CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6219
64th Legislature
2016 Regular Session
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6219
Passed Legislature - 2016 Regular Session
State of Washington
64th Legislature
2016 Regular Session
By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Angel, Padden, Hewitt, O'Ban, Roach, and Pearson)
READ FIRST TIME 02/05/16.
AN ACT Relating to sentencing for vehicular homicide; and amending RCW 9.94A.515 and 9.94A.535.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.515 and 2015 c 261 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
 
 
TABLE 2
 
 
 
 
CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL
 
 
 
XVI
Aggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)
 
 
 
XV
Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)
 
 
 
 
Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))
 
 
 
Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)
 
 
XIV
Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)
 
 
 
 
Trafficking 1 (RCW 9A.40.100(1))
 
 
 
XIII
Malicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))
 
 
 
 
 
Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))
 
 
XII
Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)
 
 
 
 
Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)
 
 
 
 
 
Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))
 
 
 
 
 
Promoting Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor (RCW 9.68A.101)
 
 
 
Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)
 
 
 
 
Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)
 
 
 
 
Trafficking 2 (RCW 9A.40.100(3))
 
 
 
XI
Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)
 
 
 
Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)
 
 
 
 
Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)
 
 
 
X
Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)
 
 
 
 
Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)
 
 
 
 
 
Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))
 
 
 
Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)
 
 
 
 
Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))
 
 
 
 
Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))
 
 
 
 
Sexually Violent Predator Escape (RCW 9A.76.115)
 
 
 
IX
Abandonment of Dependent Person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)
 
 
 
 
Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)
 
 
 
 
Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)
 
 
 
 
Hit and Run—Death (RCW 46.52.020(4)(a))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 79A.60.050)
 
 
 
 
Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))
 
 
 
Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)
 
 
 
 
Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)
 
 
VIII
Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)
 
 
 
 
Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor (RCW 9.68A.100)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW 79A.60.050)
 
 
 
 
Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)
 
 
 
 
Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)
 
 
 
 
Theft of Ammonia (RCW 69.55.010)
 
 
 
 
 
 
((Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)))
 
 
VII
Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)
 
 
 
 
Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)
 
 
 
 
Civil Disorder Training (RCW 9A.48.120)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.050(1))
 
 
 
 
Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)
 
 
 
 
 
Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 79A.60.050)
 
 
 
 
 
Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))
 
 
 
 
Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)
 
 
 
 
 
Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))
 
 
 
 
 
Negligently Causing Death By Use of a Signal Preemption Device (RCW 46.37.675)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.060(1))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1))
 
 
 
 
 
Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)
 
 
 
VI
Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(a))
 
 
 
Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)
 
 
 
Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))
 
 
 
 
Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)
 
 
 
 
 
Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)
 
 
 
 
 
Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Possession of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.070(1))
 
 
 
 
Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)
 
 
 
 
Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Storage of Ammonia (RCW 69.55.020)
 
 
 
V
Abandonment of Dependent Person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)
 
 
 
 
 
Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)
 
 
 
 
 
Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)
 
 
 
 
Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)
 
 
 
 
Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dealing in Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct 2 (RCW 9.68A.050(2))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or 74.34.145)
 
 
 
 
 
Driving While Under the Influence (RCW 46.61.502(6))
 
 
 
Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)
 
 
 
 
Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)
 
 
 
 
 
Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)
 
 
 
Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))
 
 
 
Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)
 
 
 
Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)
 
 
 
 
Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)
 
 
 
 
 
Physical Control of a Vehicle While Under the Influence (RCW 46.61.504(6))
 
 
 
 
Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)
 
 
 
Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)
 
 
 
 
Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sending, Bringing into State Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct 2 (RCW 9.68A.060(2))
 
 
 
 
Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)
 
 
 
 
 
Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)
 
 
 
Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)
 
 
 
 
 
Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission 1 (RCW 9A.56.070)
 
 
IV
Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)
 
 
 
Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assault 3 (of a Peace Officer with a Projectile Stun Gun) (RCW 9A.36.031(1)(h))
 
