BILL REQ. #:  S-0836.1 

Read first time 01/23/2003.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to court-imposed conditions of deferred prosecutions; and amending RCW 10.05.120 and 10.05.140.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 10.05.120 and 2002 c 219 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Three years after receiving proof of successful completion of the two-year treatment program, and following proof to the court that the petitioner has complied with the conditions imposed by the court following successful completion of the two-year treatment program, but not before five years following entry of the order of deferred prosecution pursuant to a petition brought under RCW 10.05.020(1), the court shall dismiss the charges pending against the petitioner.
     (2) When a deferred prosecution is ordered pursuant to a petition brought under RCW 10.05.020(2) and the court has received proof that the petitioner has successfully completed the child welfare service plan, or the plan has been terminated because the alleged victim has reached his or her majority and there are no other minor children in the home, the court shall dismiss the charges pending against the petitioner: PROVIDED, That in any case where the petitioner's parental rights have been terminated with regard to the alleged victim due to abuse or neglect that occurred during the pendency of the deferred prosecution, the termination shall be per se evidence that the petitioner did not successfully complete the child welfare service plan.

Sec. 2   RCW 10.05.140 and 1999 c 331 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     As a condition of granting a deferred prosecution petition, the court shall order that the petitioner shall not operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways without a valid operator's license and proof of liability insurance. The amount of liability insurance shall be established by the court at not less than that established by RCW 46.29.490. As a condition of granting a deferred prosecution petition, the court shall also order the installation of an interlock or other device under RCW 46.20.720 for a petitioner who has previously been convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an equivalent local ordinance or a petitioner who has been charged with such an offense and had an alcohol concentration of at least .15, or by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration. For any other petitioner, the court may order the installation of an interlock device under RCW 46.20.720(1) as a condition of granting a deferred prosecution petition. As a condition of granting a deferred prosecution petition, the court may order the petitioner to make restitution and to pay costs as defined in RCW 10.01.160. To help ensure continued sobriety and reduce the likelihood of reoffense, the court may order reasonable conditions during the period of the deferred prosecution including, but not limited to, attendance at self-help recovery support groups for alcoholism or drugs, complete abstinence from alcohol and all nonprescribed mind-altering drugs, and periodic urinalysis or breath analysis. The court may terminate the deferred prosecution program upon violation of ((this section)) the deferred prosecution order.