SB 5218 -
By Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 71.09.080 and 1995 c 216 s 8 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Any person subjected to restricted liberty as a sexually
violent predator pursuant to this chapter shall not forfeit any legal
right or suffer any legal disability as a consequence of any actions
taken or orders made, other than as specifically provided in this
chapter.
(2) Any person committed or detained pursuant to this chapter shall
be prohibited from possessing or accessing a personal computer unless
the resident's individualized treatment plan states that access to a
computer is necessary or beneficial in bringing about a positive
response to a specific and certain phase or course of treatment. A
person who is prohibited from possessing or accessing a personal
computer under this subsection shall have access to a state-owned
computer in a computer lab located at the facility at times and for
periods determined by the facility considering the status of compliance
and need of the person and the resources available to the facility.
(3) Any person committed pursuant to this chapter has the right to
adequate care and individualized treatment. The department of social
and health services shall keep records detailing all medical, expert,
and professional care and treatment received by a committed person, and
shall keep copies of all reports of periodic examinations made pursuant
to this chapter. All such records and reports shall be made available
upon request only to: The committed person, his or her attorney, the
prosecuting attorney, the court, the protection and advocacy agency, or
another expert or professional person who, upon proper showing,
demonstrates a need for access to such records.
(((3))) (4) At the time a person is taken into custody or
transferred into a facility pursuant to a petition under this chapter,
the professional person in charge of such facility or his or her
designee shall take reasonable precautions to inventory and safeguard
the personal property of the persons detained or transferred. A copy
of the inventory, signed by the staff member making it, shall be given
to the person detained and shall, in addition, be open to inspection to
any responsible relative, subject to limitations, if any, specifically
imposed by the detained person. For purposes of this subsection,
"responsible relative" includes the guardian, conservator, attorney,
spouse, parent, adult child, or adult brother or sister of the person.
The facility shall not disclose the contents of the inventory to any
other person without consent of the patient or order of the court.
(((4))) (5) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person presently
committed from exercising a right presently available to him or her for
the purpose of obtaining release from confinement, including the right
to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
(((5))) (6) No indigent person may be conditionally released or
unconditionally discharged under this chapter without suitable
clothing, and the secretary shall furnish the person with such sum of
money as is required by RCW 72.02.100 for persons without ample funds
who are released from correctional institutions. As funds are
available, the secretary may provide payment to the indigent persons
conditionally released pursuant to this chapter consistent with the
optional provisions of RCW 72.02.100 and 72.02.110, and may adopt rules
to do so."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Provides that any person committed or detained as a
sexually violent predator is prohibited from possessing or accessing a
personal computer unless the resident's individualized treatment plan
states that access to a computer is necessary or beneficial to
treatment.
Provides that, depending on the person's status of compliance and
need, a person prohibited from accessing or possessing a personal
computer must have access to a state-owned computer in a computer lab
located at the facility, subject to the scheduling and resource
limitations of the facility.