AN ACT Relating to criminal offenders; amending RCW 13.40.205, 10.77.163, 10.77.165, 71.05.325, 71.05.390, 71.05.420, 71.05.440, 9.94A.155, 13.50.050, 9.92.151, 9.94A.150, 70.48.210, 13.40.020, 13.40.160, 13.40.110, 13.40.210, 43.43.745, 7.68.060, 7.68.080, 7.68.085, 9.94A.390, 13.40.150, 9.94A.350, 9.94A.120, 9.94A.360, 9.95.009, 9A.44.050, 9A.44.083, 9A.44.076, 9A.88.010, and 26.44.063; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.310, 9.94A.320, 9.94A.400, 43.43.830, 43.43.832, 43.43.834, 43.43.838, and 18.130.040; adding new sections to chapter 13.40 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 10.77 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 71.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 9A.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 10.01 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 9.94A RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 71 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 26.44 RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

INDEX

!tp1,2,1 !ixPart !tlHeading !tlSections

I !tlCommunity Notification !tl101-116

@lb II !tlEarned Early Release !tl201-203

III !tlJuvenile Justice Act Amendments !tl301-305

IV !tlRegistration of Sex Offenders !tl401-407

V !tlCrime Victims' Compensation !tl501-503

VI !tlSexual Motivation in Criminal

!tlOffenses !tl601-605

VII !tlCriminal Sentencing !tl701-709

VIII !tlEnhanced Penalties !tl801-804

IX !tlCivil Commitment !tl901-910

X !tlCommunity Action !tl1001-1011

XI !tlBackground Checks !tl1101-1104

XII !tlTreatment of Sex Offenders !tl1201-1211

XIII !tlTreatment for Abusive Person

!tlRemoved From Home !tl1301-1302

XIV !tlMiscellaneous !tl1401-1404

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PART I

COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION

NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. A new section is added to chapter 13.40 RCW to read as follows:

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, at the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before discharge, parole, or any other authorized leave or release, or before transfer to a community residential facility, the secretary shall send written notice of the discharge, parole, authorized leave or release, or transfer of a juvenile found to have committed a violent offense or a sex offense, to the following:

(i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the juvenile will reside; and

(ii) The sheriff of the county in which the juvenile will reside.

(b) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific juvenile:

(i) The victim of the offense for which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

(ii) Any witnesses who testified against the juvenile in any court proceedings involving the offense; and

(iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

!ixInformation regarding victims, next of kin, or witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are confidential and shall not be available to the juvenile. The notice to the chief of police or the sheriff shall include the identity of the juvenile, the residence where the juvenile will reside, the identity of the person, if any, responsible for supervising the juvenile, and the time period of any authorized leave.

(2)(a) If a juvenile found to have committed a violent offense or a sex offense escapes from a facility of the department, the secretary shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the juvenile resided immediately before the juvenile's arrest. If previously requested, the secretary shall also notify the witnesses and the victim of the offense which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. If the juvenile is recaptured, the secretary shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

(b) The secretary may authorize a leave, for a juvenile found to have committed a violent or sex offense, which shall not exceed forty-eight hours plus travel time, to meet an emergency situation such as a death or critical illness of a member of the juvenile's family. The secretary may authorize a leave, which shall not exceed the time medically necessary, to obtain medical care not available in a juvenile facility maintained by the department. Prior to the commencement of an emergency or medical leave, the secretary shall give notice of the leave to the appropriate law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the juvenile will be during the leave period. The notice shall include the identity of the juvenile, the time period of the leave, the residence of the juvenile during the leave, and the identity of the person responsible for supervising the juvenile during the leave. If previously requested, the department shall also notify the witnesses and victim of the offense which the juvenile was found to have committed or the victim's next of kin if the offense was a homicide.

In case of an emergency or medical leave the secretary may waive all or any portion of the requirements for leaves pursuant to RCW 13.40.205 (2)(a), (3), (4), and (5).

(3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

(4) The secretary shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

(5) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

(b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

Sec. 102. Section 10, chapter 191, Laws of 1983 and RCW 13.40.205 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A juvenile sentenced to a term of confinement to be served under the supervision of the department shall not be released from the physical custody of the department prior to the release date established under RCW 13.40.210 except as otherwise provided in this section.

(2) A juvenile serving a term of confinement under the supervision of the department may be released on authorized leave from the physical custody of the department only if consistent with public safety and if:

(a) Sixty percent of the minimum term of confinement has been served; and

(b) The purpose of the leave is to enable the juvenile:

(i) To visit the juvenile's family for the purpose of strengthening or preserving family relationships;

(ii) To make plans for parole or release which require the juvenile's personal appearance in the community and which will facilitate the juvenile's reintegration into the community; or

(iii) To make plans for a residential placement out of the juvenile's home which requires the juvenile's personal appearance in the community.

(3) No authorized leave may exceed seven consecutive days. The total of all pre-minimum term authorized leaves granted to a juvenile prior to final discharge from confinement shall not exceed thirty days.

(4) Prior to authorizing a leave, the secretary shall require a written leave plan, which shall detail the purpose of the leave and how it is to be achieved, the address at which the juvenile shall reside, the identity of the person responsible for supervising the juvenile during the leave, and a statement by such person acknowledging familiarity with the leave plan and agreeing to supervise the juvenile and to notify the secretary immediately if the juvenile violates any terms or conditions of the leave. The leave plan shall include such terms and conditions as the secretary deems appropriate and shall be signed by the juvenile.

(5) Upon authorizing a leave, the secretary shall issue to the juvenile an authorized leave order which shall contain the name of the juvenile, the fact that the juvenile is on leave from a designated facility, the time period of the leave, and the identity of an appropriate official of the department to contact when necessary. The authorized leave order shall be carried by the juvenile at all times while on leave.

(6) Prior to the commencement of any authorized leave, the secretary shall give notice of the leave to the appropriate law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the juvenile will reside during the leave period. The notice shall include the identity of the juvenile, the time period of the leave, the residence of the juvenile during the leave, and the identity of the person responsible for supervising the juvenile during the leave.

(7) The secretary may authorize a leave, which shall not exceed forty-eight hours plus travel time, to meet an emergency situation such as a death or critical illness of a member of the juvenile's family. The secretary may authorize a leave, which shall not exceed the period of time medically necessary, to obtain medical care not available in a juvenile facility maintained by the department. In cases of emergency or medical leave the secretary may waive all or any portions of subsections (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this section.

(8) If requested by the juvenile's victim or the victim's immediate family ((~~prior to confinement~~)), the secretary shall give notice of any leave to the victim or the victim's immediate family.

(9) A juvenile who violates any condition of an authorized leave plan may be taken into custody and returned to the department in the same manner as an adult in identical circumstances.

(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a juvenile placed in minimum security status may participate in work, educational, community service, or treatment programs in the community up to twelve hours a day if approved by the secretary. Such a release shall not be deemed a leave of absence.

(11) Subsections (6), (7), and (8) of this section do not apply to juveniles covered by section 101 of this 1990 act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. A new section is added to chapter 10.77 RCW to read as follows:

(1)(a) At the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before conditional release, final discharge, authorized furlough pursuant to RCW 10.77.163, or transfer to a less-restrictive facility than a state mental hospital, the superintendent shall send written notice of the conditional release, final discharge, authorized furlough, or transfer of a person who has been found not guilty of a sex or violent offense by reason of insanity and who is now in the custody of the department pursuant to this chapter, to the following:

(i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the person will reside; and

(ii) The sheriff of the county in which the person will reside.

(b) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific person committed under this chapter:

(i) The victim of the crime for which the person was committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

(ii) Any witnesses who testified against the person in any court proceedings; and

(iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

(c) In addition to the notice requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection, the superintendent shall comply with RCW 10.77.163.

(2) If a person who has been found not guilty of a sex or violent offense by reason of insanity and who is committed under this chapter escapes, the superintendent shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the person resided immediately before the person's arrest. If previously requested, the superintendent shall also notify the witnesses and the victim, if any, of the crime for which the person was committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. The superintendent shall also notify appropriate persons pursuant to RCW 10.77.165. If the person is recaptured, the secretary shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

(3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

(4) The department shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

(5) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

(b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

(d) "Authorized furlough" means a furlough granted after compliance with RCW 10.77.163.

Sec. 104. Section 2, chapter 122, Laws of 1983 as amended by section 9, chapter 420, Laws of 1989 and RCW 10.77.163 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Before a person committed under this chapter is permitted temporarily to leave a treatment facility for any period of time without constant accompaniment by facility staff, the superintendent, professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her professional designee shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of any county to which the person is released and the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision conditionally to release the person. The notice shall be provided at least thirty days before the anticipated release and shall describe the conditions under which the release is to occur.

(2) In addition to the notice required by subsection (1) of this section, the superintendent of each state institution designated for the custody, care, and treatment of persons committed under this chapter shall notify appropriate law enforcement agencies through the state patrol communications network of the furloughs of persons committed under RCW 10.77.090 or 10.77.110. Notification shall be made at least forty-eight hours before the furlough, and shall include the name of the person, the place to which the person has permission to go, and the dates and times during which the person will be on furlough.

(3) Upon receiving notice that a person committed under this chapter is being temporarily released under subsection (1) of this section, the prosecuting attorney may seek a temporary restraining order to prevent the release of the person on the grounds that the person is dangerous to self or others.

(4) The notice provisions of this section are in addition to those provided in section 103 of this 1990 act.

Sec. 105. Section 3, chapter 122, Laws of 1983 as amended by section 10, chapter 420, Laws of 1989 and RCW 10.77.165 are each amended to read as follows:

In the event of an escape by a person committed under this chapter from a state institution or the disappearance of such a person on conditional release, the superintendent shall notify as appropriate, local law enforcement officers, other governmental agencies, the person's relatives, and any other appropriate persons about information necessary for the public safety or to assist in the apprehension of the person. The notice provisions of this section are in addition to those provided in section 103 of this 1990 act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, at the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before conditional release, final discharge, authorized leave under RCW 71.05.325(2), or transfer to a less-restrictive facility than a state mental hospital, the superintendent shall send written notice of conditional release, final discharge, authorized leave, or transfer of a person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex or violent offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3) to the following:

(i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the person will reside; and

(ii) The sheriff of the county in which the person will reside.

(b) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex or violent offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3):

(i) The victim of the sex or violent crime that was dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3) preceding commitment under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

(ii) Any witnesses who testified against the person in any court proceedings; and

(iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

(2) If a person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex or violent offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3) escapes, the superintendent shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the person resided immediately before the person's arrest. If previously requested, the superintendent shall also notify the witnesses and the victim of the sex or violent crime that was dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3) preceding commitment under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2) or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. In addition, the secretary shall also notify appropriate parties pursuant to RCW 71.05.410. If the person is recaptured, the superintendent shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

(3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

(4) The superintendent shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

(5) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

(b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

Sec. 107. Section 2, chapter 67, Laws of 1986 as amended by section 1, chapter 401, Laws of 1989 and RCW 71.05.325 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) is released from involuntary treatment because a new petition for involuntary treatment has not been filed under RCW 71.05.320(2), the superintendent, professional person, or designated mental health professional responsible for the decision whether to file a new petition shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision not to file a new petition for involuntary treatment. Notice shall be provided at least thirty days before the period of commitment expires.

(2) (a) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) is permitted temporarily to leave a treatment facility pursuant to RCW 71.05.270 for any period of time without constant accompaniment by facility staff, the superintendent, professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her professional designee shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of any county to which the person is to be released and the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision conditionally to release the person. The notice shall be provided at least thirty days before the anticipated release and shall describe the conditions under which the release is to occur.

(b) The provisions of RCW 71.05.330(2) apply to proposed temporary releases, and either or both prosecuting attorneys receiving notice under this subsection may petition the court under RCW 71.05.330(2).

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize detention of a person unless a valid order of commitment is in effect.

(4) The notice provisions of this section are in addition to those provided in section 106 of this 1990 act.

Sec. 108. Section 44, chapter 142, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 8, chapter 67, Laws of 1986 and RCW 71.05.390 are each amended to read as follows:

The fact of admission and all information and records compiled, obtained, or maintained in the course of providing services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients of services at public or private agencies shall be confidential.

Information and records may be disclosed only:

(1) In communications between qualified professional persons to meet the requirements of this chapter, in the provision of services or appropriate referrals, or in the course of guardianship proceedings. The consent of the patient, or his guardian, must be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by a professional person employed by a facility to a professional person, not employed by the facility, who does not have the medical responsibility for the patient's care or who is not a designated county mental health professional or who is not involved in providing services under the community mental health services act, chapter 71.24 RCW.

(2) When the communications regard the special needs of a patient and the necessary circumstances giving rise to such needs and the disclosure is made by a facility providing outpatient services to the operator of a care facility in which the patient resides.

(3) When the person receiving services, or his guardian, designates persons to whom information or records may be released, or if the person is a minor, when his parents make such designation.

(4) To the extent necessary for a recipient to make a claim, or for a claim to be made on behalf of a recipient for aid, insurance, or medical assistance to which he may be entitled.

(5) For program evaluation and/or research: PROVIDED, That the secretary of social and health services adopts rules for the conduct of such evaluation and/or research. Such rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all evaluators and researchers must sign an oath of confidentiality substantially as follows:

"As a condition of conducting evaluation or research concerning persons who have received services from (fill in the facility, agency, or person) I, ............... , agree not to divulge, publish, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons or the public any information obtained in the course of such evaluation or research regarding persons who have received services such that the person who received such services is identifiable.

I recognize that unauthorized release of confidential information may subject me to civil liability under the provisions of state law.

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(6) To the courts as necessary to the administration of this chapter.

(7) To law enforcement officers, public health officers, or personnel of the department of corrections or the indeterminate sentence review board ((~~of prison terms and paroles~~)) for persons who are the subject of the records and who are committed to the custody of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board ((~~of prison terms and paroles~~)) which information or records are necessary to carry out the responsibilities of their office: PROVIDED, That

(a) Only the fact, place, and date of involuntary admission, the fact and date of discharge, and the last known address shall be disclosed upon request; and

(b) The law enforcement and public health officers or personnel of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board ((~~of prison terms and paroles~~)) shall be obligated to keep such information confidential in accordance with this chapter; and

(c) Additional information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to said person and his counsel and upon a showing of clear, cogent and convincing evidence that such information is necessary and that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That in the event the said person has escaped from custody, said notice prior to disclosure is not necessary and that the facility from which the person escaped shall include an evaluation as to whether the person is of danger to persons or property and has a propensity toward violence.

(8) To the attorney of the detained person.

(9) To the prosecuting attorney as necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the office under RCW 71.05.330(2) and 71.05.340(1)(b) and 71.05.335. The prosecutor shall be provided access to records regarding the committed person's treatment and prognosis, medication, behavior problems, and other records relevant to the issue of whether treatment less restrictive than inpatient treatment is in the best interest of the committed person or others. Information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to the committed person and the person's counsel.

(10) To appropriate law enforcement agencies and to a person, when the identity of the person is known to the public or private agency, whose health and safety has been threatened, or who is known to have been repeatedly harassed, by the patient. The person may designate a representative to receive the disclosure. The disclosure shall be made by the professional person in charge of the public or private agency or his or her designee and shall include the dates of admission, discharge, authorized or unauthorized absence from the agency's facility, and only such other information that is pertinent to the threat or harassment. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the agency or its employees so long as the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence.

(11) To the persons designated in section 106 of this 1990 act for the purposes described in that section.

The fact of admission, as well as all records, files, evidence, findings, or orders made, prepared, collected, or maintained pursuant to this chapter shall not be admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding outside this chapter without the written consent of the person who was the subject of the proceeding. The records and files maintained in any court proceeding pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and available subsequent to such proceedings only to the person who was the subject of the proceeding or his attorney. In addition, the court may order the subsequent release or use of such records or files only upon good cause shown if the court finds that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained.

Sec. 109. Section 47, chapter 142, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 71.05.420 are each amended to read as follows:

Except as provided in section 106 of this 1990 act, when any disclosure of information or records is made as authorized by RCW 71.05.390 through 71.05.410, the physician in charge of the patient or the professional person in charge of the facility shall promptly cause to be entered into the patient's medical record the date and circumstances under which said disclosure was made, the names and relationships to the patient, if any, of the persons or agencies to whom such disclosure was made, and the information disclosed.

Sec. 110. Section 49, chapter 142, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 28, chapter 145, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 71.05.440 are each amended to read as follows:

Except as provided in section 112 of this 1990 act, any person may bring an action against an individual who has willfully released confidential information or records concerning him or her in violation of the provisions of this chapter, for the greater of the following amounts:

(1) One thousand dollars; or

(2) Three times the amount of actual damages sustained, if any. It shall not be a prerequisite to recovery under this section that the plaintiff shall have suffered or be threatened with special, as contrasted with general, damages.

Any person may bring an action to enjoin the release of confidential information or records concerning him or her or his or her ward, in violation of the provisions of this chapter, and may in the same action seek damages as provided in this section.

The court may award to the plaintiff, should he or she prevail in an action authorized by this section, reasonable attorney fees in addition to those otherwise provided by law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. In light of the seriousness of sex offenses, the risk that sex offenders may commit repeat offenses, and the need for local officials to protect their communities against repeat sex offenders, the legislature declares that it is the policy of the state as expressed in sections 112 and 113 of this act to require state and local officials to exchange relevant information regarding sex offenders and to authorize the release of relevant information regarding sex offenders to the public when the release is necessary for public protection.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW to read as follows:

(1) An elected public official, public employee, or public agency as defined in RCW 4.24.470 is immune as provided for in this section from civil liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release information regarding: (a) A person convicted of, or juvenile found to have committed, a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030; (b) a person found not guilty of a sex offense by reason of insanity under chapter 10.77 RCW; or (c) a person found incompetent to stand trial for a sex offense and subsequently committed under chapter 71.05 or 71.34 RCW. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of information to other employees or officials or to the general public when the official or employee who releases the information acts without gross negligence and believes in good faith that the release is necessary for the protection of the public.

(2) Any person who disseminates such information at the request of any public official, public employee, or public agency is immune from civil liability for damages.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by statute, nothing in this section shall impose any liability upon a public official, employee, or agency for failing to release information as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Nothing in this section implies that information regarding persons designated in subsection (1) of this section is confidential except as otherwise provided by statute.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. Public agencies are authorized to release relevant information regarding sex offenders to the public when the release of the information is necessary for public protection. This section shall terminate July 1, 1991.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 114. The governor shall cause a study of federal and state statutes and regulations governing the confidentiality and disclosure of information about dangerous offenders in the criminal justice, juvenile justice, and mental health systems. The governor shall report to the legislature no later than November 1, 1990.

Sec. 115. Section 1, chapter 346, Laws of 1985 as amended by section 1, chapter 30, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.155 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) At the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before release except in the event of escape or emergency furloughs as defined in RCW 72.66.010, the department of corrections shall send written notice of parole, community placement, work release placement, or furlough((~~, or escape, if such notice has been requested in writing~~)) about a specific inmate convicted of a violent offense or a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030, to all of the following:

(a) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the inmate will reside((~~, if known,~~)) or in which placement will be made in a work release program; and

(b) The sheriff of the county in which the inmate will reside((~~, if known,~~)) or in which placement will be made in a work release program((;)).

((~~(c)~~)) (2) The same notice as required by subsection (1) of this section shall be sent to the following if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific inmate convicted of a violent offense or a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030:

(a) The victim((~~, if any,~~)) of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

((~~(d)~~)) (b) Any witnesses who testified against the inmate in any court proceedings involving the violent offense; and

((~~(e)~~)) (c) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

((~~(2)~~)) (3) If an inmate convicted of a violent offense or a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030 escapes from a correctional facility, the department of corrections shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the inmate resided immediately before the inmate's arrest and conviction. If previously requested, the department shall also notify the witnesses and the victim((~~, if any,~~)) of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. If the inmate is recaptured, the department shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

((~~(3)~~)) (4) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

(5) The department of corrections shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

((~~(4)~~)) (6) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

(b) "Next of kin" means a person's spouse, parents, siblings and children.

((~~(5)~~)) (7) Nothing in this section shall impose any liability upon a chief of police of a city or sheriff of a county for failing to request in writing a notice as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

Sec. 116. Section 9, chapter 155, Laws of 1979 as last amended by section 8, chapter 450, Laws of 1987 and RCW 13.50.050 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) This section governs records relating to the commission of juvenile offenses, including records relating to diversions.

(2) The official juvenile court file of any alleged or proven juvenile offender shall be open to public inspection, unless sealed pursuant to subsection (11) of this section.

(3) All records other than the official juvenile court file are confidential and may be released only as provided in this section ((~~and~~)), RCW 13.50.010, and section 101 of this 1990 act.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section and RCW 13.50.010, records retained or produced by any juvenile justice or care agency may be released to other participants in the juvenile justice or care system only when an investigation or case involving the juvenile in question is being pursued by the other participant or when that other participant is assigned the responsibility for supervising the juvenile.

(5) Information not in an official juvenile court file concerning a juvenile or a juvenile's family may be released to the public only when that information could not reasonably be expected to identify the juvenile or the juvenile's family.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the release, to the juvenile or his or her attorney, of law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys' records pertaining to investigation, diversion, and prosecution of juvenile offenses shall be governed by the rules of discovery and other rules of law applicable in adult criminal investigations and prosecutions.

(7) The juvenile court and the prosecutor may set up and maintain a central record-keeping system which may receive information on all alleged juvenile offenders against whom a complaint has been filed pursuant to RCW 13.40.070 whether or not their cases are currently pending before the court. The central record-keeping system may be computerized. If a complaint has been referred to a diversion unit, the diversion unit shall promptly report to the juvenile court or the prosecuting attorney when the juvenile has agreed to diversion. An offense shall not be reported as criminal history in any central record-keeping system without notification by the diversion unit of the date on which the offender agreed to diversion.

(8) Upon request of the victim of a crime or the victim's immediate family, the identity of an alleged or proven juvenile offender alleged or found to have committed a crime against the victim and the identity of the alleged or proven juvenile offender's parent, guardian, or custodian and the circumstance of the alleged or proven crime shall be released to the victim of the crime or the victim's immediate family.

(9) Subject to the rules of discovery applicable in adult criminal prosecutions, the juvenile offense records of an adult criminal defendant or witness in an adult criminal proceeding shall be released upon request to prosecution and defense counsel after a charge has actually been filed. The juvenile offense records of any adult convicted of a crime and placed under the supervision of the adult corrections system shall be released upon request to the adult corrections system.

(10) In any case in which an information has been filed pursuant to RCW 13.40.100 or a complaint has been filed with the prosecutor and referred for diversion pursuant to RCW 13.40.070, the person the subject of the information or complaint may file a motion with the court to have the court vacate its order and findings, if any, and, subject to subsection (24) of this section, order the sealing of the official juvenile court file, the social file, and records of the court and of any other agency in the case.

(11) The court shall grant the motion to seal records made pursuant to subsection (10) of this section if it finds that:

(a) Two years have elapsed from the later of: (i) Final discharge of the person from the supervision of any agency charged with supervising juvenile offenders; or (ii) from the entry of a court order relating to the commission of a juvenile offense or a criminal offense;

(b) No proceeding is pending against the moving party seeking the conviction of a juvenile offense or a criminal offense; and

(12) The person making a motion pursuant to subsection (10) of this section shall give reasonable notice of the motion to the prosecution and to any person or agency whose files are sought to be sealed.

(13) If the court grants the motion to seal made pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, it shall, subject to subsection (24) of this section, order sealed the official juvenile court file, the social file, and other records relating to the case as are named in the order. Thereafter, the proceedings in the case shall be treated as if they never occurred, and the subject of the records may reply accordingly to any inquiry about the events, records of which are sealed. Any agency shall reply to any inquiry concerning confidential or sealed records that records are confidential, and no information can be given about the existence or nonexistence of records concerning an individual.

(14) Inspection of the files and records included in the order to seal may thereafter be permitted only by order of the court upon motion made by the person who is the subject of the information or complaint, except as otherwise provided in RCW 13.50.010(8) and subsection (24) of this section.

(15) Any adjudication of a juvenile offense or a crime subsequent to sealing has the effect of nullifying the sealing order. Any conviction for any adult felony subsequent to the sealing has the effect of nullifying the sealing order for the purposes of chapter 9.94A RCW for any juvenile adjudication of guilt for a class A offense. Any conviction for any adult sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030 subsequent to the sealing has the effect of nullifying the sealing order for the purposes of chapter 9.94A RCW for any adjudication of guilt for a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030.

(16) In any case in which an information has been filed pursuant to RCW 13.40.100 or a complaint has been filed with the prosecutor and referred for diversion pursuant to RCW 13.40.070, the person who is the subject of the information or complaint may file a motion with the court to have the court vacate its order and findings, if any, and, subject to subsection (24) of this section, order the destruction of the official juvenile court file, the social file, and records of the court and of any other agency in the case.

(17) The court may grant the motion to destroy records made pursuant to subsection (16) of this section if it finds:

(a) The person making the motion is at least twenty-three years of age;

(b) The person has not subsequently been convicted of a felony;

(d) The person has never been found guilty of a serious offense.

(18) A person eighteen years of age or older whose criminal history consists of only one referral for diversion may request that the court order the records in that case destroyed. The request shall be granted, subject to subsection (24) of this section, if the court finds that two years have elapsed since completion of the diversion agreement.

(19) If the court grants the motion to destroy records made pursuant to subsection (16) or (18) of this section, it shall, subject to subsection (24) of this section, order the official juvenile court file, the social file, and any other records named in the order to be destroyed.

(20) The person making the motion pursuant to subsection (16) or (18) of this section shall give reasonable notice of the motion to the prosecuting attorney and to any agency whose records are sought to be destroyed.

(21) Any juvenile to whom the provisions of this section may apply shall be given written notice of his or her rights under this section at the time of his or her disposition hearing or during the diversion process.

(22) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a crime victim or a member of the victim's family from divulging the identity of the alleged or proven juvenile offender or his or her family when necessary in a civil proceeding.

(23) Any juvenile justice or care agency may, subject to the limitations in subsection (24) of this section and subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, develop procedures for the routine destruction of records relating to juvenile offenses and diversions.

(a) Records may be routinely destroyed only when the person the subject of the information or complaint has attained twenty-three years of age or older, or is eighteen years of age or older and his or her criminal history consists entirely of one diversion agreement and two years have passed since completion of the agreement.

(b) The court may not routinely destroy the official juvenile court file or recordings or transcripts of any proceedings.

(24) No identifying information held by the Washington state patrol in accordance with chapter 43.43 RCW is subject to destruction or sealing under this section. For the purposes of this subsection, identifying information includes photographs, fingerprints, palmprints, soleprints, toeprints and any other data that identifies a person by physical characteristics, name, birthdate or address, but does not include information regarding criminal activity, arrest, charging, diversion, conviction or other information about a person's treatment by the criminal justice system or about the person's behavior.

PART II

EARNED EARLY RELEASE

Sec. 201. Section 1, chapter 248, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.92.151 are each amended to read as follows:

The sentence of a prisoner confined in a county jail facility for a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor conviction may be reduced by earned release credits in accordance with procedures that shall be developed and promulgated by the ((~~facility~~)) correctional agency having jurisdiction. The earned early release time shall be for good behavior and good performance as determined by the ((~~facility~~)) correctional agency having jurisdiction. In the case of an offender convicted of a serious violent offense or a sex offense that is a class A felony committed on or after July 1, 1990, the aggregate earned early release time may not exceed fifteen percent of the sentence. In no other case may the aggregate earned early release time exceed one-third of the total sentence.

Sec. 202. Section 2, chapter 248, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.150 are each amended to read as follows:

No person serving a sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter shall leave the confines of the correctional facility or be released prior to the expiration of the sentence except as follows:

(1) Except ((for persons convicted of a sex offense or an offense categorized as a serious violent offense, assault in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW)) as otherwise provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the term((s)) of the sentence of an offender committed to a county jail facility, or a correctional facility operated by the department, may be reduced by earned early release time in accordance with procedures that shall be developed and promulgated by the correctional ((~~facility~~)) agency having jurisdiction in which the offender is confined. The earned early release time shall be for good behavior and good performance, as determined by the correctional ((~~facility~~)) agency having jurisdiction. Any program established pursuant to this section shall allow an offender to earn early release credits for presentence incarceration. If an offender is transferred from a county jail to the department of corrections, the county jail facility shall certify to the department the amount of time spent in custody at the facility and the amount of earned early release time. In the case of an offender convicted of a serious violent offense or a sex offense that is a class A felony committed on or after July 1, 1990, the aggregate earned early release time may not exceed fifteen percent of the sentence. In no other case shall the aggregate earned early release time exceed one-third of the total sentence((. Persons convicted of a sex offense or an offense categorized as a serious violent offense, assault in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW may become eligible for community custody in lieu of earned early release time in accordance with the program developed by the department));

(2) ((~~When~~)) A person convicted of a sex offense or an offense categorized as a serious violent offense, assault in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW ((is)) may become eligible, in accordance with a program developed by the department, for transfer to community custody status in lieu of earned early release time pursuant to subsection (1) of this section((~~, as computed by the department of corrections, the offender shall be transferred to community custody.~~));

(3) An offender may leave a correctional facility pursuant to an authorized furlough or leave of absence. In addition, offenders may leave a correctional facility when in the custody of a corrections officer or officers;

(4) The governor, upon recommendation from the clemency and pardons board, may grant an extraordinary release for reasons of serious health problems, senility, advanced age, extraordinary meritorious acts, or other extraordinary circumstances;

(5) No more than the final six months of the sentence may be served in partial confinement designed to aid the offender in finding work and reestablishing him or herself in the community;

(6) The governor may pardon any offender;

(7) The department of corrections may release an offender from confinement any time within ten days before a release date calculated under this section; and

(8) An offender may leave a correctional facility prior to completion of his sentence if the sentence has been reduced as provided in RCW 9.94A.160.

Sec. 203. Section 17, chapter 232, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. as last amended by section 3, chapter 248, Laws of 1989 and RCW 70.48.210 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All cities and counties are authorized to establish and maintain farms, camps, and work release programs and facilities, as well as special detention facilities. The facilities shall meet the requirements of chapter 70.48 RCW and any rules adopted thereunder.

(2) Farms and camps may be established either inside or outside the territorial limits of a city or county. A sentence of confinement in a city or county jail may include placement in a farm or camp. Unless directed otherwise by court order, the chief law enforcement officer or department of corrections, may transfer the prisoner to a farm or camp. The sentencing court, chief law enforcement officer, or department of corrections may not transfer to a farm or camp a greater number of prisoners than can be furnished with constructive employment and can be reasonably accommodated.

(3) The city or county may establish a city or county work release program and housing facilities for the prisoners in the program. In such regard, factors such as employment conditions and the condition of jail facilities should be considered. When a work release program is established the following provisions apply:

(a) A person convicted of a felony and placed in a city or county jail is eligible for the work release program. A person sentenced to a city or county jail is eligible for the work release program. The program may be used as a condition of probation for a criminal offense. Good conduct is a condition of participation in the program.

(b) The court may permit a person who is currently, regularly employed to continue his or her employment. The chief law enforcement officer or department of corrections shall make all necessary arrangements if possible. The court may authorize the person to seek suitable employment and may authorize the chief law enforcement officer or department of corrections to make reasonable efforts to find suitable employment for the person. A person participating in the work release program may not work in an establishment where there is a labor dispute.

(c) The work release prisoner shall be confined in a work release facility or jail unless authorized to be absent from the facility for program-related purposes, unless the court directs otherwise.

(d) Each work release prisoner's earnings may be collected by the chief law enforcement officer or a designee. The chief law enforcement officer or a designee may deduct from the earnings moneys for the payments for the prisoner's board, personal expenses inside and outside the jail, a share of the administrative expenses of this section, court-ordered victim compensation, and court-ordered restitution. Support payments for the prisoner's dependents, if any, shall be made as directed by the court. With the prisoner's consent, the remaining funds may be used to pay the prisoner's preexisting debts. Any remaining balance shall be returned to the prisoner.

(e) The prisoner's sentence may be reduced by earned early release time in accordance with procedures that shall be developed and promulgated by the work release facility. The earned early release time shall be for good behavior and good performance as determined by the facility. In the case of an offender convicted of a serious violent offense or a sex offense that is a class A felony committed on or after July 7, 1990, the aggregate earned early release time may not exceed fifteen percent of the sentence. In no other case may the aggregate earned early release time exceed one-third of the total sentence.

(f) If the work release prisoner violates the conditions of custody or employment, the prisoner shall be returned to the sentencing court. The sentencing court may require the prisoner to spend the remainder of the sentence in actual confinement and may cancel any earned reduction of the sentence.

(4) A special detention facility may be operated by a noncorrectional agency or by noncorrectional personnel by contract with the governing unit. The employees shall meet the standards of training and education established by the criminal justice training commission as authorized by RCW 43.101.080. The special detention facility may use combinations of features including, but not limited to, low-security or honor prisoner status, work farm, work release, community review, prisoner facility maintenance and food preparation, training programs, or alcohol or drug rehabilitation programs. Special detention facilities may establish a reasonable fee schedule to cover the cost of facility housing and programs. The schedule shall be on a sliding basis that reflects the person's ability to pay.

PART III

JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 301. Section 56, chapter 291, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 407, Laws of 1989 and RCW 13.40.020 are each amended to read as follows:

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Serious offender" means a person fifteen years of age or older who has committed an offense which if committed by an adult would be:

(a) A class A felony, or an attempt to commit a class A felony;

(b) Manslaughter in the first degree ((~~or rape in the second degree~~)); or

(c) Assault in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, child molestation in the ((~~first or~~)) second degree, ((~~rape of a child in the second degree,~~)) kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the second degree, residential burglary, or burglary in the second degree, where such offenses include the infliction of bodily harm upon another or where during the commission of or immediate withdrawal from such an offense the perpetrator is armed with a deadly weapon or firearm as defined in RCW 9A.04.110;

(2) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender as punishment for committing an offense;

(3) "Community supervision" means an order of disposition by the court of an adjudicated youth. A community supervision order for a single offense may be for a period of up to two years for a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030 and up to one year for other offenses and include one or more of the following:

(a) A fine, not to exceed one hundred dollars;

(b) Community service not to exceed one hundred fifty hours of service;

(d) Counseling; or

(e) Such other services to the extent funds are available for such services, conditions, or limitations as the court may require which may not include confinement;

(4) "Confinement" means physical custody by the department of social and health services in a facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the state, or physical custody in a facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with any county. Confinement of less than thirty-one days imposed as part of a disposition or modification order may be served consecutively or intermittently, in the discretion of the court;

(5) "Court", when used without further qualification, means the juvenile court judge(s) or commissioner(s);

(6) "Criminal history" includes all criminal complaints against the respondent for which, prior to the commission of a current offense:

(a) The allegations were found correct by a court. If a respondent is convicted of two or more charges arising out of the same course of conduct, only the highest charge from among these shall count as an offense for the purposes of this chapter; or

(b) The criminal complaint was diverted by a prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on agreement of the respondent and after an advisement to the respondent that the criminal complaint would be considered as part of the respondent's criminal history;

(7) "Department" means the department of social and health services;

(8) "Diversion unit" means any probation counselor who enters into a diversion agreement with an alleged youthful offender or any other person or entity with whom the juvenile court administrator has contracted to arrange and supervise such agreements pursuant to RCW 13.04.040, as now or hereafter amended, or any person or entity specially funded by the legislature to arrange and supervise diversion agreements in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;

(9) "Institution" means a juvenile facility established pursuant to chapters 72.05 and 72.16 through 72.20 RCW;

(10) "Juvenile," "youth," and "child" mean any individual who is under the chronological age of eighteen years and who has not been previously transferred to adult court;

(11) "Juvenile offender" means any juvenile who has been found by the juvenile court to have committed an offense, including a person eighteen years of age or older over whom jurisdiction has been extended under RCW 13.40.300;

(12) "Manifest injustice" means a disposition that would either impose an excessive penalty on the juvenile or would impose a serious, and clear danger to society in light of the purposes of this chapter;

(13) "Middle offender" means a person who has committed an offense and who is neither a minor or first offender nor a serious offender;

(14) "Minor or first offender" means a person sixteen years of age or younger whose current offense(s) and criminal history fall entirely within one of the following categories:

(a) Four misdemeanors;

(b) Two misdemeanors and one gross misdemeanor;

(d) Three gross misdemeanors;

(e) One class C felony except manslaughter in the second degree and one misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor;

(f) One class B felony except: Any felony which constitutes an attempt to commit a class A felony; manslaughter in the first degree; ((~~rape in the second degree;~~)) assault in the second degree; extortion in the first degree; indecent liberties; kidnapping in the second degree; robbery in the second degree; burglary in the second degree; ((~~rape of a child in the second degree~~)) residential burglary; vehicular homicide; ((~~child molestation in the first degree;~~)) or arson in the second degree.

For purposes of this definition, current violations shall be counted as misdemeanors;

(15) "Offense" means an act designated a violation or a crime if committed by an adult under the law of this state, under any ordinance of any city or county of this state, under any federal law, or under the law of another state if the act occurred in that state;

(16) "Respondent" means a juvenile who is alleged or proven to have committed an offense;

(17) "Restitution" means financial reimbursement by the offender to the victim, and shall be limited to easily ascertainable damages for injury to or loss of property, actual expenses incurred for medical treatment for physical injury to persons, ((~~and~~)) lost wages resulting from physical injury, and costs of the victim's counseling reasonably related to the offense if the offense is a sex offense. Restitution shall not include reimbursement for damages for mental anguish, pain and suffering, or other intangible losses. Nothing in this chapter shall limit or replace civil remedies or defenses available to the victim or offender;

(18) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services;

(19) "Services" mean services which provide alternatives to incarceration for those juveniles who have pleaded or been adjudicated guilty of an offense or have signed a diversion agreement pursuant to this chapter;

(20) "Sex offense" means an offense defined as a sex offense in RCW 9.94A.030;

(21) "Sexual motivation" means the respondent committed the offense for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification;

(22) "Foster care" means temporary physical care in a foster family home or group care facility as defined in RCW 74.15.020 and licensed by the department, or other legally authorized care;

((~~(21)~~)) (23) "Violation" means an act or omission, which if committed by an adult, must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and is punishable by sanctions which do not include incarceration.

Sec. 302. Section 70, chapter 291, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 4, chapter 407, Laws of 1989 and RCW 13.40.160 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) When the respondent is found to be a serious offender, the court shall commit the offender to the department for the standard range of disposition for the offense, as indicated in option A of schedule D-3, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

If the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusion, that disposition within the standard range would effectuate a manifest injustice the court shall impose a disposition outside the standard range, as indicated in option B of schedule D-3, RCW 13.40.0357. The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

A disposition outside the standard range shall be determinate and shall be comprised of confinement or community supervision, or a combination thereof. When a judge finds a manifest injustice and imposes a sentence of confinement exceeding thirty days, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030((~~(5)~~))(2), as now or hereafter amended, shall be used to determine the range. A disposition outside the standard range is appealable under RCW 13.40.230, as now or hereafter amended, by the state or the respondent. A disposition within the standard range is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230 as now or hereafter amended.

(2) Where the respondent is found to be a minor or first offender, the court shall order that the respondent serve a term of community supervision as indicated in option A or option B of schedule D-1, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsection (5) of this section. If the court determines that a disposition of community supervision would effectuate a manifest injustice the court may impose another disposition under option C of schedule D-1, RCW 13.40.0357. Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a disposition other than a community supervision may be imposed only after the court enters reasons upon which it bases its conclusions that imposition of community supervision would effectuate a manifest injustice. When a judge finds a manifest injustice and imposes a sentence of confinement exceeding thirty days, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030((~~(5)~~))(2), as now or hereafter amended, shall be used to determine the range. The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

((~~Any~~)) Except for disposition ((~~other than~~)) of community supervision or a disposition imposed pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, a disposition may be appealed as provided in RCW 13.40.230, as now or hereafter amended, by the state or the respondent. A disposition of community supervision or a disposition imposed pursuant to subsection (5) of this section may not be appealed under RCW 13.40.230 as now or hereafter amended.

(3) Where a respondent is found to have committed an offense for which the respondent declined to enter into a diversion agreement, the court shall impose a term of community supervision limited to the conditions allowed in a diversion agreement as provided in RCW 13.40.080(2) as now or hereafter amended.

(4) If a respondent is found to be a middle offender:

(a) The court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard range(s) for such offense, as indicated in option A of schedule D-2, RCW 13.40.0357 except as provided in subsection (5) of this section: PROVIDED, That if the standard range includes a term of confinement exceeding thirty days, commitment shall be to the department for the standard range of confinement; or

(b) The court shall impose a determinate disposition of community supervision and/or up to thirty days confinement, as indicated in option B of schedule D-2, RCW 13.40.0357 in which case, if confinement has been imposed, the court shall state either aggravating or mitigating factors as set forth in RCW 13.40.150 as now or hereafter amended.

(c) Only if the court concludes, and enters reasons for its conclusions, that disposition as provided in subsection (4) (a) or (b) of this section would effectuate a manifest injustice, the court shall sentence the juvenile to a maximum term, and the provisions of RCW 13.40.030((~~(5)~~))(2), as now or hereafter amended, shall be used to determine the range. The court's finding of manifest injustice shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.

(d) A disposition pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section is appealable under RCW 13.40.230, as now or hereafter amended, by the state or the respondent. A disposition pursuant to subsection (4) (a) or (b) of this section is not appealable under RCW 13.40.230 as now or hereafter amended.

(5) When a serious, middle, or minor first offender is found to have committed a sex offense, other than a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030, and has no history of a prior sex offense, the court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the respondent, may order an examination to determine whether the respondent is amenable to treatment.

(a) The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following: The respondent's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the respondent's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the respondent's social, educational, and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used. The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information. The examiner shall assess and report regarding the respondent's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community. A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

(i) Frequency and type of contact between the offender and therapist;

(ii) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

(iii) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members, legal guardians, or others;

(iv) Anticipated length of treatment; and

(v) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment. The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion.

(b) After receipt of reports of the examination, the court shall then consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sex offender disposition alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this section. If the court determines that this special sex offender disposition alternative is appropriate, then the court shall impose a determinate disposition within the standard range for the offense and, if this sentence is less than eight years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the disposition and place the offender on community supervision for up to two years. As a condition of the suspended disposition, the court may impose the conditions of community supervision and other conditions, including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense, and requirements that the offender do any one or more of the following:

(i) Devote time to a specific education, employment, or occupation;

(ii) Undergo available outpatient sex offender treatment for up to two years or up to the length of the suspended disposition, whichever is greater, or undergo available inpatient sex offender treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense. A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment. The offender shall not change sex offender treatment providers without first notifying the prosecutor, the probation counselor, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor and probation counselor object to the change;

(iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the probation counselor prior to any change in the offender's address, educational program, or employment;

(iv) Report as directed to the court and a probation counselor;

(v) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations, perform community service, or any combination thereof; or

(vi) Make restitution to the victim for the cost of any counseling reasonably related to the offense.

The sex offender treatment provider shall submit quarterly reports on the respondent's progress in treatment to the court and the parties. The reports shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following: Dates of attendance, respondent's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the respondent's relative progress in treatment, and any other material specified by the court at the time of the disposition.

At the time of the disposition, the court may set treatment review hearings as the court considers appropriate.

Examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to section 1203 of this 1990 act.

If the offender violates any condition of the disposition or the court finds that the respondent is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment, the court may revoke the suspension and order execution of the sentence. The court shall give credit for any confinement time previously served if that confinement was for the offense for which the suspension is being revoked.

For purposes of this section, "victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged. "Victim" may also include a known parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

(6) Whenever a juvenile offender is entitled to credit for time spent in detention prior to a dispositional order, the dispositional order shall specifically state the number of days of credit for time served.

((~~(6) In its dispositional order~~)) (7) Except as provided for in subsection (5) of this section, the court shall not suspend or defer the imposition or the execution of the disposition.

((~~(7)~~)) (8) In no case shall the term of confinement imposed by the court at disposition exceed that to which an adult could be subjected for the same offense.

Sec. 303. Section 65, chapter 291, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 18, chapter 145, Laws of 1988 and RCW 13.40.110 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The prosecutor, respondent, or the court on its own motion may, before a hearing on the information on its merits, file a motion requesting the court to transfer the respondent for adult criminal prosecution and the matter shall be set for a hearing on the question of declining jurisdiction. Unless waived by the court, the parties, and their counsel, a decline hearing shall be held where:

(a) The respondent is sixteen or seventeen years of age and the information alleges a class A felony or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a class A felony; or

(b) The respondent is seventeen years of age and the information alleges assault in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, indecent liberties, ((~~rape of a child in the second degree,~~)) child molestation in the ((~~first or~~)) second degree, kidnapping in the second degree, ((~~rape in the second degree,~~)) or robbery in the second degree.

(2) The court after a decline hearing may order the case transferred for adult criminal prosecution upon a finding that the declination would be in the best interest of the juvenile or the public. The court shall consider the relevant reports, facts, opinions, and arguments presented by the parties and their counsel.

(3) When the respondent is transferred for criminal prosecution or retained for prosecution in juvenile court, the court shall set forth in writing its finding which shall be supported by relevant facts and opinions produced at the hearing.

Sec. 304. Section 75, chapter 291, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 4, chapter 505, Laws of 1987 and RCW 13.40.210 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The secretary shall, except in the case of a juvenile committed by a court to a term of confinement in a state institution outside the appropriate standard range for the offense(s) for which the juvenile was found to be guilty established pursuant to RCW 13.40.030, as now or hereafter amended, set a release or discharge date for each juvenile committed to its custody which shall be within the prescribed range to which a juvenile has been committed. Such dates shall be determined prior to the expiration of sixty percent of a juvenile's minimum term of confinement included within the prescribed range to which the juvenile has been committed. The secretary shall release any juvenile committed to the custody of the department within four calendar days prior to the juvenile's release date or on the release date set under this chapter: PROVIDED, That days spent in the custody of the department shall be tolled by any period of time during which a juvenile has absented himself or herself from the department's supervision without the prior approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee.

(2) The secretary shall monitor the average daily population of the state's juvenile residential facilities. When the secretary concludes that in-residence population of residential facilities exceeds one hundred five percent of the rated bed capacity specified in statute, or in absence of such specification, as specified by the department in rule, the secretary may recommend reductions to the governor. On certification by the governor that the recommended reductions are necessary, the secretary has authority to administratively release a sufficient number of offenders to reduce in-residence population to one hundred percent of rated bed capacity. The secretary shall release those offenders who have served the greatest proportion of their sentence. However, the secretary may deny release in a particular case at the request of an offender, or if the secretary finds that there is no responsible custodian, as determined by the department, to whom to release the offender, or if the release of the offender would pose a clear danger to society. The department shall notify the committing court of the release at the end of each calendar year if any such early releases have occurred during that year as a result of excessive in-residence population. In no event shall a serious offender, as defined in RCW 13.40.020(1) be granted release under the provisions of this subsection.

(3) Following the juvenile's release pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the secretary may require the juvenile to comply with a program of parole to be administered by the department in his or her community which shall last no longer than eighteen months, except that in the case of a juvenile sentenced for rape in the first or second degree, rape of a child in the first or second degree, child molestation in the first degree, or indecent liberties with forcible compulsion, the period of parole shall be twenty-four months. ((~~Such~~)) A parole program ((~~shall be~~)) is mandatory for offenders released under subsection (2) of this section. The secretary shall, for the period of parole, facilitate the juvenile's reintegration into his or her community and to further this goal may require the juvenile to: (a) Undergo available medical or psychiatric treatment; (b) report as directed to a parole officer; (c) pursue a course of study or vocational training; (d) remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the department of any change in his or her address; and (e) refrain from committing new offenses. After termination of the parole period, the juvenile shall be discharged from the department's supervision.

(4) The department may also modify parole for violation thereof. If, after affording a juvenile all of the due process rights to which he or she would be entitled if the juvenile were an adult, the secretary finds that a juvenile has violated a condition of his or her parole, the secretary shall order one of the following which is reasonably likely to effectuate the purpose of the parole and to protect the public: (a) Continued supervision under the same conditions previously imposed; (b) intensified supervision with increased reporting requirements; (c) additional conditions of supervision authorized by this chapter; ((~~and~~)) (d) except as provided in (e) of this subsection, imposition of a period of confinement not to exceed thirty days in a facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the state of Washington or any city or county for a portion of each day or for a certain number of days each week with the balance of the days or weeks spent under supervision; and (e) the secretary may order any of the conditions or may return the offender to confinement in an institution for the remainder of the sentence range if the offense for which the offender was sentenced is rape in the first or second degree, rape of a child in the first or second degree, child molestation in the first degree, indecent liberties with forcible compulsion, or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030.

(5) A parole officer of the department of social and health services shall have the power to arrest a juvenile under his or her supervision on the same grounds as a law enforcement officer would be authorized to arrest such person.

(6) If so requested and approved under chapter 13.06 RCW, the secretary shall permit a county or group of counties to perform functions under subsections (3) through (5) of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. A new section is added to chapter 74.13 RCW to read as follows:

(1) For the purposes of funds appropriated for the treatment of sexually aggressive youth, "sexually aggressive youth" means those juveniles in the care and custody of the state who:

(a) Have been abused;

(b) Have committed a sexually aggressive or other violent act that is sexual in nature; and

(2) In expending these funds, the department of social and health services shall establish in each region a case review committee to review all cases for which the funds are used. In determining whether to use these funds in a particular case, the committee shall consider:

(a) The age of the juvenile;

(b) The extent and type of abuse to which the juvenile has been subjected;

(d) The benefits that can be expected from the treatment; and

(e) The cost of the treatment.

PART IV

REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS

NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. The legislature finds that sex offenders often pose a high risk of reoffense, and that law enforcement's efforts to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend offenders who commit sex offenses, are impaired by the lack of information available to law enforcement agencies about convicted sex offenders who live within the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction. Therefore, this state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement agencies as provided in section 402 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Any adult or juvenile residing in this state who has been found to have committed or has been convicted of any sex offense shall register with the county sheriff for the county of the person's residence.

(2) The person shall, within forty-five days of establishing residence in Washington, or if a current resident within thirty days of release from confinement, provide the county sheriff with the following information: (a) Name; (b) address; (c) place of employment; (d) crime for which convicted; (e) date and place of conviction; (f) aliases used; and (g) social security number.

(3) If any person required to register pursuant to this section changes his or her residence address within the same county, the person must send written notice of the change of address to the county sheriff within ten days of establishing the new residence. If any person required to register pursuant to this section moves to a new county, the person must register with the county sheriff in the new county within ten days of establishing the new residence. The person must also send written notice within ten days of the change of address in the new county to the county sheriff with whom the person last registered.

(4) The county sheriff shall obtain a photograph of the individual and shall obtain a copy of the individual's fingerprints.

(5) "Sex offense" for the purpose of sections 402 through 406 of this act means any offense defined as a sex offense by RCW 9.94A.030:

(a) Committed on or after the effective date of this section; or

(b) Committed prior to the effective date of this section if the person, as a result of the offense, is under the custody or active supervision of the department of corrections or the department of social and health services on or after the effective date of this section.

(6) A person who knowingly fails to register as required by this section is guilty of a class C felony if the crime for which the individual was convicted was a class A felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a class A felony. If the crime was other than a class A felony or a federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a class A felony, violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 403. A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:

The county sheriff shall forward the information and fingerprints obtained pursuant to section 402 of this act to the Washington state patrol within five working days. The state patrol shall maintain a central registry of sex offenders required to register under section 402 of this act and shall adopt rules consistent with chapters 10.97, 10.98, and 43.43 RCW as are necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 402 through 406 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 404. A new section is added to chapter 10.01 RCW to read as follows:

The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense of the registration requirements of section 402 of this act. Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 405. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The department shall provide written notification to an inmate convicted of a sex offense of the registration requirements of section 402 of this act at the time of the inmate's release from confinement and shall receive and retain a signed acknowledgement of receipt.

(2) The department shall provide written notification to an individual convicted of a sex offense from another state of the registration requirements of section 402 of this act at the time the department accepts supervision and has legal authority of the individual under the terms and conditions of the interstate compact agreement under RCW 9.95.270.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 406. A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The duty to register under section 402 of this act shall end:

(a) For a person convicted of a class A felony: Such person may only be relieved of the duty to register under subsection (2) of this section.

(b) For a person convicted of a class B felony: Fifteen years after the last date of release from confinement, if any, (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to the conviction, or entry of the judgment and sentence, if the person has spent fifteen consecutive years in the community without being convicted of any new offenses.

(c) For a person convicted of a class C felony: Ten years after the last date of release from confinement, if any, (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to the conviction, or entry of the judgment and sentence, if the person has spent ten consecutive years in the community without being convicted of any new offenses.

(2) Any person having a duty to register under section 402 of this act may petition the superior court to be relieved of that duty. The petition shall be made to the court in which the petitioner was convicted of the offense that subjects him or her to the duty to register, or, in the case of convictions in other states, to the court in Thurston county. The prosecuting attorney of the county shall be named and served as the respondent in any such petition. The court shall consider the nature of the registerable offense committed, and the criminal and relevant noncriminal behavior of the petitioner both before and after conviction, and may consider other factors. The court may relieve the petitioner of the duty to register only if the petitioner shows, with clear and convincing evidence, that future registration of the petitioner will not serve the purposes of sections 402 through 406 of this act.

(3) Unless relieved of the duty to register pursuant to this section, a violation of section 402 of this act is an ongoing offense for purposes of the statute of limitations under RCW 9A.04.080.

(4) Nothing in RCW 9.94A.220 relating to discharge of an offender shall be construed as operating to relieve the offender of his or her duty to register pursuant to section 402 of this act.

Sec. 407. Section 10, chapter 152, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. as last amended by section 6, chapter 346, Laws of 1985 and RCW 43.43.745 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) It shall be the duty of the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, of the chief of police of each city or town, or of every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies operating within this state, to record the fingerprints of all persons held in or remanded to their custody when convicted of any crime as provided for in RCW 43.43.735 for which the penalty of imprisonment might be imposed and to disseminate and file such fingerprints in the same manner as those recorded upon arrest pursuant to RCW 43.43.735 and 43.43.740.

(2) Every time the secretary authorizes a furlough as provided for in RCW 72.66.012 the department of corrections shall notify, forty-eight hours prior to the beginning of such furlough, the section that the named prisoner has been granted a furlough, the place to which furloughed, and the dates and times during which the prisoner will be on furlough status. In the case of an emergency furlough the forty-eight hour time period shall not be required but notification shall be made as promptly as possible and before the prisoner is released on furlough. Upon receipt of furlough information pursuant to the provisions of this subsection the section shall notify the sheriff or director of public safety of the county to which the prisoner is being furloughed, the nearest attachment of the Washington state patrol in the county wherein the furloughed prisoner shall be residing and such other criminal justice agencies as the section may determine should be so notified.

(3) Disposition of the charge for which the arrest was made shall be reported to the section at whatever stage in the proceedings a final disposition occurs by the arresting law enforcement agency, county prosecutor, city attorney, or court having jurisdiction over the offense: PROVIDED, That the chief shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

(4) Whenever a person serving a sentence for a term of confinement in a state correctional facility for convicted felons, pursuant to court commitment, is released on an order of the state indeterminate sentence review board ((~~of prison terms and paroles~~)), or is discharged from custody on expiration of sentence, the department of corrections shall promptly notify the section that the named person has been released or discharged, the place to which such person has been released or discharged, and the conditions of his release or discharge, and shall additionally notify the section of change in residence or conditions of release or discharge of persons on active parole supervision, and shall notify the section when persons are discharged from active parole supervision.

((No city, town, county, or local law enforcement authority or other agency thereof may require that a convicted felon entering, sojourning, visiting, in transit, or residing in such city, town, county, or local area report or make himself known as a convicted felon or make application for and/or carry on his person a felon identification card or other registration document.)) Local law enforcement agencies may require persons convicted of sex offenses to register pursuant to section 402 of this 1990 act. In addition, nothing ((~~herein~~)) in this section shall((~~, however,~~)) be construed to prevent any local law enforcement authority from recording the residency and other information concerning any convicted felon or other person convicted of a criminal offense when such information is obtained from a source other than from ((~~such requirement~~)) registration pursuant to section 402 of this 1990 act which source may include any officer or other agency or subdivision of the state.

