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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3233

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Owen, Hayner, Granlund and Rasmussen

Read first time 1/22/85 and referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to the institutional impact account; and amending RCW 72.72.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 108, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 279, Laws of 1983 and RCW 72.72.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is hereby created, in the general fund, an institutional impact account.  The secretary of social and health services may reimburse political subdivisions for criminal justice costs incurred directly as a result of crimes committed by offenders residing in an institution as defined herein under the jurisdiction of the secretary of social and health services.  Such reimbursement shall be made to the extent funds are available from the general fund‑-institutional impact account.  Reimbursements shall be limited to law enforcement, prosecutorial, judicial, and jail facilities costs which are documented to be strictly related to the criminal activities of the offender.

          (2) The secretary of corrections may reimburse political subdivisions for criminal justice costs incurred directly as a result of crimes committed by (a) offenders residing in an institution as defined herein under the jurisdiction of the secretary of corrections; (b) an employee of the institution in the course of employment while on the premises of the institution; and (c) a visitor to the institution who is involved in criminal conduct with an offender or with an employee of the institution while on the premises of the institution.  Such reimbursement shall be made to the extent funds are available from the general fund‑-institutional impact account.  Reimbursements shall be limited to law enforcement, prosecutorial, judicial, and jail facilities costs which are documented to be strictly related to the criminal activities of the offender, to the criminal activities of an employee of the institution in the course of employment while on the premises of the institution, or to the criminal activities of a visitor to the institution who is involved in such activities with an offender residing in the institution or with an employee of the institution while on the premises of the institution.  The secretary of corrections shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection.