ensure that treatment as funded by the grants is available to offenders statewide.

    (5) The county chemical dependency specialist, county prosecutor, county sheriff, county superior court, a substance abuse treatment provider appointed by the county legislative authority, and a member of the criminal defense bar appointed by the county legislative authority shall jointly submit a plan, approved by the county legislative authority or authorities, to the panel established in subsection (4)(b) of this section, for disposition of all the funds provided from the criminal justice treatment account within that county.  The funds shall be used solely to provide approved alcohol and substance abuse treatment pursuant to RCW 70.96A.090.

    (6) Counties are encouraged to consider regional agreements and submit regional plans for the efficient delivery of treatment under this section.

    (7) Moneys allocated under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funds used for substance abuse treatment.

    (8) Counties must meet the criteria established in RCW 2.28.170(3)(b).

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 43.135 RCW to read as follows:

    RCW 43.135.035(4) does not apply to the transfers established in section 4 of this act.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 43.20A RCW to read as follows:

    The department of social and health services shall annually review and monitor the expenditures made by any county or group of counties which is funded, in whole or in part, with funds provided by this act.  Counties shall repay any funds that are not spent in accordance with the requirements of this act.

 

    Sec. 7.  RCW 9.94A.515 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 361, 2001 c 300 s 4, 2001 c 217 s 12, and 2001 c 17 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

 

                              TABLE 2

 

           CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

XVIAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

 

XVHomicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))

Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

 

XIVMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

 

XIIIMalicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))

Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))

 

XIIAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

 

XIManslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

 

XChild Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))

((Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)))

Sexually Violent Predator Escape (RCW 9A.76.115)

 

IXAssault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

((Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)))

Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

Hit and Run‑-Death (RCW 46.52.020(4)(a))

Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 79A.60.050)

Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))

((Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)))

Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIIArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

((Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))))

Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW 79A.60.050)

Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

((Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)))

Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

((Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)))

Theft of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.010)

Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIIBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)

Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 79A.60.050)

Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

((Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))))

Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))

Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)

Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

 

VIBail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(a))

Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

((Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))))

Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

Unlawful Storage of Anhydrous Ammonia (RCW 69.55.020)

 

VAbandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(b))

Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)

((Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))))

Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or 74.34.145)

Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)

 

IVArson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

Assault by Watercraft (RCW 79A.60.060)

Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))

Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

Hit and Run‑-Injury (RCW 46.52.020(4)(b))

Hit and Run with Vessel‑-Injury Accident (RCW 79A.60.200(3))

Identity Theft 1 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(a))

Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)

Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

((Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))))

Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

Vehicular Assault, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

 

IIIAbandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(c))

Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)

Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

((Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))))

Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

((Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))))

Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)

((Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))))

Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)

Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)

Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

  Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230)

Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

Vehicular Assault, by the operation or driving of a vehicle with disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.522)

Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

 

IIComputer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

           Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))

    ((Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))))

    Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

    Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

    Identity Theft 2 (RCW 9.35.020(2)(b))

    Improperly Obtaining Financial Information (RCW 9.35.010)

    Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

    ((Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

    Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))))

    Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

    Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

    Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

    Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

    Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

    Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

 

IAttempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

((Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)))

Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

((Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))))

Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 8.  A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

 

    (1)                       TABLE 3

 

                   DRUG OFFENSE SENTENCING GRID

 

Seriousness    Offender Score             Offender Score             Offender Score

Level          0 to 2                     3 to 5                     6 to 9 or more

 

III            51 to 68 months            68 to 100 months           100 to 120 months

 

II             12+ to 20 months           20 to 60 months            60 to 120 months

 

I              0 to 6 months              6 to 18 months             12+ to 24 months

 

References to months represent the standard sentence ranges.  12+ equals one year and one day.

    (2) The court may also impose any other sanctions authorized by law.

    (3) Nothing in this section creates an entitlement for a criminal defendant to any specific sentence option or substance abuse treatment.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9.  A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

 

                              TABLE 4

 

       DRUG OFFENSES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

IIIAny felony offense under chapter 69.50 RCW with a deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.602

Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

 

IICreate, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

 

IForged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Possession of Controlled Substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II (RCW 69.50.401(d))

 

    Sec. 10.  RCW 9.94A.510 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.728(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.728(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.605.

    (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.))

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The provisions of this section apply to the standard sentence ranges determined by RCW 9.94A.510 or section 8 of this act.

    (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 seventy-five 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.728(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.728(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.605.

    (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.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 12.  (1) A joint select committee on the drug offense sentencing grid is established.

    (2) The committee shall consist of the following persons:

    (a) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

    (b) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;

    (c) A superior court judge, selected by the superior court judges association;

    (d) A prosecuting attorney, selected by the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;

    (e) A member selected by the Washington state bar association, whose practice includes a significant amount of time devoted to criminal defense work;

    (f) An elected sheriff or a police chief, selected by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;

    (g) A representative from the division of alcohol and substance abuse in the department of social and health services;

    (h) A member of the sentencing guidelines commission;

    (i) A member of the caseload forecast council;

    (j) A representative from the governor's office of financial management;

    (k) A representative from the department of corrections;

    (l) A representative from the association of Washington counties;

    (m) A chemical dependency treatment provider; and

    (n) A representative from the association of drug court professionals.

    (3) The chair of the committee shall be chosen by the members of the committee.

    (4) The committee shall review and make recommendations to the legislature and governor regarding the drug offense sentencing grid created pursuant to section 8 of this act.  In preparing the recommendations, the committee shall:

    (a) Establish a methodology of determining the fiscal consequences to the state and local governments, including the calculation of savings to be dedicated to substance abuse treatment, resulting from the implementation of the grid and any recommended revisions to the grid;

    (b) Review and recommend any changes in the sentencing levels and penalties in the drug sentencing grid;

    (c) Consider the proportionality of sentencing based on the quantity of controlled substances;

    (d) Examine methods for addressing issues of racial disproportionality in sentencing;

    (e) Recommend a statewide method of evaluating the success of drug courts in terms of reducing recidivism and increasing the number of persons who participate in drug court programs and remain free of substance abuse;

    (f) Review and make any appropriate revisions in statewide criteria for funding substance abuse treatment programs for defendants and offenders; and

    (g) Review and make any recommendations for changes in the method of distribution of funding methods established in this act for defendant and offender drug treatment programs.

    (5) The committee shall complete its review and submit its recommendations to the legislature and governor not later than June 1, 2003.

    (6) The staff of the legislature, the sentencing guidelines commission, and the caseload forecast council shall provide support to the committee.

    (7) Nonlegislative members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.  Legislative members of the committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 44.04.120.

    (8) This section expires December 31, 2003.

 

    Sec. 13.  RCW 2.28.170 and 1999 c 197 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Counties may establish and operate drug courts.

    (2) For the purposes of this section, "drug court" means a court that has special calendars or dockets designed to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent, substance abusing offenders by increasing their likelihood for successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and intense judicially supervised treatment; mandatory periodic drug testing; and the use of appropriate sanctions and other rehabilitation services.

    (3)(a) Any jurisdiction that seeks a state appropriation to fund a drug court program must first:

    (((a))) (i) Exhaust all federal funding received from the office of national drug control policy that is available to support the operations of its drug court and associated services; and

    (((b))) (ii) Match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, state moneys allocated for drug court programs with local cash or in-kind resources.  Moneys allocated by the state must be used to supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funds for drug court operations and associated services.

    (b) Any county that establishes a drug court pursuant to this section shall establish minimum requirements for the participation of offenders in the program.  The drug court may adopt local requirements that are more stringent than the minimum.  The minimum requirements are:

    (i) The offender would benefit from substance abuse treatment;

    (ii) The offender has not previously been convicted of a serious violent offense or sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; and

    (iii) Without regard to whether proof of any of these elements is required to convict, the offender is not currently charged with or convicted of an offense during the course of which the offender:

    (A) Carried, possessed, or used a firearm or other dangerous weapon;

    (B) Used force against another person;

    (C) Caused substantial or great bodily harm to any person; or

    (D) Caused the death of another person.

    (4) The drug court shall have the discretion to admit or deny a person's entry into drug court regardless of whether the person meets the criteria set forth in subsection (3)(b) of this section.  A decision to admit or deny entry shall not be appealable.

    (5) If a court finds that the offender meets the criteria for entry into drug court, the court on its own motion, or the motion of the state or the offender, may admit the defendant into drug court.

 

    Sec. 14.  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.411(2), any and all felony crimes involving any deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.602, any deadly weapon enhancements under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both, and any and all felony crimes as defined in ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3)(f) or (4)(f) of this act, 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.411(2) as crimes against persons.

 

    Sec. 15.  RCW 9.94A.475 and 1997 c 338 s 48 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any and all recommended sentencing agreements or plea agreements and the sentences for any and all felony crimes shall be made and retained as public records if the felony crime involves:

    (1) Any violent offense as defined in this chapter;

    (2) Any most serious offense as defined in this chapter;

    (3) Any felony with a deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.602;

    (4) Any felony with any deadly weapon enhancements under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both; and/or

    (5) The felony crimes of possession of a machine gun, possessing a stolen firearm, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first or second degree, and/or use of a machine gun in a felony.

 

    Sec. 16.  RCW 9.94A.480 and 1997 c 338 s 49 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A current, newly created or reworked judgment and sentence document for each felony sentencing shall record any and all recommended sentencing agreements or plea agreements and the sentences for any and all felony crimes kept as public records under RCW 9.94A.475 shall contain the clearly printed name and legal signature of the sentencing judge.  The judgment and sentence document as defined in this section shall also provide additional space for the sentencing judge's reasons for going either above or below the presumptive sentence range for any and all felony crimes covered as public records under RCW 9.94A.475.  Both the sentencing judge and the prosecuting attorney's office shall each retain or receive a completed copy of each sentencing document as defined in this section for their own records.

    (2) The sentencing guidelines commission shall be sent a completed copy of the judgment and sentence document upon conviction for each felony sentencing under subsection (1) of this section and shall compile a yearly and cumulative judicial record of each sentencing judge in regards to his or her sentencing practices for any and all felony crimes involving:

    (a) Any violent offense as defined in this chapter;

    (b) Any most serious offense as defined in this chapter;

    (c) Any felony with any deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.602;

    (d) Any felony with any deadly weapon enhancements under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both; and/or

    (e) The felony crimes of possession of a machine gun, possessing a stolen firearm, drive‑by shooting, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first or second degree, and/or use of a machine gun in a felony.

    (3) The sentencing guidelines commission shall compare each individual judge's sentencing practices to the standard or presumptive sentence range for any and all felony crimes listed in subsection (2) of this section for the appropriate offense level as defined in RCW 9.94A.515 or section 9 of this act, offender score as defined in RCW 9.94A.525, and any applicable deadly weapon enhancements as defined in ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both.  These comparative records shall be retained and made available to the public for review in a current, newly created or reworked official published document by the sentencing guidelines commission.

    (4) Any and all felony sentences which are either above or below the standard or presumptive sentence range in subsection (3) of this section shall also mark whether the prosecuting attorney in the case also recommended a similar sentence, if any, which was either above or below the presumptive sentence range and shall also indicate if the sentence was in conjunction with an approved alternative sentencing option including a first-time offender waiver, sex offender sentencing alternative, or other prescribed sentencing option.

    (5) If any completed judgment and sentence document as defined in subsection (1) of this section is not sent to the sentencing guidelines commission as required in subsection (2) of this section, the sentencing guidelines commission shall have the authority and shall undertake reasonable and necessary steps to assure that all past, current, and future sentencing documents as defined in subsection (1) of this section are received by the sentencing guidelines commission.

 

    Sec. 17.  RCW 9.94A.505 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 312 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this chapter.

    (2)(a) The court shall impose a sentence as provided in the following sections and as applicable in the case:

    (i) Unless another term of confinement applies, the court shall impose a sentence within the standard sentence range established in RCW 9.94A.510 or section 8 of this act;

    (ii) RCW 9.94A.700 and 9.94A.705, relating to community placement;

    (iii) RCW 9.94A.710 and 9.94A.715, relating to community custody;

    (iv) RCW 9.94A.545, relating to community custody for offenders whose term of confinement is one year or less;

    (v) RCW 9.94A.570, relating to persistent offenders;

    (vi) RCW 9.94A.540, relating to mandatory minimum terms;

    (vii) RCW 9.94A.650, relating to the first-time offender waiver;

    (viii) RCW 9.94A.660, relating to the drug offender sentencing alternative;

    (ix) RCW 9.94A.670, relating to the special sex offender sentencing alternative;

    (x) RCW 9.94A.712, relating to certain sex offenses;

    (xi) RCW 9.94A.535, relating to exceptional sentences;

    (xii) RCW 9.94A.589, relating to consecutive and concurrent sentences.