PART V

CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION

Sec. 501. Section 6, chapter 122, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 98, Laws of 1986 and RCW 7.68.060 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) For the purposes of applying for benefits under this chapter, the rights, privileges, responsibilities, duties, limitations and procedures contained in RCW 51.28.020, 51.28.030, 51.28.040 and 51.28.060 as now or hereafter amended shall apply: PROVIDED, That no compensation of any kind shall be available under this chapter if:

(a) An application for benefits is not received by the department within one year after the date the criminal act was reported to a local police department or sheriff's office or the date the rights of dependents or beneficiaries accrued; or

(b) The criminal act is not reported by the victim or someone on his or her behalf to a local police department or sheriff's office within ((~~seventy-two hours~~)) twelve months of its occurrence or, if it could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within ((~~seventy-two hours~~)) twelve months of the time when a report could reasonably have been made. In making determinations as to reasonable time limits, the department shall give greatest weight to the needs of the victims.

(2) This section shall apply only to criminal acts reported after December 31, 1985.

(3) Because victims of childhood criminal acts may repress conscious memory of such criminal acts far beyond the age of eighteen, the rights of adult victims of childhood criminal acts are deemed to accrue at the time the victim discovers or reasonably should have discovered the elements of the crime. In making determinations as to reasonable time limits, the department shall give greatest weight to the needs of the victim.

Sec. 502. Section 8, chapter 122, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 6, chapter 5, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. and RCW 7.68.080 are each amended to read as follows:

The provisions of chapter 51.36 RCW as now or hereafter amended govern the provision of medical aid under this chapter to victims injured as a result of a criminal act, including criminal acts committed between July 1, 1981, and January 1, 1983, except that:

(1) The provisions contained in RCW 51.36.030, 51.36.040, and 51.36.080 as now or hereafter amended do not apply to this chapter;

(2) The specific provisions of RCW 51.36.020 as now or hereafter amended relating to supplying emergency transportation do not apply: PROVIDED, That:

(a) When the injury to any victim is so serious as to require the victim's being taken from the place of injury to a place of treatment, reasonable transportation costs to the nearest place of proper treatment shall be reimbursed from the fund established pursuant to RCW 7.68.090; and

(b) In the case of alleged rape or molestation of a child the reasonable costs of a colposcope examination shall be reimbursed from the fund pursuant to RCW 7.68.090. Hospital, clinic, and medical charges along with all related fees under this chapter shall conform to regulations promulgated by the director. The director shall set these service levels and fees at a level no lower than those established by the department of social and health services under Title 74 RCW. In establishing fees for medical and other health care services, the director shall consider the director's duty to purchase health care in a prudent, cost-effective manner. The director shall establish rules adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require the payment of interest on any billing, fee, or charge.

Sec. 503. Section 3, chapter 5, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. and RCW 7.68.085 are each amended to read as follows:

The director of labor and industries shall institute a cap on medical benefits of one hundred fifty thousand dollars per ((~~victim~~)) injury or death. Payment for medical services in excess of the cap shall be made available to any innocent victim under the same conditions as other medical services and if the medical services are:

(1) Necessary for a previously accepted condition;

(2) Necessary to protect the victim's life or prevent deterioration of the victim's previously accepted condition; and

(3) Not available from an alternative source.

The director of financial management and the director of labor and industries shall monitor expenditures from the public safety and education account. Once each fiscal quarter, the director of financial management shall determine if expenditures from the public safety and education account during the prior fiscal quarter exceeded allotments by more than ten percent. Within thirty days of a determination that expenditures exceeded allotments by more than ten percent, the director of financial management shall develop and implement a plan to reduce expenditures from the account to a level that does not exceed the allotments. Such a plan may include across-the-board reductions in allotments from the account to all nonjudicial agencies except for the crime victims compensation program. In implementing the plan, the director of financial management shall seek the cooperation of judicial agencies in reducing their expenditures from the account. The director of financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees prior to implementation of the plan.

Development and implementation of the plan is not required if the director of financial management notifies the legislative fiscal committees that increases in the official revenue forecast for the public safety and education account for that fiscal quarter will eliminate the need to reduce expenditures from the account. The official revenue forecast for the public safety and education account shall be prepared by the economic and revenue forecast council pursuant to RCW 82.01.120 and 82.01.130.

For the purposes of this section, an individual will not be required to use his or her assets other than funds recovered as a result of a civil action or criminal restitution, for medical expenses or pain and suffering, in order to qualify for an alternative source of payment.

The director shall, in cooperation with the department of social and health services, establish by October 1, 1989, a process to aid crime victims in identifying and applying for appropriate alternative benefit programs, if any, administered by the department of social and health services.

PART VI

SEXUAL MOTIVATION IN CRIMINAL OFFENSES

NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

(1) The prosecuting attorney shall file a special allegation of sexual motivation in every criminal case other than sex offenses as defined in RCW 9.94A.030(29) (a) or (c) when sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably foreseeable defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify a finding of sexual motivation by a reasonable and objective fact finder.

(2) In a criminal case wherein there has been a special allegation, the state shall prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime with a sexual motivation. The court shall make a finding of fact of whether or not the sexual motivation was present at the time of the commission of the crime, or if a jury trial is had, the jury shall, if it finds the defendant guilty, also find a special verdict as to whether or not the defendant committed the crime with this motivation. This finding shall not be applied to sex offenses as defined in RCW 9.94A.030(29) (a) or (c).

(3) The prosecuting attorney shall not withdraw the special allegation of sexual motivation without approval of the court through an order of dismissal of the special allegation. The court shall not dismiss this special allegation unless it finds that such an order is necessary to correct an error in the initial charging decision or unless there are evidentiary problems which make proving the special allegation doubtful.

Sec. 602. Section 2, chapter 252, Laws of 1989 and section 1, chapter 394, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.030 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department of corrections, means that the department is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.

(2) "Commission" means the sentencing guidelines commission.

(3) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.

(4) "Community custody" means that portion of an inmate's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned early release time served in the community subject to controls placed on the inmate's movement and activities by the department of corrections.

(5) "Community placement" means ((~~a one-year~~)) that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release. Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.

(6) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.

(7) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed pursuant to this chapter by a court. For first-time offenders, the supervision may include crime-related prohibitions and other conditions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(5). For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.

(8) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement as defined in this section.

(9) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.

(10) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction.

(11) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct.

(12) (a) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere. The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (i) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (ii) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

(b) "Criminal history" shall always include juvenile convictions for sex offenses and shall also include((s)) a defendant's other prior convictions in juvenile court if: (i) The conviction was for an offense which is a felony or a serious traffic offense and is criminal history as defined in RCW 13.40.020(6)(a); (ii) the defendant was fifteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed; and (iii) with respect to prior juvenile class B and C felonies or serious traffic offenses, the defendant was less than twenty-three years of age at the time the offense for which he or she is being sentenced was committed.

(13) "Department" means the department of corrections.

(14) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community supervision, the number of actual hours or days of community service work, or dollars or terms of a legal financial obligation. The fact that an offender through "earned early release" can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.

(15) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld. For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.

(16) "Drug offense" means:

(a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);

(b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or

(c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.

(17) "Escape" means:

(a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to comply with any limitations on the inmate's movements while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.

(18) "Felony traffic offense" means:

(a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), or felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)); or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

(19) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.

(20) (a) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (i) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (ii) that is not the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug, and except as provided in (b) of this subsection, who previously has never been convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who has never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony offense.

(b) For purposes of (a) of this subsection, a juvenile adjudication for an offense committed before the age of fifteen years is not a previous felony conviction except for adjudications of sex offenses.

(21) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.

(22) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110. Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.

(23) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, or, if home detention has been ordered by the court, in the residence of either the defendant or a member of the defendant's immediate family, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community. Partial confinement includes work release and home detention as defined in this section.

(24) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.

(25) "Restitution" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court as payment of damages. The sum may include both public and private costs. The imposition of a restitution order does not preclude civil redress.

(26) "Serious traffic offense" means:

(a) Driving while intoxicated (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while intoxicated (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or

(b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

(27) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:

(a) Murder in the first degree, homicide by abuse, murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, or an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.

(28) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

(29) "Sex offense" means:

(a) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 or 9.68A.090 or that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes; ((or))

(b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under section 601 of this 1990 act; or

(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

(30) "Sexual motivation" means the defendant committed the crime for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

(31) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.

((~~(31)~~)) (32) "Victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.

((~~(32)~~)) (33) "Violent offense" means:

(a) Any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended: Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony, criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion, ((~~child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree,~~)) kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, vehicular assault, and vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

(b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in (a) of this subsection; and

(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under (a) or (b) of this subsection.

((~~(33)~~)) (34) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school. Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.

((~~(34)~~)) (35) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance. Home detention may not be imposed for offenders convicted of a violent offense, any sex offense, any drug offense, reckless burning in the first or second degree as defined in RCW 9A.48.040 or 9A.48.050, assault in the third degree as defined in RCW 9A.36.031, unlawful imprisonment as defined in RCW 9A.40.040, or harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.020. Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403) if the offender fulfills the participation conditions set forth in this subsection and is monitored for drug use by treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or a comparable court or agency-referred program. Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of burglary in the second degree as defined in RCW 9A.52.030 or residential burglary conditioned upon the offender: (a) Successfully completing twenty-one days in a work release program, (b) having no convictions for burglary in the second degree or residential burglary during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for burglary or residential burglary, (c) having no convictions for a violent felony offense during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for a violent felony offense, (d) having no prior charges of escape, and (e) fulfilling the other conditions of the home detention program. Participation in a home detention program shall be conditioned upon: (a) The offender obtaining or maintaining current employment or attending a regular course of school study at regularly defined hours, or the offender performing parental duties to offspring or minors normally in the custody of the offender, (b) abiding by the rules of the home detention program, and (c) compliance with court-ordered legal financial obligations. The home detention program may also be made available to offenders whose charges and convictions do not otherwise disqualify them if medical or health-related conditions, concerns or treatment would be better addressed under the home detention program, or where the health and welfare of the offender, other inmates, or staff would be jeopardized by the offender's incarceration. Participation in the home detention program for medical or health-related reasons is conditioned on the offender abiding by the rules of the home detention program and complying with court-ordered restitution.

Sec. 603. Section 10, chapter 115, Laws of 1983 as last amended by section 1, chapter 408, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.390 are each amended to read as follows:

If the sentencing court finds that an exceptional sentence outside the standard range should be imposed in accordance with RCW 9.94A.120(2), the sentence is subject to review only as provided for in RCW 9.94A.210(4).

The following are illustrative factors which the court may consider in the exercise of its discretion to impose an exceptional sentence. The following are illustrative only and are not intended to be exclusive reasons for exceptional sentences.

(1) Mitigating Circumstances

(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 conduct or to conform his 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.400 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.

(2) Aggravating Circumstances

(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 due to extreme youth, advanced age, disability, or ill health.

(c) 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;

(iv) The defendant used his or her position of trust, confidence, or fiduciary responsibility to facilitate the commission of the current offense.

(d) 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; or

(ii) The current offense involved an attempted or actual sale or transfer of controlled substances in quantities substantially larger than for personal use; or

(iii) The current offense involved the manufacture of controlled substances for use by other parties; or

(iv) The circumstances of the current offense reveal the offender to have occupied a high position in the drug distribution hierarchy; or

(v) The current offense involved a high degree of sophistication or planning or 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); or

(e) The current offense included a finding of sexual motivation pursuant to section 601 of this 1990 act;

(f) 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; or

((~~(f)~~)) (g) The operation of the multiple offense policy of RCW 9.94A.400 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.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. A new section is added to chapter 13.40 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The prosecuting attorney shall file a special allegation of sexual motivation in every juvenile offense other than sex offenses as defined in RCW 9.94A.030(29) (a) or (c) when sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably consistent defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify a finding of sexual motivation by a reasonable and objective fact finder.

(2) In a juvenile case wherein there has been a special allegation and evidence establishing that the juvenile committed the offense with a sexual motivation, the court shall make a finding of fact of whether or not the sexual motivation was present at the time of the commission of the offense. This finding shall not be applied to sex offenses as defined in RCW 9.94A.030(29) (a) or (c).

(3) The prosecuting attorney shall not withdraw the special allegation of "sexual motivation" without approval of the court through an order of dismissal. The court shall not dismiss the special allegation unless it finds that such an order is necessary to correct an error in the initial charging decision or unless there are evidentiary problems which make proving the special allegation doubtful.

Sec. 605. Section 69, chapter 291, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 12, chapter 299, Laws of 1981 and RCW 13.40.150 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) In disposition hearings all relevant and material evidence, including oral and written reports, may be received by the court and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative value, even though such evidence may not be admissible in a hearing on the information. The youth or the youth's counsel and the prosecuting attorney shall be afforded an opportunity to examine and controvert written reports so received and to cross-examine individuals making reports when such individuals are reasonably available, but sources of confidential information need not be disclosed. The prosecutor and counsel for the juvenile may submit recommendations for disposition.

(2) For purposes of disposition:

(a) Violations which are current offenses count as misdemeanors;

(b) Violations may not count as part of the offender's criminal history;

(3) Before entering a dispositional order as to a respondent found to have committed an offense, the court shall hold a disposition hearing, at which the court shall:

(a) Consider the facts supporting the allegations of criminal conduct by the respondent;

(b) Consider information and arguments offered by parties and their counsel;

(d) Afford the respondent and the respondent's parent, guardian, or custodian an opportunity to speak in the respondent's behalf;

(e) Allow the victim or a representative of the victim and an investigative law enforcement officer to speak;

(f) Determine the amount of restitution owing to the victim, if any;

(g) Determine whether the respondent is a serious offender, a middle offender, or a minor or first offender;

(h) Consider whether or not any of the following mitigating factors exist:

(i) The respondent's conduct neither caused nor threatened serious bodily injury or the respondent did not contemplate that his or her conduct would cause or threaten serious bodily injury;

(ii) The respondent acted under strong and immediate provocation;

(iii) The respondent was suffering from a mental or physical condition that significantly reduced his or her culpability for the offense though failing to establish a defense;

(iv) Prior to his or her detection, the respondent compensated or made a good faith attempt to compensate the victim for the injury or loss sustained; and

(v) There has been at least one year between the respondent's current offense and any prior criminal offense;

(i) Consider whether or not any of the following aggravating factors exist:

(i) In the commission of the offense, or in flight therefrom, the respondent inflicted or attempted to inflict serious bodily injury to another;

(ii) The offense was committed in an especially heinous, cruel, or depraved manner;

(iii) The victim or victims were particularly vulnerable;

(iv) The respondent has a recent criminal history or has failed to comply with conditions of a recent dispositional order or diversion agreement;

(v) The current offense included a finding of sexual motivation pursuant to section 601 of this 1990 act;

(vi) The respondent was the leader of a criminal enterprise involving several persons; and

((~~(vi)~~)) (vii) There are other complaints which have resulted in diversion or a finding or plea of guilty but which are not included as criminal history.

(4) The following factors may not be considered in determining the punishment to be imposed:

(a) The sex of the respondent;

(b) The race or color of the respondent or the respondent's family;

(d) The economic or social class of the respondent or the respondent's family; and

(e) Factors indicating that the respondent may be or is a dependent child within the meaning of this chapter.

(5) A court may not commit a juvenile to a state institution solely because of the lack of facilities, including treatment facilities, existing in the community.

PART VII

CRIMINAL SENTENCING

Sec. 701. Section 2, chapter 115, Laws of 1983 as last amended by section 1, chapter 124, Laws of 1989 and by section 101, chapter 271, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.310 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

!ix(1)

!ae0 TABLE 1

Sentencing Grid

@h0!tm1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 SERIOUSNESS

@lb SCORE!tj6!tcOFFENDER!sc ,1SCORE

!tj10!tc9

!tj1!tc0!tc1!tc2!tc3!tc4!tc5!tc6!tc7!tc8!tcor!sc ,1more

!w-

@h1 ((~~XIV~~))

XV!tj1!tcLife Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

!w-

((~~XIII~~))

XIV!tj1!tc23y4m!tc24y4m!tc25y4m!tc26y4m!tc27y4m!tc28y4m!tc30y4m!tr32y10m !tc36y!tc40y

!tj1!tc240 -!tc250 -!tc261 -!tc271 -!tc281 -!tc291 -!tc312 -!tc338 -!tc370 -!tc411 -

!tj1!tc320!tc333!tc347!tc361!tc374!tc388!tc416!tc450!tc493!tc548

!w-

((~~XII~~))

XIII!tj1!tc12y!tc13y!tc14y!tc15y!tc16y!tc17y!tc19y!tc21y!tc25y!Tc29y

!tj1!tc123 -!tc134 -!tc144 -!tc154 -!tc165 -!tc175 -!tc195 -!tc216 -!tc257 -!tc298 -

!tj1!tc164!tc178!tc192!tc205!tc219!tc233!tc260!tc288!tc342!tc397

!w-

((~~XI !tj1!tc6y!tc6y9m!tc7y6m!tc8y3m!tc9y!tc9y9m!tc12y6m!tc13y6m!tc15y6m!tc17y6m~~

~~!tj1!tc62 -!tc69 -!tc77 -!tc85 -!tc93 -!tc100 -!tc129 -!tc139 -!tc159 -!tc180 -~~

~~!tj1!tc82!tc92!tc102!tc113!tc123!tc133!tc171!tc185!tc212!tc240~~))

XII!tj1!tc9y!tc9y11m!tc10y9m!tc11y8m!tc12y6m!tc13y5m!tc15y9m!tc17y3m! tc20y3m!tc23y3m

!tj1!tc93 -!tc102 -!tc111 -!tc120 -!tc129 -!tc138 -!tc162 -!tc178 -!tc209 -!tc240 -

!tj1!tc123 !tc136 !tc147 !tc160 !tc171 !tc184 !tc216 !tc 236 !tc277 !tc318

!w-

XI!tj1!tc7y6m!tc8y4m!tc9y2m!tc9y11m!tc10y9m!tc11y7m!tc14y2m!tc15y5m!t c17y11m!tc20y5m

!tj1!tc78 -!tc86 -!tc95 -!tc102 -!tc111 -!tc120 -!tc146 -!tc159 -!tc185 -!tc210 -

!tj1!tc102!tc114!tc125!tc136!tc147!tc158!tc194!tc211!tc245!tc280

!w-

X!tj1!tc5y!tc5y6m!tc6y!tc6y6m!tc7y!tc7y6m!tc9y6m!tc10y6m!tc12y6m!tc14 y6m

!tj1!tc51 -!tc57 -!tc62 -!tc67 -!tc72 -!tc77 -!tc98 -!tc108 -!tc129 -!tc149 -

!tj1!tc68!tc75!tc82!tc89!tc96!tc102!tc130!tc144!tc171!tc198

!w-

IX!tj1!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc4y6m!tc5y!tc5y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6m!tc10y6m!tc12 y6m

!tj1!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc46 -!tc51 -!tc57 -!tc77 -!tc87 -!tc108 -!tc129 -

!tj1!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc61!tc68!tc75!tc102!tc116!tc144!tc171

!w-

VIII!tj1!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc4y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6m!tc1 0y6m

!tj1!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc46 -!tc67 -!tc77 -!tc87 -!tc108 -

!tj1!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc61!tc89!tc102!tc116!tc144

!w-

VII!tj1!tc18m!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y!tc5y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6m!tc8y6 m

!tj1!tc15 -!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc41 -!tc57 -!tc67 -!tc77 -!tc87 -

!tj1!tc20!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc54!tc75!tc89!tc102!tc116

!w-

VI!tj1!tc13m!tc18m!tc2y!tc2y6m!tc3y!tc3y6m!tc4y6m!tc5y6m!tc6y6m!tc7y6 m

!tj1!tc12+ -!tc15 -!tc21 -!tc26 -!tc31 -!tc36 -!tc46 -!tc57 -!tc67 -!tc77 -

!tj1!tc14!tc20!tc27!tc34!tc41!tc48!tc61!tc75!tc89!tc102

!w-

V!tj1!tc9m!tc13m!tc15m!tc18m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y!tc5y!tc6y!tc7y

!tj1!tc6 -!tc12+ -!tc13 -!tc15 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc41 -!tc51 -!tc62 -!tc72 -

!tj1!tc12!tc14!tc17!tc20!tc29!tc43!tc54!tc68!tc82!tc96

!w-

IV!tj1!tc6m!tc9m!tc13m!tc15m!tc18m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m!tc5y2m!tc6y2m

!tj1!tc3 -!tc6 -!tc12+ -!tc13 -!tc15 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -!tc53 -!tc63 -

!tj1!tc9!tc12!tc14!tc17!tc20!tc29!tc43!tc57!tc70!tc84

!w-

III!tj1!tc2m!tc5m!tc8m!tc11m!tc14m!tc20m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m!tc5y

!tj1!tc1 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc9 -!tc12+ -!tc17 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -!tc51 -

!tj1!tc3!tc8!tc12!tc12!tc16!tc22!tc29!tc43!tc57!tc68

!w-

II!tj1!tc!tc4m!tc6m!tc8m!tc13m!tc16m!tc20m!tc2y2m!tc3y2m!tc4y2m

!tj1!tc0!sc-,00190!tc2 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc12+ -!tc14 -!tc17 -!tc22 -!tc33 -!tc43 -

!tj1!tcDays!tc6!tc9!tc12!tc14!tc18!tc22!tc29!tc43!tc57

!w-

I!tj1!tr!tr!tc3m!tc4m!tc5m!tc8m!tc13m!tc16m!tc20m!tc2y2m

!tj1!tr0-60!tr0-90!tc2 -!tc2 -!tc3 -!tc4 -!tc12+ -!tc14 -!tc17 -!tc22 -

!tj1!tcDays!tcDays!tc5!tc6!tc8!tc12!tc14!tc18!tc22!tc29

!w-

@h3 !ixNOTE:!sc ,2Numbers in the first horizontal row of each seriousness category represent sentencing midpoints in years(y) and months(m). Numbers in the second and third rows represent presumptive sentencing ranges in months, or in days if so designated. 12+ equals one year and one day.

@la (2) For persons convicted of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the presumptive sentence is determined by locating the sentencing grid sentence range defined by the appropriate offender score and the seriousness level of the completed crime, and multiplying the range by 75 percent.

(3) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon as defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection. If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following times shall be added to the presumptive range determined under subsection (2) of this section:

!ix!il2,1!ih3,2(a) 24!sc ,1months for Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040), Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200), or Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

(b) 18!sc ,1months for Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

(c) 12!sc ,1months for Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.020 or 9A.36.021), Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110), Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030), Burglary 2 of a building other than a dwelling (RCW 9A.52.030), Theft of Livestock 1 or 2 (RCW 9A.56.080), or any drug offense.

(4) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection. If the offender or an accomplice committed one of the crimes listed in this subsection while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter, and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following times shall be added to the presumptive sentence range determined under subsection (2) of this section:

(a) Eighteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i);

(b) Fifteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii), (iii), and (iv);

For the purposes of this subsection, all of the real property of a state correctional facility or county jail shall be deemed to be part of that facility or county jail.

(5) An additional twenty-four months shall be added to the presumptive sentence for any ranked offense involving a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW if the offense was also a violation of RCW 69.50.435.

Sec. 702. Section 1, chapter 99, Laws of 1989, section 102, chapter 271, Laws of 1989, section 1, chapter 405, Laws of 1989, section 3, chapter 412, Laws of 1989, section 3, chapter 1, Laws of 1989 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 9.94A.320 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

TABLE 2

CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

@lb!ix!tu5,10!ih12 !tc((~~XIV~~))

!tr XV !tlAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

!tc((~~XIII~~))

!tr XIV !tlMurder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

!tj1!tlHomicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

!tc((~~XII~~))

!tr XIII !tlMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

!tc((XI))

!tr XII !tlAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

!trXI!tlRape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

!tj1!tlRape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

!trX!tlKidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

!tj1!tl((~~Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)~~

!tj1!tl~~Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)~~))

!tj1!tlRape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

!tj1!tlRape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

!tj1!tlChild Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

!tj1!tlDamaging building, etc., by explosion with threat to human being (RCW 70.74.280(1))

!tj1!tlOver 18 and deliver heroin or narcotic from Schedule I or II to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

!tj1!tlLeading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

!trIX!tlRobbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

!tj1!tlManslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

!tj1!tlExplosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

!tj1!tlIndecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

!tj1!tlEndangering life and property by explosives with threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

!tj1!tlOver 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

!tj1!tlControlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

!tj1!tlSexual Exploitation((~~, Under 16~~)) (RCW 9.68A.040((~~(2)(a)~~)))

!tj1!tlInciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

!trVIII!tlArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

!tj1!tl((~~Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)~~

!tj1!tl~~Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)~~

!tj1!tl~~Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)~~))

!tj1!tlPromoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

!tj1!tlSelling heroin for profit (RCW 69.50.410)

!tj1!tlManufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

!tj1!tlManufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

!tj1!tlVehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

!trVII!tlBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

!tj1!tl Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

!tj1!tlIntroducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

!tj1!tlIndecent Liberties (((~~with~~)) without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)((~~(a)~~)) (b) and (c))

!tj1!tl((~~Sexual Exploitation, Under 18 (RCW 9.68A.040(2)(b))~~))

!tj1!tlChild Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

!tj1!tlDealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

!tj1!tlSending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

!tj1!tlInvolving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

!trVI!tlBribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

!tj1!tlManslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

!tj1!tl((~~Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)~~))

!tj1!tlRape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

!tj1!tlIntimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

!tj1!tlDamaging building, etc., by explosion with no threat to human being (RCW 70.74.280(2))

!tj1!tlEndangering life and property by explosives with no threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

!tj1!tl((~~Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(b) and (c))~~))

!tj1!tlIncest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

!tj1!tlSelling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (except heroin) (RCW 69.50.410)

!tj1!tlManufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

!tj1!tlIntimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

!tj1!tlBail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))

!trV !tlCriminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

!tj1!tlRape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

!tj1!tlSexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

!tj1!tlChild Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

!tj1!tlKidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

!tj1!tlExtortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

!tj1!tlIncest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

!tj1!tlPerjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

!tj1!tlExtortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

!tj1!tlAdvancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

!tj1!tlExtortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

!tj1!tlRendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

!tj1!tlBail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))

!tj1!tlDelivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

!trIV!tlResidential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

!tj1!tlTheft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

!tj1!tlRobbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

!tj1!tlAssault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

!tj1!tlEscape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

!tj1!tlArson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

!tj1!tl((~~Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)~~))

!tj1!tlBribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

!tj1!tlMalicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

!tj1!tlThreats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

!tj1!tlWillful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

!tj1!tlHit and Run -- Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))

!tj1!tlVehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)

!tj1!tlManufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana or methamphetamines) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii) through (iv))

!tj1!tlInfluencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

!tj1!tlUse of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

!tj1!tlKnowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

!trIII !tlCriminal mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

!tj1!tl((~~Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)~~

!tj1!tl~~Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)~~))

!tj1!tlExtortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

!tj1!tlUnlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

!tj1!tlAssault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

!tj1!tlCustodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

!tj1!tlUnlawful possession of firearm or pistol by felon (RCW 9.41.040)

!tj1!tlHarassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

!tj1!tlPromoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

!tj1!tlWillful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

!tj1!tlBurglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

!tj1!tlIntroducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

!tj1!tl Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

!tj1!tlPatronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

!tj1!tlEscape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

!tj1!tlPerjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

!tj1!tlBail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(c))

!tj1!tlIntimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

!tj1!tlTampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

!tj1!tlManufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

!tj1!tlDelivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

!tj1!tlManufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

!tj1!tlRecklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

!tj1!tlTheft of livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

!tj1!tlSecurities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

!trII!tlMalicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

!tj1!tlPossession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

!tj1!tlTheft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

!tj1!tlPossession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II (RCW 69.50.401(d))

!tj1!tlPossession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

!tj1!tlCreate, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

!tj1!tlComputer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

!tj1!tlReckless Endangerment 1 (RCW 9A.36.045)

!trI!tlTheft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

!tj1!tlPossession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

!tj1!tlForgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

!tj1!tl Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

!tj1!tlVehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

!tj1!tl Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

!tj1!tlMalicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

!tj1!tlReckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

!tj1!tlUnlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

!tj1!tlUnlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

!tj1!tlFalse Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

!tj1!tlForged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

!tj1!tlForged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

!tj1!tlPossess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

!ix@la

Sec. 703. Section 6, chapter 115, Laws of 1983 and RCW 9.94A.350 are each amended to read as follows:

The offense seriousness level is determined by the offense of conviction. ((~~Felony offenses are divided into fourteen levels of seriousness, ranging from low (seriousness level I) to high (seriousness level XIV - see RCW 9.94A.320 (Table 2)).~~))

Sec. 704. Section 11, chapter 115, Laws of 1983 as last amended by section 24, chapter 143, Laws of 1988 and by section 5, chapter 157, Laws of 1988 and RCW 9.94A.400 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) (a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, whenever a person is to be sentenced for two or more current offenses, the sentence range for each current offense shall be determined by using all other current and prior convictions as if they were prior convictions for the purpose of the offender score: PROVIDED, That if the court enters a finding that some or all of the current offenses encompass the same criminal conduct then those current offenses shall be counted as one crime. Sentences imposed under this subsection shall be served concurrently. Consecutive sentences may only be imposed under the exceptional sentence provisions of RCW 9.94A.120 and 9.94A.390(2)((~~(e)~~))(f) or any other provision of RCW 9.94A.390. "Same criminal conduct," as used in this subsection, means two or more crimes that require the same criminal intent, are committed at the same time and place, and involve the same victim. This definition does not apply in cases involving vehicular assault or vehicular homicide if the victims occupied the same vehicle. However, the sentencing judge may consider multiple victims in such instances as an aggravating circumstance under RCW 9.94A.390.

(b) Whenever a person is convicted of ((~~three~~)) two or more serious violent offenses, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, arising from separate and distinct criminal conduct, the sentence range for the offense with the highest seriousness level under RCW 9.94A.320 shall be determined using the offender's prior convictions and other current convictions that are not serious violent offenses in the offender score and the sentence range for other serious violent offenses shall be determined by using an offender score of zero. The sentence range for any offenses that are not serious violent offenses shall be determined according to (a) of this subsection. All sentences imposed under (b) of this subsection shall be served consecutively to each other and concurrently with sentences imposed under (a) of this subsection.

(2) Whenever a person while under sentence of felony commits another felony and is sentenced to another term of confinement, the latter term shall not begin until expiration of all prior terms.

(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, whenever a person is sentenced for a felony that was committed while the person was not under sentence of a felony, the sentence shall run concurrently with any felony sentence which has been imposed by any court in this or another state or by a federal court subsequent to the commission of the crime being sentenced unless the court pronouncing the current sentence expressly orders that they be served consecutively.

(4) Whenever any person granted probation under RCW 9.95.210 or 9.92.060, or both, has the probationary sentence revoked and a prison sentence imposed, that sentence shall run consecutively to any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, unless the court pronouncing the subsequent sentence expressly orders that they be served concurrently.

(5) However, in the case of consecutive sentences, all periods of total confinement shall be served before any partial confinement, community service, community supervision, or any other requirement or conditions of any of the sentences. Except for exceptional sentences as authorized under RCW 9.94A.120(2), if two or more sentences that run consecutively include periods of community supervision, the aggregate of the community supervision period shall not exceed twenty-four months.

Sec. 705. Section 4, chapter 252, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.120 are each amended to read as follows:

When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this section.

(1) Except as authorized in subsections (2), (5), and (7) of this section, the court shall impose a sentence within the sentence range for the offense.

(2) The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

(3) Whenever a sentence outside the standard 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 range shall be a determinate sentence.

(4) An offender convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than twenty years. An offender convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree where the offender used force or means likely to result in death or intended to kill the victim shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years. An offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than ((~~three~~)) five years, and shall not be eligible for furlough, work release or other authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility during such minimum ((~~three~~)) five-year term except for the purpose of commitment to an inpatient treatment facility. The foregoing minimum terms of total confinement are mandatory and shall not be varied or modified as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) In sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses. The sentence may also include up to two years of community supervision, which, in addition to crime-related prohibitions, may include requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(a) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

(b) Undergo available outpatient treatment for up to two years, or inpatient treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense;

(d) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(e) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer; or

(f) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030 and/or perform community service work.

(6) If a sentence range has not been established for the defendant's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement, community service work, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year, and/or other legal financial obligations. The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

(7) (a) When an offender is convicted of a sex offense other than a violation of ((~~RCW 9A.44.040 or~~)) RCW 9A.44.050, or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030, and has no prior convictions for a sex offense or any other felony ((~~sexual~~)) sex offenses in this or any other state, the sentencing court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the defendant, may order an examination to determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment.

The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following: The defendant's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the defendant's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the offender's social and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used. The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

The examiner shall assess and report regarding the defendant's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community. A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

(i) Frequency and type of contact between offender and therapist;

(ii) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

(iii) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members and others;

(iv) Anticipated length of treatment; and

(v) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

(b) After receipt of the reports, the court shall ((~~then determine~~)) consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sexual offender sentencing alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this subsection. If the court determines that ((~~both the offender and the community will benefit from use of this provision~~)) this special sex offender sentencing alternative is appropriate, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range and, if this sentence is less than ((~~six~~)) eight years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and place the offender on community supervision for up to ((~~two~~)) five years or up to the length of the suspended sentence for that offense, whichever is greater. As a condition of the suspended sentence, the court may impose other sentence conditions including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the sentence range of confinement for that offense, crime-related prohibitions, and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

(ii) Undergo available outpatient sex offender treatment for up to ((~~two~~)) five years or up to the length of the suspended sentence for that offense, whichever is greater, or undergo available inpatient sex offender treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense. A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment. The offender shall not change sex offender treatment providers without first notifying the prosecutor, the community corrections officer, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor and community corrections officer object to the change;

(iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(iv) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

(v) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030, perform community service work, or any combination thereof; or

(vi) Make recoupment to the victim for the cost of any counseling required as a result of the offender's crime.

(c) The sex offender therapist shall submit quarterly reports on the defendant's progress in treatment to the court and the parties. The report shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following: Dates of attendance, defendant's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the defendant's relative progress in treatment, and any other material as specified by the court at sentencing.

(d) At the time of sentencing, the court shall set a treatment termination hearing for three months prior to the anticipated date for completion of treatment. Prior to the treatment termination hearing, the treatment professional and community corrections officer shall submit written reports to the court and parties regarding the defendant's compliance with treatment and monitoring requirements, and recommendations regarding termination from treatment, including proposed community supervision conditions. Either party may request and the court may order another evaluation regarding the advisability of termination from treatment. At the treatment termination hearing the court may: (i) Modify conditions of community supervision, and either (ii) terminate treatment, or (iii) extend treatment for up to the remaining period of community supervision.

(e) The court may revoke the suspended sentence at any time during the period of community supervision and order execution of the sentence if: (i) The ((~~offender~~)) defendant violates ((~~these sentence~~)) the conditions ((~~the court may revoke the suspension and order execution of the sentence~~)) of the suspended sentence, or (ii) the court finds that the defendant is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment. All confinement time served during the period of community supervision shall be credited to the offender if the suspended sentence is revoked.

(f) Examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to section 1203 of this 1990 act. For purposes of this subsection, "victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a result of the crime charged. "Victim" also means a parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

((~~(b)~~)) (g) When an offender is convicted of any felony ((~~sexual~~)) sex offense committed before July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, order the offender committed for up to thirty days to the custody of the secretary of social and health services for evaluation and report to the court on the offender's amenability to treatment at these facilities. If the secretary of social and health services cannot begin the evaluation within thirty days of the court's order of commitment, the offender shall be transferred to the state for confinement pending an opportunity to be evaluated at the appropriate facility. The court shall review the reports and may order that the term of confinement imposed be served in the sexual offender treatment program at the location determined by the secretary of social and health services or the secretary's designee, only if the report indicates that the offender is amenable to the treatment program provided at these facilities. The offender shall be transferred to the state pending placement in the treatment program. Any offender who has escaped from the treatment program shall be referred back to the sentencing court.

If the offender does not comply with the conditions of the treatment program, the secretary of social and health services may refer the matter to the sentencing court. The sentencing court shall commit the offender to the department of corrections to serve the balance of the term of confinement.

If the offender successfully completes the treatment program before the expiration of the term of confinement, the court may convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and may place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

(ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

(iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

If the offender violates any of the terms of community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of the community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

After June 30, 1993, this subsection ((~~(b)~~)) (g) shall cease to have effect.

((~~(c)~~)) (h) When an offender commits any felony ((~~sexual~~)) sex offense on or after July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, request the department of corrections to evaluate whether the offender is amenable to treatment and the department may place the offender in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.

Except for an offender who has been convicted of a violation of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050, if the offender completes the treatment program before the expiration of his term of confinement, the department of corrections may request the court to convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and to place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

(ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

(iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

If the offender violates any of the terms of his community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

Nothing in ((~~(c)~~)) (h) of this subsection shall confer eligibility for such programs for offenders convicted and sentenced for a ((~~sexual~~)) sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987. Offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987, may, subject to available funds, request an evaluation by the department of corrections to determine whether they are amenable to treatment. If the offender is determined to be amenable to treatment, the offender may request placement in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department. Placement in such treatment program is subject to available funds.

(8) (a) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense((,)) or a serious violent offense committed after July 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1990, assault in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, committed on or after July 1, 1988, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to a one-year term of community placement beginning either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). When the court sentences an offender under this ((~~section~~)) subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of such community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

(b) ((When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense, a serious violent offense, assault in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, committed on or after July 1, 1988,)) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense or serious violent offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, the court shall in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community placement for two years or up to the period of earned early release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer. The community placement shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of the community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence. Unless a condition is waived by the court, ((~~the sentence shall include, in addition to the other terms of the sentence, a one-year~~)) the terms of community placement ((on)) for offenders sentenced pursuant to this section shall include the following conditions:

(i) The offender shall report to and be available for contact with the assigned community corrections officer as directed;

(ii) The offender shall work at department of corrections-approved education, employment, and/or community service;

(iii) The offender shall not consume controlled substances except pursuant to lawfully issued prescriptions;

(iv) An offender in community custody shall not unlawfully possess controlled substances; and

(v) The offender shall pay supervision fees as determined by the department of corrections.

(i) The offender shall remain within, or outside of, a specified geographical boundary;

(ii) The offender shall not have direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals;

(iii) The offender shall participate in crime-related treatment or counseling services;

(iv) The offender shall not consume alcohol;

(v) The residence location and living arrangements of a sex offender shall be subject to the prior approval of the department of corrections; or

(vi) The offender shall comply with any crime-related prohibitions.

(d) Prior to transfer to, or during, community placement, any conditions of community placement may be removed or modified so as not to be more restrictive by the sentencing court, upon recommendation of the department of corrections.

(9) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days. A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days. Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

(10) If a sentence imposed includes payment of a legal financial obligation, the sentence shall specify the total amount of the legal financial obligation owed, and shall require the offender to pay a specified monthly sum toward that legal financial obligation. Restitution to victims shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations. Any legal financial obligation that is imposed by the court may be collected by the department, which shall deliver the amount paid to the county clerk for credit. The offender's compliance with payment of legal financial obligations shall be supervised by the department. All monetary payments ordered shall be paid no later than ten years after the last date of release from confinement pursuant to a felony conviction or the date the sentence was entered. Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to utilize any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation. Nothing in this section makes the department, the state, or any of its employees, agents, or other persons acting on their behalf liable under any circumstances for the payment of these legal financial obligations. If an order includes restitution as one of the monetary assessments, the county clerk shall make disbursements to victims named in the order.

(11) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1) ((~~and~~)), 9.94A.142(1), or 9.94A.383(1), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision or community placement which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

(12) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community placement, or legal financial obligation shall be under the supervision of the secretary of the department of corrections or such person as the secretary may designate and shall follow explicitly the instructions of the secretary including reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, and notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment.

(13) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

(14) A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.400(1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and may be appealed by the defendant or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.210(2) through (6).

(15) The court shall order restitution whenever the offender is convicted of a felony that results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property, whether the offender is sentenced to confinement or placed under community supervision, unless extraordinary circumstances exist that make restitution inappropriate in the court's judgment. The court shall set forth the extraordinary circumstances in the record if it does not order restitution.

(16) As a part of any sentence, the court may impose and enforce an order that relates directly to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, prohibiting the offender from having any contact with other specified individuals or a specific class of individuals for a period not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence for the crime, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision or community placement.

(17) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the defendant to serve the partial confinement in work release or in a program of home detention.

(18) All court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the department and remitted to the county clerk shall be credited and paid where restitution is ordered. Restitution shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.

Sec. 706. Section 103, chapter 271, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.94A.360 are each amended to read as follows:

The offender score is measured on the horizontal axis of the sentencing grid. The offender score rules are as follows:

The offender score is the sum of points accrued under this section rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(1) A prior conviction is a conviction which exists before the date of sentencing for the offense for which the offender score is being computed. Convictions entered or sentenced on the same date as the conviction for which the offender score is being computed shall be deemed "other current offenses" within the meaning of RCW 9.94A.400.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, class A and sex prior felony convictions shall always be included in the offender score. Class B prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score, if since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent ten consecutive years in the community without being convicted of any felonies. Class C prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent five consecutive years in the community without being convicted of any felonies. Serious traffic convictions shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender spent five years in the community without being convicted of any serious traffic or felony traffic offenses. This subsection applies to both adult and juvenile prior convictions.

(3) Out-of-state convictions for offenses shall be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law.

(4) Always include juvenile convictions for sex offenses. Include other class A juvenile felonies only if the offender was 15 or older at the time the juvenile offense was committed. Include other class B and C juvenile felony convictions only if the offender was 15 or older at the time the juvenile offense was committed and the offender was less than 23 at the time the offense for which he or she is being sentenced was committed.

(5) Score prior convictions for felony anticipatory offenses (attempts, criminal solicitations, and criminal conspiracies) the same as if they were convictions for completed offenses.

(6) In the case of multiple prior convictions, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all convictions separately, except:

(a) Prior adult offenses which were found, under RCW 9.94A.400(1)(a), to encompass the same criminal conduct, shall be counted as one offense, the offense that yields the highest offender score. The current sentencing court shall determine with respect to other prior adult offenses for which sentences were served concurrently whether those offenses shall be counted as one offense or as separate offenses, and if the court finds that they shall be counted as one offense, then the offense that yields the highest offender score shall be used;

(b) Juvenile prior convictions entered or sentenced on the same date shall count as one offense, the offense that yields the highest offender score, except for juvenile prior convictions for violent offenses with separate victims, which shall count as separate offenses; and

(c) In the case of multiple prior convictions for offenses committed before July 1, 1986, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all adult convictions served concurrently as one offense, and count all juvenile convictions entered on the same date as one offense. Use the conviction for the offense that yields the highest offender score.