 
 
 
Assault by Watercraft (RCW 79A.60.060)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)
 
 
 
Cheating 1 (RCW 9.46.1961)
 
 
 
 
Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)
 
 
 
 
Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))
 
 
 
 
Endangerment with a Controlled Substance (RCW 9A.42.100)
 
 
 
Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)
 
 
 
 
Hit and Run—Injury (RCW 46.52.020(4)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Hit and Run with Vessel—Injury Accident (RCW 79A.60.200(3))
 
 
 
 
Identity Theft 1 (RCW 9.35.020(2))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)
 
 
 
 
 
Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)
 
 
 
 
Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Possession of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct 2 (RCW 9.68A.070(2))
 
 
 
 
Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)
 
 
 
Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)
 
 
 
 
Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)
 
 
 
 
Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)
 
 
 
 
Trafficking in Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.82.050)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful factoring of a credit card or payment card transaction (RCW 9A.56.290(4)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful transaction of health coverage as a health care service contractor (RCW 48.44.016(3))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful transaction of health coverage as a health maintenance organization (RCW 48.46.033(3))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful transaction of insurance business (RCW 48.15.023(3))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlicensed practice as an insurance professional (RCW 48.17.063(2))
 
 
 
 
 
Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicle Prowling 2 (third or subsequent offense) (RCW 9A.52.100(3))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicular Assault, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.522)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Viewing of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct 1 (RCW 9.68A.075(1))
 
 
 
 
Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)
 
 
 
 
III
Animal Cruelty 1 (Sexual Conduct or Contact) (RCW 16.52.205(3))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assault 3 (Except Assault 3 of a Peace Officer With a Projectile Stun Gun) (RCW 9A.36.031 except subsection (1)(h))
 
 
 
 
Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)
 
 
 
 
 
Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(3)(c))
 
 
 
Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)
 
 
 
 
 
Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)
 
 
 
 
Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)
 
 
 
 
Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)
 
 
 
 
 
Cyberstalking (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.260(3))
 
 
 
Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)
 
 
 
Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)
 
 
 
Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)
 
 
 
 
Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)
 
 
 
 
Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)
 
 
 
 
Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)
 
 
 
 
Mortgage Fraud (RCW 19.144.080)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Negligently Causing Substantial Bodily Harm By Use of a Signal Preemption Device (RCW 46.37.674)
 
 
 
 
Organized Retail Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.350(2))
 
 
 
Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)
 
 
 
 
Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)
 
 
 
 
 
Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)
 
 
 
 
Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)
 
 
 
 
 
Retail Theft with Special Circumstances 1 (RCW 9A.56.360(2))
 
 
 
 
Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)
 
 
 
 
Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230(2))
 
 
 
 
Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.083)
 
 
 
 
Theft with the Intent to Resell 1 (RCW 9A.56.340(2))
 
 
 
 
Trafficking in Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.82.055)
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Hunting of Big Game 1 (RCW 77.15.410(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Misbranding of Food Fish or Shellfish 1 (RCW 69.04.938(3))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(2))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Taking of Endangered Fish or Wildlife 1 (RCW 77.15.120(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Trafficking in Fish, Shellfish, or Wildlife 1 (RCW 77.15.260(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Use of a Nondesignated Vessel (RCW 77.15.530(4))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicular Assault, by the operation or driving of a vehicle with disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.522)
 
 
 
 
 
Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)
 
 
 
 
II
Commercial Fishing Without a License 1 (RCW 77.15.500(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)
 
 
 
 
Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))
 
 
 
 
 
Engaging in Fish Dealing Activity Unlicensed 1 (RCW 77.15.620(3))
 
 
 
 
Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (second or subsequent offense) (RCW 9A.44.130 prior to June 10, 2010, and RCW 9A.44.132)
 
 
 
 
Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)
 
 
 
 
Identity Theft 2 (RCW 9.35.020(3))
 
 
 
 
Improperly Obtaining Financial Information (RCW 9.35.010)
 
