S-3586.1

SENATE BILL 5884

BySenators Trudeau, Pedersen, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, and Valdez

AN ACT Relating to court-ordered restitution in environmental criminal cases; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70A.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70A.300 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW to read as follows:

In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter or chapter 90.56 RCW, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 70A.15 RCW to read as follows:

In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70A.300 RCW to read as follows:

In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.

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