    (b) If a standard sentence range has not been established for the offender's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement; community service work; until July 1, 2000, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year and on and after July 1, 2000, a term of community custody not to exceed one year, subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in RCW 9.94A.710 (2) and (3); and/or other legal financial obligations.  The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds reasons justifying an exceptional sentence as provided in RCW 9.94A.535.

    (3) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days.  A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days.  Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

    (4) If a sentence imposed includes payment of a legal financial obligation, it shall be imposed as provided in RCW 9.94A.750, 9.94A.753, and 9.94A.760.

    (5) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.750(4) and 9.94A.753(4), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision, community placement, or community custody which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

    (6) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

    (7) The court shall order restitution as provided in RCW 9.94A.750 and 9.94A.753.

    (8) As a part of any sentence, the court may impose and enforce crime-related prohibitions and affirmative conditions as provided in this chapter.

    (9) The court may order an offender whose sentence includes community placement or community supervision to undergo a mental status evaluation and to participate in available outpatient mental health treatment, if the court finds that reasonable grounds exist to believe that the offender is a mentally ill person as defined in RCW 71.24.025, and that this condition is likely to have influenced the offense.  An order requiring mental status evaluation or treatment must be based on a presentence report and, if applicable, mental status evaluations that have been filed with the court to determine the offender's competency or eligibility for a defense of insanity.  The court may order additional evaluations at a later date if deemed appropriate.

    (10) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the offender to serve the partial confinement in work release, in a program of home detention, on work crew, or in a combined program of work crew and home detention.

    (11) In sentencing an offender convicted of a crime of domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020, if the offender has a minor child, or if the victim of the offense for which the offender was convicted has a minor child, the court may, as part of any term of community supervision, community placement, or community custody, order the offender to participate in a domestic violence perpetrator program approved under RCW 26.50.150.

 

    Sec. 18.  RCW 9.94A.530 and 2000 c 28 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The intersection of the column defined by the offender score and the row defined by the offense seriousness score determines the standard sentence range (see RCW 9.94A.510, (Table 1) and section 8 of this act, (Table 3)).  The additional time for deadly weapon findings or for those offenses enumerated in ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11(4) of this act that were committed in a state correctional facility or county jail shall be added to the entire standard sentence range.  The court may impose any sentence within the range that it deems appropriate.  All standard sentence ranges are expressed in terms of total confinement.

    (2) In determining any sentence, the trial court may rely on no more information than is admitted by the plea agreement, or admitted, acknowledged, or proved in a trial or at the time of sentencing.  Acknowledgement includes not objecting to information stated in the presentence reports.  Where the defendant disputes material facts, the court must either not consider the fact or grant an evidentiary hearing on the point.  The facts shall be deemed proved at the hearing by a preponderance of the evidence.  Facts that establish the elements of a more serious crime or additional crimes may not be used to go outside the standard sentence range except upon stipulation or when specifically provided for in RCW 9.94A.535(2) (d), (e), (g), and (h).

 

    Sec. 19.  RCW 9.94A.585 and 2000 c 28 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A sentence within the standard sentence range for the offense shall not be appealed.  Any sentence imposed under section 8 of this act shall not be appealed.  For purposes of this section, a sentence imposed on a first-time offender under RCW 9.94A.650 shall also be deemed to be within the standard sentence range for the offense and shall not be appealed.

    (2) A sentence outside the standard sentence range for the offense is subject to appeal by the defendant or the state.  The appeal shall be to the court of appeals in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court.

    (3) Pending review of the sentence, the sentencing court or the court of appeals may order the defendant confined or placed on conditional release, including bond.

    (4) To reverse a sentence which is outside the standard sentence range, the reviewing court must find:  (a) Either that the reasons supplied by the sentencing court are not supported by the record which was before the judge or that those reasons do not justify a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense; or (b) that the sentence imposed was clearly excessive or clearly too lenient.

    (5) A review under this section shall be made solely upon the record that was before the sentencing court.  Written briefs shall not be required and the review and decision shall be made in an expedited manner according to rules adopted by the supreme court.

    (6) The court of appeals shall issue a written opinion in support of its decision whenever the judgment of the sentencing court is reversed and may issue written opinions in any other case where the court believes that a written opinion would provide guidance to sentencing courts and others in implementing this chapter and in developing a common law of sentencing within the state.

    (7) The department may petition for a review of a sentence committing an offender to the custody or jurisdiction of the department.  The review shall be limited to errors of law.  Such petition shall be filed with the court of appeals no later than ninety days after the department has actual knowledge of terms of the sentence.  The petition shall include a certification by the department that all reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute at the superior court level have been exhausted.

