BILL REQ. #:  H-4078.1 

Read first time 01/19/2004.   Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

     AN ACT Relating to a web site for information on fugitives; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that some offenders, often known as escapees or fugitives, willfully discontinue to make themselves available to the department of corrections for supervision by making their whereabouts unknown or by failing to maintain contact with the department as required by their community custody officers.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:
     The department of corrections shall disseminate to the public a list of all persons deemed escapees or fugitives from the department through the department's available web site. On the web site, the department shall post the name, photograph, and a brief description of each unapprehended convicted felon who has escaped the department's community supervision. The web site must also include a contact phone number for citizens with information leading to the whereabouts of such individuals.