| Passed by the House February 23, 2009 Yeas 96 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 2, 2009 Yeas 45 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1076 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
Prefiled 01/07/09. Read first time 01/12/09. Referred to Committee on Human Services.
AN ACT Relating to allowing crime victims to submit input to the department of corrections regarding an offender's placement in work release; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) When a victim of a crime or the victim's next of kin requests
notice under RCW 72.09.712 regarding a specific inmate, the department
shall advise the requester in writing of the possibility that part of
the sentence may be served by the inmate in a work release facility and
instruct the requester on how to submit input to the department
regarding the inmate's work release placement.
(2) When the department notifies a victim or the victim's next of
kin under RCW 72.09.712 of an offender's placement in work release, the
department shall also provide instruction on how to submit input
regarding the offender's work release placement.
(3) The department shall consider any input received from a victim
or the victim's next of kin under subsection (1) or (2) of this section
if the input is received at least seven days prior to the offender's
placement in work release. The department may consider any input from
a victim or the victim's next of kin under subsection (1) or (2) of
this section if the input is received less than seven days prior to the
offender's placement in work release. The department may alter its
placement decision based on any input considered under this subsection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 Section 1 of this act takes effect August 1,
2009.