HB 1768 - DIGEST

Requires the compact administrator to: (1) Upon the approval of a petition from a compacting state to transfer an adult offender to Washington, notify the local law enforcement agency of the county where the offender intends to reside; and

(2) Deny any petition for the transfer of an adult offender to Washington from a compacting state if: (a) The county where the offender intends to reside has already exceeded its fair share of such offenders in the prior twenty-four months; (b) the total number of adult offenders transferring into the state that have been convicted of an offense considered a most serious offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, whether in this state or elsewhere, exceeds the number it has transferred to other states; or (c) the total number of adult offenders Washington has accepted supervision of exceeds the total number it has transferred to other states.