SB 5429-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Declares that the risk category determined as provided in this act shall not be reduced without written justification by the department that the department has reviewed the initial risk assessment report and presentence reports, including any victim impact statement and criminal history, arguments by the prosecutor, the defense counsel, the offender, or an investigative law enforcement officer, and any history of infractions, and any violations of conditions of supervision in the community, and document, in the file, why the department believes that the risk to the public will not be compromised and the liability to the department will not be increased.