 

    Sec. 20.  RCW 9.94A.660 and 2001 c 10 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) An offender is eligible for the special drug offender sentencing alternative if:

    (a) The offender is convicted of a felony that is not a violent offense or sex offense and the violation does not involve a sentence enhancement under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act;

    (b) The offender has no current or prior convictions for a sex offense or violent offense in this state, another state, or the United States;

    (c) For a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under chapter 69.50 RCW or a criminal solicitation to commit such a violation under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance; and

    (d) The offender has not been found by the United States attorney general to be subject to a deportation detainer or order and does not become subject to a deportation order during the period of the sentence.

    (2) If the standard sentence range is greater than one year and the sentencing court determines that the offender is eligible for this alternative and that the offender and the community will benefit from the use of the alternative, the judge may waive imposition of a sentence within the standard sentence range and impose a sentence that must include a period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half of the midpoint of the standard sentence range.  During incarceration in the state facility, offenders sentenced under this subsection shall undergo a comprehensive substance abuse assessment and receive, within available resources, treatment services appropriate for the offender.  The treatment services shall be designed by the division of alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and health services, in cooperation with the department of corrections.

    The court shall also impose:

    (a) The remainder of the midpoint of the standard range as a term of community custody which must include appropriate substance abuse treatment in a program that has been approved by the division of alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and health services;

    (b) Crime-related prohibitions including a condition not to use illegal controlled substances;

    (c) A requirement to submit to urinalysis or other testing to monitor that status; and

    (d) A term of community custody pursuant to RCW 9.94A.715 to be imposed upon failure to complete or administrative termination from the special drug offender sentencing alternative program.

    The court may prohibit the offender from using alcohol or controlled substances and may require that the monitoring for controlled substances be conducted by the department or by a treatment alternatives to street crime program or a comparable court or agency-referred program.  The offender may be required to pay thirty dollars per month while on community custody to offset the cost of monitoring.  In addition, the court shall impose three or more of the following conditions:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or training;

    (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer before any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iii) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;

    (iv) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations;

    (v) Perform community service work;

    (vi) Stay out of areas designated by the sentencing court;

    (vii) Such other conditions as the court may require such as affirmative conditions.

    (3) If the offender violates any of the sentence conditions in subsection (2) of this section or is found by the United States attorney general to be subject to a deportation order, a violation hearing shall be held by the department unless waived by the offender.

    (a) If the department finds that conditions have been willfully violated, the offender may be reclassified to serve the remaining balance of the original sentence.

    (b) If the department finds that the offender is subject to a valid deportation order, the department may administratively terminate the offender from the program and reclassify the offender to serve the remaining balance of the original sentence.

    (4) The department shall determine the rules for calculating the value of a day fine based on the offender's income and reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.  These rules shall be developed in consultation with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the commission.

    (5) An offender who fails to complete the special drug offender sentencing alternative program or who is administratively terminated from the program 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.  An offender who violates any conditions of supervision as defined by the department shall be sanctioned.  Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, reclassifying the offender to serve the unexpired term of his or her sentence as ordered by the sentencing court.  If an offender is reclassified to serve the unexpired term of his or her sentence, the offender shall be subject to all rules relating to earned release time.

 

    Sec. 21.  RCW 9.94A.728 and 2000 c 28 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

    No person serving a sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter and committed to the custody of the department shall leave the confines of the correctional facility or be released prior to the expiration of the sentence except as follows:

    (1) Except as otherwise provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the term of the sentence of an offender committed to a correctional facility operated by the department may be reduced by earned release time in accordance with procedures that shall be developed and promulgated by the correctional agency having jurisdiction in which the offender is confined.  The earned release time shall be for good behavior and good performance, as determined by the correctional agency having jurisdiction.  The correctional agency shall not credit the offender with earned release credits in advance of the offender actually earning the credits.  Any program established pursuant to this section shall allow an offender to earn early release credits for presentence incarceration.  If an offender is transferred from a county jail to the department, the administrator of a county jail facility shall certify to the department the amount of time spent in custody at the facility and the amount of earned release time.  An offender who has been convicted of a felony committed after July 23, 1995, that involves any applicable deadly weapon enhancements under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both, shall not receive any good time credits or earned release time for that portion of his or her sentence that results from any deadly weapon enhancements.  In the case of an offender convicted of a serious violent offense, or a sex offense that is a class A felony, committed on or after July 1, 1990, the aggregate earned release time may not exceed fifteen percent of the sentence.  In no other case shall the aggregate earned release time exceed one-third of the total sentence;

