| Passed by the House March 6, 2010 Yeas 94 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 2, 2010 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 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2533 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 | 2010 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/02/10.
AN ACT Relating to the detention and interstate transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity; and adding a new section to chapter 71.05 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) A civil commitment may be initiated under the procedures
described in RCW 71.05.150 or 71.05.153 for a person who has been found
not guilty by reason of insanity in a state other than Washington and
who has fled from detention, commitment, or conditional release in that
state, on the basis of a request by the state in which the person was
found not guilty by reason of insanity for the person to be detained
and transferred back to the custody or care of the requesting state.
A finding of likelihood of serious harm or grave disability is not
required for a commitment under this section. The detention may occur
at either an evaluation and treatment facility or a state hospital.
The petition for seventy-two hour detention filed by the designated
mental health professional must be accompanied by the following
documents:
(a) A copy of an order for detention, commitment, or conditional
release of the person in a state other than Washington on the basis of
a judgment of not guilty by reason of insanity;
(b) A warrant issued by a magistrate in the state in which the
person was found not guilty by reason of insanity indicating that the
person has fled from detention, commitment, or conditional release in
that state and authorizing the detention of the person within the state
in which the person was found not guilty by reason of insanity;
(c) A statement from the executive authority of the state in which
the person was found not guilty by reason of insanity requesting that
the person be returned to the requesting state and agreeing to
facilitate the transfer of the person to the requesting state.
(2) The person shall be entitled to a probable cause hearing within
the time limits applicable to other detentions under this chapter and
shall be afforded the rights described in this chapter including the
right to counsel. At the probable cause hearing, the court shall
determine the identity of the person and whether the other requirements
of this section are met. If the court so finds, the court may order
continued detention in a treatment facility for up to thirty days for
the purpose of the transfer of the person to the custody or care of the
requesting state. The court may order a less restrictive alternative
to detention only under conditions which ensure the person's safe
transfer to the custody or care of the requesting state within thirty
days without undue risk to the safety of the person or others.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "not guilty by reason of
insanity" shall be construed to include any provision of law which is
generally equivalent to a finding of criminal insanity within the state
of Washington; and "state" shall be construed to mean any state,
district, or territory of the United States.