 
 
 
Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)
 
 
 
 
Organized Retail Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.350(3))
 
 
 
 
Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)
 
 
 
 
Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (RCW 9A.56.068)
 
 
 
 
 
Retail Theft with Special Circumstances 2 (RCW 9A.56.360(3))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scrap Processing, Recycling, or Supplying Without a License (second or subsequent offense) (RCW 19.290.100)
 
 
 
Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)
 
 
 
 
Theft of a Motor Vehicle (RCW 9A.56.065)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(5)(a))
 
 
 
 
Theft with the Intent to Resell 2 (RCW 9A.56.340(3))
 
 
 
 
Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful factoring of a credit card or payment card transaction (RCW 9A.56.290(4)(a))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Participation of Non-Indians in Indian Fishery (RCW 77.15.570(2))
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Purchase or Use of a License (RCW 77.15.650(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Trafficking in Fish, Shellfish, or Wildlife 2 (RCW 77.15.260(3)(a))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))
 
 
 
Voyeurism (RCW 9A.44.115)
 
 
 
 
I
Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)
 
 
 
 
False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)
 
 
 
Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fraudulent Creation or Revocation of a Mental Health Advance Directive (RCW 9A.60.060)
 
 
 
 
Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)
 
 
 
 
Mineral Trespass (RCW 78.44.330)
 
 
 
 
Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)
 
 
 
 
Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)
 
 
 
 
Spotlighting Big Game 1 (RCW 77.15.450(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Suspension of Department Privileges 1 (RCW 77.15.670(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission 2 (RCW 9A.56.075)
 
 
 
Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(5)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction of insurance business beyond the scope of licensure (RCW 48.17.063)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Fish and Shellfish Catch Accounting (RCW 77.15.630(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Possession of Fictitious Identification (RCW 9A.56.320)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Possession of Instruments of Financial Fraud (RCW 9A.56.320)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Possession of Payment Instruments (RCW 9A.56.320)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Possession of a Personal Identification Device (RCW 9A.56.320)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Production of Payment Instruments (RCW 9A.56.320)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Releasing, planting, possessing, or placing Deleterious Exotic Wildlife (RCW 77.15.250(2)(b))
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Trafficking in Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.142)
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.144)
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Use of Net to Take Fish 1 (RCW 77.15.580(3)(b))
 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful Use of Prohibited Aquatic Animal Species (RCW 77.15.253(3))
 
 
 
 
Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)
 
 
 
 
 
Violating Commercial Fishing Area or Time 1 (RCW 77.15.550(3)(b))
 
Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.535 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:
The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for an offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence. Facts supporting aggravated sentences, other than the fact of a prior conviction, shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of RCW 9.94A.537.
Whenever a sentence outside the standard sentence range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law. A sentence outside the standard sentence range shall be a determinate sentence.
If the sentencing court finds that an exceptional sentence outside the standard sentence range should be imposed, the sentence is subject to review only as provided for in RCW 9.94A.585(4).
A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.589 (1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in this section, and may be appealed by the offender or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.585 (2) through (6).
(1) Mitigating Circumstances - Court to Consider
The court may impose an exceptional sentence below the standard range if it finds that mitigating circumstances are established by a preponderance of the evidence. The following are illustrative only and are not intended to be exclusive reasons for exceptional sentences.
(a) To a significant degree, the victim was an initiator, willing participant, aggressor, or provoker of the incident.
(b) Before detection, the defendant compensated, or made a good faith effort to compensate, the victim of the criminal conduct for any damage or injury sustained.
(c) The defendant committed the crime under duress, coercion, threat, or compulsion insufficient to constitute a complete defense but which significantly affected his or her conduct.
(d) The defendant, with no apparent predisposition to do so, was induced by others to participate in the crime.
(e) The defendant's capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct, or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law, was significantly impaired. Voluntary use of drugs or alcohol is excluded.
(f) The offense was principally accomplished by another person and the defendant manifested extreme caution or sincere concern for the safety or well-being of the victim.
(g) The operation of the multiple offense policy of RCW 9.94A.589 results in a presumptive sentence that is clearly excessive in light of the purpose of this chapter, as expressed in RCW 9.94A.010.
(h) The defendant or the defendant's children suffered a continuing pattern of physical or sexual abuse by the victim of the offense and the offense is a response to that abuse.
(i) The defendant was making a good faith effort to obtain or provide medical assistance for someone who is experiencing a drug-related overdose.
(j) The current offense involved domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020, and the defendant suffered a continuing pattern of coercion, control, or abuse by the victim of the offense and the offense is a response to that coercion, control, or abuse.
(k) The defendant was convicted of vehicular homicide, by the operation of a vehicle in a reckless manner and has committed no other previous serious traffic offenses as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, and the sentence is clearly excessive in light of the purpose of this chapter, as expressed in RCW 9.94A.010.
(2) Aggravating Circumstances - Considered and Imposed by the Court
The trial court may impose an aggravated exceptional sentence without a finding of fact by a jury under the following circumstances:
(a) The defendant and the state both stipulate that justice is best served by the imposition of an exceptional sentence outside the standard range, and the court finds the exceptional sentence to be consistent with and in furtherance of the interests of justice and the purposes of the sentencing reform act.
(b) The defendant's prior unscored misdemeanor or prior unscored foreign criminal history results in a presumptive sentence that is clearly too lenient in light of the purpose of this chapter, as expressed in RCW 9.94A.010.
(c) The defendant has committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished.
(d) The failure to consider the defendant's prior criminal history which was omitted from the offender score calculation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.525 results in a presumptive sentence that is clearly too lenient.
(3) Aggravating Circumstances - Considered by a Jury - Imposed by the Court
Except for circumstances listed in subsection (2) of this section, the following circumstances are an exclusive list of factors that can support a sentence above the standard range. Such facts should be determined by procedures specified in RCW 9.94A.537.
(a) The defendant's conduct during the commission of the current offense manifested deliberate cruelty to the victim.
(b) The defendant knew or should have known that the victim of the current offense was particularly vulnerable or incapable of resistance.
(c) The current offense was a violent offense, and the defendant knew that the victim of the current offense was pregnant.
(d) The current offense was a major economic offense or series of offenses, so identified by a consideration of any of the following factors:
(i) The current offense involved multiple victims or multiple incidents per victim;
(ii) The current offense involved attempted or actual monetary loss substantially greater than typical for the offense;
(iii) The current offense involved a high degree of sophistication or planning or occurred over a lengthy period of time; or
(iv) The defendant used his or her position of trust, confidence, or fiduciary responsibility to facilitate the commission of the current offense.
(e) The current offense was a major violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.50 RCW (VUCSA), related to trafficking in controlled substances, which was more onerous than the typical offense of its statutory definition: The presence of ANY of the following may identify a current offense as a major VUCSA:
(i) The current offense involved at least three separate transactions in which controlled substances were sold, transferred, or possessed with intent to do so;
(ii) The current offense involved an attempted or actual sale or transfer of controlled substances in quantities substantially larger than for personal use;
(iii) The current offense involved the manufacture of controlled substances for use by other parties;
(iv) The circumstances of the current offense reveal the offender to have occupied a high position in the drug distribution hierarchy;
(v) The current offense involved a high degree of sophistication or planning, occurred over a lengthy period of time, or involved a broad geographic area of disbursement; or
(vi) The offender used his or her position or status to facilitate the commission of the current offense, including positions of trust, confidence or fiduciary responsibility (e.g., pharmacist, physician, or other medical professional).
(f) The current offense included a finding of sexual motivation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.835.
(g) The offense was part of an ongoing pattern of sexual abuse of the same victim under the age of eighteen years manifested by multiple incidents over a prolonged period of time.
(h) The current offense involved domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020, or stalking, as defined in RCW 9A.46.110, and one or more of the following was present:
(i) The offense was part of an ongoing pattern of psychological, physical, or sexual abuse of a victim or multiple victims manifested by multiple incidents over a prolonged period of time;
(ii) The offense occurred within sight or sound of the victim's or the offender's minor children under the age of eighteen years; or
(iii) The offender's conduct during the commission of the current offense manifested deliberate cruelty or intimidation of the victim.
(i) The offense resulted in the pregnancy of a child victim of rape.
(j) The defendant knew that the victim of the current offense was a youth who was not residing with a legal custodian and the defendant established or promoted the relationship for the primary purpose of victimization.
(k) The offense was committed with the intent to obstruct or impair human or animal health care or agricultural or forestry research or commercial production.
(l) The current offense is trafficking in the first degree or trafficking in the second degree and any victim was a minor at the time of the offense.
(m) The offense involved a high degree of sophistication or planning.
(n) The defendant used his or her position of trust, confidence, or fiduciary responsibility to facilitate the commission of the current offense.
(o) The defendant committed a current sex offense, has a history of sex offenses, and is not amenable to treatment.
(p) The offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy.
(q) The defendant demonstrated or displayed an egregious lack of remorse.
(r) The offense involved a destructive and foreseeable impact on persons other than the victim.
(s) The defendant committed the offense to obtain or maintain his or her membership or to advance his or her position in the hierarchy of an organization, association, or identifiable group.
(t) The defendant committed the current offense shortly after being released from incarceration.
(u) The current offense is a burglary and the victim of the burglary was present in the building or residence when the crime was committed.
(v) The offense was committed against a law enforcement officer who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the offense, the offender knew that the victim was a law enforcement officer, and the victim's status as a law enforcement officer is not an element of the offense.
(w) The defendant committed the offense against a victim who was acting as a good samaritan.
(x) The defendant committed the offense against a public official or officer of the court in retaliation of the public official's performance of his or her duty to the criminal justice system.
(y) The victim's injuries substantially exceed the level of bodily harm necessary to satisfy the elements of the offense. This aggravator is not an exception to RCW 9.94A.530(2).
(z)(i)(A) The current offense is theft in the first degree, theft in the second degree, possession of stolen property in the first degree, or possession of stolen property in the second degree; (B) the stolen property involved is metal property; and (C) the property damage to the victim caused in the course of the theft of metal property is more than three times the value of the stolen metal property, or the theft of the metal property creates a public hazard.
(ii) For purposes of this subsection, "metal property" means commercial metal property, private metal property, or nonferrous metal property, as defined in RCW 19.290.010.
(aa) The defendant committed the offense with the intent to directly or indirectly cause any benefit, aggrandizement, gain, profit, or other advantage to or for a criminal street gang as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, its reputation, influence, or membership.
(bb) The current offense involved paying to view, over the internet in violation of RCW 9.68A.075, depictions of a minor engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct as defined in RCW 9.68A.011(4) (a) through (g).
(cc) The offense was intentionally committed because the defendant perceived the victim to be homeless, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(dd) The current offense involved a felony crime against persons, except for assault in the third degree pursuant to RCW 9A.36.031(1)(k), that occurs in a courtroom, jury room, judge's chamber, or any waiting area or corridor immediately adjacent to a courtroom, jury room, or judge's chamber. This subsection shall apply only: (i) During the times when a courtroom, jury room, or judge's chamber is being used for judicial purposes during court proceedings; and (ii) if signage was posted in compliance with RCW 2.28.200 at the time of the offense.
(ee) During the commission of the current offense, the defendant was driving in the opposite direction of the normal flow of traffic on a multiple lane highway, as defined by RCW 46.04.350, with a posted speed limit of forty-five miles per hour or greater.
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