    (2)(a) A person convicted of a sex offense or an offense categorized as a serious violent offense, assault in the second degree, vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, assault of a child in the second degree, any 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 any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, committed before July 1, 2000, may become eligible, in accordance with a program developed by the department, for transfer to community custody status in lieu of earned release time pursuant to subsection (1) of this section;

    (b) A person convicted of a sex offense, 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, may become eligible, in accordance with a program developed by the department, for transfer to community custody status in lieu of earned release time pursuant to subsection (1) of this section;

    (3) An offender may leave a correctional facility pursuant to an authorized furlough or leave of absence.  In addition, offenders may leave a correctional facility when in the custody of a corrections officer or officers;

    (4)(a) The secretary may authorize an extraordinary medical placement for an offender when all of the following conditions exist:

    (i) The offender has a medical condition that is serious enough to require costly care or treatment;

    (ii) The offender poses a low risk to the community because he or she is physically incapacitated due to age or the medical condition; and

    (iii) Granting the extraordinary medical placement will result in a cost savings to the state.

    (b) An offender sentenced to death or to life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole is not eligible for an extraordinary medical placement.

    (c) The secretary shall require electronic monitoring for all offenders in extraordinary medical placement unless the electronic monitoring equipment interferes with the function of the offender's medical equipment or results in the loss of funding for the offender's medical care.  The secretary shall specify who shall provide the monitoring services and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed.

    (d) The secretary may revoke an extraordinary medical placement under this subsection at any time.

    (5) The governor, upon recommendation from the clemency and pardons board, may grant an extraordinary release for reasons of serious health problems, senility, advanced age, extraordinary meritorious acts, or other extraordinary circumstances;

    (6) No more than the final six months of the sentence may be served in partial confinement designed to aid the offender in finding work and reestablishing himself or herself in the community;

    (7) The governor may pardon any offender;

    (8) The department may release an offender from confinement any time within ten days before a release date calculated under this section; and

    (9) An offender may leave a correctional facility prior to completion of his or her sentence if the sentence has been reduced as provided in RCW 9.94A.870.

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, an offender sentenced for a felony crime listed in RCW 9.94A.540 as subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of total confinement shall not be released from total confinement before the completion of the listed mandatory minimum sentence for that felony crime of conviction unless allowed under RCW 9.94A.540, however persistent offenders are not eligible for extraordinary medical placement.

 

    Sec. 22.  RCW 9.94A.850 and 2000 c 28 s 41 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A sentencing guidelines commission is established as an agency of state government.

    (2) The legislature finds that the commission, having accomplished its original statutory directive to implement this chapter, and having expertise in sentencing practice and policies, shall:

    (a) Evaluate state sentencing policy, to include whether the sentencing ranges and standards are consistent with and further:

    (i) The purposes of this chapter as defined in RCW 9.94A.010; and

    (ii) The intent of the legislature to emphasize confinement for the violent offender and alternatives to confinement for the nonviolent offender.

    The commission shall provide the governor and the legislature with its evaluation and recommendations under this subsection not later than December 1, 1996, and every two years thereafter;

    (b) Recommend to the legislature revisions or modifications to the standard sentence ranges, state sentencing policy, prosecuting standards, and other standards.  If implementation of the revisions or modifications would result in exceeding the capacity of correctional facilities, then the commission shall accompany its recommendation with an additional list of standard sentence ranges which are consistent with correction capacity;

    (c) Study the existing criminal code and from time to time make recommendations to the legislature for modification;

    (d)(i) Serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; (ii) develop and maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender, offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence forms for all adult felons; and (iii) conduct ongoing research regarding adult and juvenile sentencing guidelines, use of total confinement and alternatives to total confinement, plea bargaining, and other matters relating to the improvement of the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system;

    (e) Assume the powers and duties of the juvenile disposition standards commission after June 30, 1996;

    (f) Evaluate the effectiveness of existing disposition standards and related statutes in implementing policies set forth in RCW 13.40.010 generally, specifically review the guidelines relating to the confinement of minor and first-time offenders as well as the use of diversion, and review the application of current and proposed juvenile sentencing standards and guidelines for potential adverse impacts on the sentencing outcomes of racial and ethnic minority youth;

    (g) Solicit the comments and suggestions of the juvenile justice community concerning disposition standards, and make recommendations to the legislature regarding revisions or modifications of the standards.  The evaluations shall be submitted to the legislature on December 1 of each odd-numbered year.  The department of social and health services shall provide the commission with available data concerning the implementation of the disposition standards and related statutes and their effect on the performance of the department's responsibilities relating to juvenile offenders, and with recommendations for modification of the disposition standards.  The office of the administrator for the courts shall provide the commission with available data on diversion and dispositions of juvenile offenders under chapter 13.40 RCW; and

    (h) Not later than December 1, 1997, and at least every two years thereafter, based on available information, report to the governor and the legislature on:

    (i) Racial disproportionality in juvenile and adult sentencing;

    (ii) The capacity of state and local juvenile and adult facilities and resources; and

    (iii) Recidivism information on adult and juvenile offenders.

    (3) Each of the commission's recommended standard sentence ranges shall include one or more of the following:  Total confinement, partial confinement, community supervision, community service, and a fine.

    (4) The standard sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this chapter, except as provided in section 8 of this act, are subject to the following limitations:

    (a) If the maximum term in the range is one year or less, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than one-third of the maximum term in the range, except that if the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term may be less than one-third of the maximum;

    (b) If the maximum term in the range is greater than one year, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range, except that for murder in the second degree in seriousness level XIV under RCW 9.94A.510, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range; and

    (c) The maximum term of confinement in a range may not exceed the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in RCW 9A.20.021.

    (5)(a) Not later than December 31, 1999, the commission shall propose to the legislature the initial community custody ranges to be included in sentences under RCW 9.94A.715 for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000.  Not later than December 31 of each year, the commission may propose modifications to the ranges.  The ranges shall be based on the principles in RCW 9.94A.010, and shall take into account the funds available to the department for community custody.  The minimum term in each range shall not be less than one-half of the maximum term.

    (b) The legislature may, by enactment of a legislative bill, adopt or modify the community custody ranges proposed by the commission.  If the legislature fails to adopt or modify the initial ranges in its next regular session after they are proposed, the proposed ranges shall take effect without legislative approval for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000.

    (c) When the commission proposes modifications to ranges pursuant to this subsection, the legislature may, by enactment of a bill, adopt or modify the ranges proposed by the commission for crimes committed on or after July 1 of the year after they were proposed.  Unless the legislature adopts or modifies the commission's proposal in its next regular session, the proposed ranges shall not take effect.

    (6) The commission shall exercise its duties under this section in conformity with chapter 34.05 RCW.

 

    Sec. 23.  RCW 10.01.210 and 1995 c 129 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any and all law enforcement agencies and personnel, criminal justice attorneys, sentencing judges, and state and local correctional facilities and personnel may, but are not required to, give any and all offenders either written or oral notice, or both, of the sanctions imposed and criminal justice changes regarding armed offenders, including but not limited to the subjects of:

    (1) Felony crimes involving any deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.602;

    (2) Any and all deadly weapon enhancements under ((RCW 9.94A.510)) section 11 (3) or (4) of this act, or both, as well as any federal firearm, ammunition, or other deadly weapon enhancements;

    (3) Any and all felony crimes requiring the possession, display, or use of any deadly weapon as well as the many increased penalties for these crimes including the creation of theft of a firearm and possessing a stolen firearm;

    (4) New prosecuting standards established for filing charges for all crimes involving any deadly weapons;

    (5) Removal of good time for any and all deadly weapon enhancements; and

    (6) Providing the death penalty for those who commit first degree murder:  (a) To join, maintain, or advance membership in an identifiable group; (b) as part of a drive-by shooting; or (c) to avoid prosecution as a persistent offender as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 24.  Nothing in this act creates an entitlement for a criminal defendant to any specific sentence option or substance abuse treatment.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 25.  If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2002, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 26.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 27.  Sections 2 and 3 of this act take effect July 1, 2002, and apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 2002.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 28.  Section 2 of this act expires July 1, 2004.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 29.  Sections 7 through 11 and 14 through 23 of this act take effect July 1, 2004, and apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 2004.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 30.  Sections 1, 4 through 6, 12, 13, 24, and 25 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.

 


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