(7) If the present conviction is one of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy, count each prior conviction as if the present conviction were for a completed offense.

(8) If the present conviction is for a nonviolent offense and not covered by subsection (12) ((or)), (13), or (17) of this section, count one point for each adult prior felony conviction and one point for each juvenile prior violent felony conviction and 1/2 point for each juvenile prior nonviolent felony conviction.

(9) If the present conviction is for a violent offense and not covered in subsection (10), (11), (12), ((or)) (13), or (17) of this section, count two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent felony conviction, one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and 1/2 point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

(10) If the present conviction is for Murder 1 or 2, Assault 1, Kidnaping 1, Homicide by Abuse, or Rape 1, count three points for prior adult and juvenile convictions for crimes in these categories, two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent conviction (not already counted), one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and 1/2 point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

(11) If the present conviction is for Burglary 1, count prior convictions as in subsection (9) of this section; however count two points for each prior adult Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each prior juvenile Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

(12) If the present conviction is for a felony traffic offense count two points for each adult or juvenile prior conviction for Vehicular Homicide or Vehicular Assault; for each felony offense or serious traffic offense, count one point for each adult and 1/2 point for each juvenile prior conviction.

(13) If the present conviction is for a drug offense count three points for each adult prior felony drug offense conviction and two points for each juvenile drug offense. All other adult and juvenile felonies are scored as in subsection (9) of this section if the current drug offense is violent, or as in subsection (8) of this section if the current drug offense is nonviolent.

(14) If the present conviction is for Willful Failure to Return from Furlough, RCW 72.66.060, or Willful Failure to Return from Work Release, RCW 72.65.070, count only prior escape convictions in the offender score. Count adult prior escape convictions as one point and juvenile prior escape convictions as 1/2 point.

(15) If the present conviction is for Escape 1, RCW 9A.76.110, or Escape 2, RCW 9A.76.120, count adult prior convictions as one point and juvenile prior convictions as 1/2 point.

(16) If the present conviction is for Burglary 2 or residential burglary, count priors as in subsection (8) of this section; however, count two points for each adult and juvenile prior Burglary 1 conviction, two points for each adult prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each juvenile prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

(17) If the present conviction is for a sex offense, count three points for each adult and juvenile prior sex offense conviction.

(18) If the present conviction is for an offense committed while the offender was under community placement, add one point.

Sec. 707. Section 24, chapter 137, Laws of 1981 as last amended by section 1, chapter 259, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.95.009 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) On July 1, 1986, the board of prison terms and paroles shall be redesignated as the indeterminate ((~~sentencing~~)) sentence review board. The board's membership shall be reduced as follows: On July 1, 1986, and on July 1st of each year until 1998, the number of board members shall be reduced in a manner commensurate with the board's remaining workload as determined by the office of financial management based upon its population forecast for the indeterminate sentencing system and in conjunction with the budget process. To meet the statutory obligations of the indeterminate sentence review board, the number of board members shall not be reduced to fewer than three members, although the office of financial management may designate some or all members as part-time members and specify the extent to which they shall be less than full-time members. Any reduction shall take place by the expiration, on that date, of the term or terms having the least time left to serve.

(2) After July 1, 1984, the board shall continue its functions with respect to persons convicted of crimes committed prior to July 1, 1984, and committed to the department of corrections. When making decisions on duration of confinement, including those relating to persons committed under a mandatory life sentence, and parole release under RCW 9.95.100 and 9.95.110, the board shall consider the purposes, standards, and sentencing ranges adopted pursuant to RCW 9.94A.040 and the minimum term recommendations of the sentencing judge and prosecuting attorney, and shall attempt to make decisions reasonably consistent with those ranges, standards, purposes, and recommendations: PROVIDED, That the board and its successors shall give adequate written reasons whenever a minimum term or parole release decision is made which is outside the sentencing ranges adopted pursuant to RCW 9.94A.040. In making such decisions, the board and its successors shall consider the different charging and disposition practices under the indeterminate sentencing system.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the indeterminate sentence review board shall give public safety considerations the highest priority when making all discretionary decisions on the remaining indeterminate population regarding the ability for parole, parole release, and conditions of parole.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 708. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

In making all discretionary decisions regarding supervision of sexually violent offenders, the department of corrections shall set priorities and make decisions based on an assessment of public safety risks rather than the legal category of the sentences.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 709. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

The sentencing guidelines commission shall study whether castration and/or the use of Depo-Provera are appropriate sentencing options for felony sex offenders. The commission shall consult with the University of Washington school of medicine and department of community psychiatry in reviewing the research literature and experiments on this subject from the United States, Canada, and Europe. The commission shall review the experiences of other states and legal rulings on the constitutionality of these methods as a sentencing option. The commission's report on this study shall be presented to the senate law and justice committee and the house of representatives judiciary committee before January 1, 1991.

PART VIII

ENHANCED PENALTIES

Sec. 801. Section 5, chapter 14, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 146, Laws of 1988 and RCW 9A.44.050 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of rape in the second degree when, under circumstances not constituting rape in the first degree, the person engages in sexual intercourse with another person:

(a) By forcible compulsion;

(b) When the victim is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or

(c) When the victim is developmentally disabled and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who has supervisory authority over the victim.

(2) Rape in the second degree is a class ((B)) A felony.

Sec. 802. Section 5, chapter 145, Laws of 1988 and RCW 9A.44.083 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of child molestation in the first degree when the person has sexual contact with another who is less than twelve years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim.

(2) Child molestation in the first degree is a class ((B)) A felony.

Sec. 803. Section 3, chapter 145, Laws of 1988 and RCW 9A.44.076 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of rape of a child in the second degree when the person has sexual intercourse with another who is at least twelve years old but less than fourteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim.

(2) Rape of a child in the second degree is a class ((B)) A felony.

Sec. 804. Section 9A.88.010, chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 277, Laws of 1987 and RCW 9A.88.010 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure if he intentionally makes any open and obscene exposure of his person or the person of another knowing that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable affront or alarm.

(2) Indecent exposure is a misdemeanor unless such person exposes himself to a person under the age of fourteen years in which case indecent exposure is a gross misdemeanor on the first offense and, if such person has previously been convicted under this subsection or of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, then such person is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

PART IX

CIVIL COMMITMENT

NEW SECTION. Sec. 901. The legislature finds that a small but extremely dangerous group of sexually violent predators exist who do not have a mental disease or defect that renders them appropriate for the existing involuntary treatment act, chapter 71.05 RCW, which is intended to be a short-term civil commitment system that is primarily designed to provide short-term treatment to individuals with serious mental disorders and then return them to the community. In contrast to persons appropriate for civil commitment under chapter 71.05 RCW, sexually violent predators generally have antisocial personality features which are unamenable to existing mental illness treatment modalities and those features render them likely to engage in sexually violent behavior. The legislature further finds that sex offenders' likelihood of engaging in repeat acts of predatory sexual violence is high. The existing involuntary commitment act, chapter 71.05 RCW, is inadequate to address the risk to reoffend because during confinement these offenders do not have access to potential victims and therefore they will not engage in an overt act during confinement as required by the involuntary treatment act for continued confinement. The legislature further finds that the prognosis for curing sexually violent offenders is poor, the treatment needs of this population are very long term, and the treatment modalities for this population are very different than the traditional treatment modalities for people appropriate for commitment under the involuntary treatment act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 902. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Sexually violent predator" means any person who has been convicted of or charged with a crime of sexual violence and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage in predatory acts of sexual violence.

(2) "Mental abnormality" means a congenital or acquired condition affecting the emotional or volitional rather than the cognitive capacity which predisposes the person to the commission of criminal sexual acts in a degree constituting such person a menace to the health or safety of others.

(3) "Predatory" means acts directed towards strangers or individuals with whom a relationship has been established or promoted for the primary purpose of victimization.

(4) "Sexually violent offense" means: (a) An act defined in Title 9A RCW as rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree by forcible compulsion, rape of a child in the first or second degree, statutory rape in the first or second degree, indecent liberties by forcible compulsion, indecent liberties against a child under age fourteen, incest against a child under age fourteen, or child molestation in the first or second degree; (b) any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to the effective date of this section, that is comparable to a sexually violent offense as defined in (a) of this subsection, or any federal or out-of-state conviction for a felony offense that under the laws of this state would be a sexually violent offense as defined in this subsection; or (c) any act of murder in the first or second degree, assault in the first or second degree, kidnapping in the first or second degree, burglary in the first degree, residential burglary, or unlawful imprisonment if the act has been determined to have been sexually motivated; or, as described in chapter 9A.28 RCW, is an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of the felonies designated in (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 903. When it appears that: (1) The sentence of a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense is about to or has expired at any time in the past; (2) the term of confinement of a person found to have committed a sexually violent offense as a juvenile is about to or has expired; (3) a person who has been charged with a sexually violent offense and has been determined to be incompetent to stand trial is about to be or has been released pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3); or (4) a person who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a sexually violent offense is about to be released pursuant to RCW 10.77.020(3); and it appears that the person may be a sexually violent predator, the prosecuting attorney of the county where the person was convicted or charged or the attorney general if requested by the prosecuting attorney may file a petition alleging that the person is a "sexually violent predator" and stating sufficient facts to support such allegation.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 904. Upon the filing of a petition under section 903 of this act, the judge shall determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually violent predator. If such determination is made the judge shall direct that the person be taken into custody and the person shall be transferred to an appropriate facility for an evaluation as to whether the person is a sexually violent predator. The evaluation shall be conducted by a person deemed to be professionally qualified to conduct such an examination pursuant to rules developed by the department of social and health services. In adopting such rules, the department of social and health services shall consult with the department of health and the department of corrections.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 905. Within forty-five days after the filing of a petition pursuant to section 903 of this act, the court shall conduct a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. At all stages of the proceedings under this chapter, any person subject to this chapter shall be entitled to the assistance of counsel, and if the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel to assist him or her. Whenever any person is subjected to an examination under this chapter, he or she may retain experts or professional persons to perform an examination on their behalf. When the person wishes to be examined by a qualified expert or professional person of his or her own choice, such examiner shall be permitted to have reasonable access to the person for the purpose of such examination, as well as to all relevant medical and psychological records and reports. In the case of a person who is indigent, the court shall, upon the person's request, assist the person in obtaining an expert or professional person to perform an examination or participate in the trial on the person's behalf. The person, the prosecuting attorney or attorney general, or the judge shall have the right to demand that the trial be before a jury. If no demand is made, the trial shall be before the court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 906. (1) The court or jury shall determine whether, beyond a reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator. If the court or jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, the person shall be committed to the custody of the department of social and health services in a secure facility for control, care, and treatment until such time as the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person is safe to be at large. Such control, care, and treatment shall be provided at a facility operated by the department of social and health services. The facility shall not be located on the grounds of any state mental facility or regional habilitation center. In determining the site for the facility, the department shall consider the forensic facility study mandated by section 19, chapter 420, Laws of 1989. If the court or jury is not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is a sexually violent predator, the court shall direct the person's release.

(2) If the person charged with a sexually violent offense has been found incompetent to stand trial, and is about to or has been released pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(3), and his or her commitment is sought pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the court shall first hear evidence and determine whether the person did commit the act or acts charged if the court did not enter a finding prior to dismissal under RCW 10.77.090(3) that the person committed the act or acts charged. The hearing on this issue must comply with all the procedures specified in this section. In addition, the rules of evidence applicable in criminal cases shall apply, and all constitutional rights available to defendants at criminal trials, other than the right not to be tried while incompetent, shall apply. After hearing evidence on this issue, the court shall make specific findings on whether the person did commit the act or acts charged, the extent to which the person's incompetence or developmental disability affected the outcome of the hearing, including its effect on the person's ability to consult with and assist counsel and to testify on his or her own behalf, the extent to which the evidence could be reconstructed without the assistance of the person, and the strength of the prosecution's case. If, after the conclusion of the hearing on this issue, the court finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the person did commit the act or acts charged, it shall enter a final order, appealable by the person, on that issue, and may proceed to consider whether the person should be committed pursuant to this section.

(3) The state shall comply with RCW 10.77.220 while confining the person pursuant to this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. Each person committed under this chapter shall have a current examination of his or her mental condition made at least once every year. The person may retain, or if he or she is indigent and so requests, the court may appoint a qualified expert or a professional person to examine him or her, and such expert or professional person shall have access to all records concerning the person. The periodic report shall be provided to the court that committed the person under this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. The involuntary detention or commitment of persons under this chapter shall conform to constitutional requirements for care and treatment.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 909. (1) If the secretary of the department of social and health services determines that the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person is not likely to commit predatory acts of sexual violence if released, the secretary shall authorize the person to petition the court for release. The petition shall be served upon the court and the prosecuting attorney. The court, upon receipt of the petition for release, shall within forty-five days order a hearing. The prosecuting attorney or the attorney general, if requested by the county, shall represent the state, and shall have the right to have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of his or her choice. The hearing shall be before a jury if demanded by either the petitioner or the prosecuting attorney or attorney general. The burden of proof shall be upon the prosecuting attorney or attorney general to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the petitioner's mental abnormality or personality disorder remains such that the petitioner is not safe to be at large and that if discharged is likely to commit predatory acts of sexual violence.

(2) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the person from otherwise petitioning the court for discharge without the secretary's approval. Upon receipt of the petition for discharge the court may schedule a hearing on the petition. The issue to be determined at the hearing is whether the petitioner's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the petitioner is safe to be at large and that if discharged it is not likely that the petitioner will commit predatory acts of sexual violence. The prosecuting attorney, or the attorney general if requested by the county, shall represent the state and shall have the right to have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of his or her choice. The court shall appoint an expert or professional person to examine the petitioner on his or her behalf if the petitioner is indigent and requests the appointment. The hearing shall be before a jury if demanded by either the petitioner or the prosecuting attorney or attorney general. The burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person is safe to be at large and that if discharged, the petitioner is not likely to commit predatory acts of sexual violence.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 910. Sections 901 through 909 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 71 RCW.

PART X

COMMUNITY ACTION

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1001. The legislature recognizes the need to increase the services available to the victims of sex offenders. The legislature also recognizes that these services are most effectively planned and provided at the local level through the combined efforts of concerned community and citizens groups, treatment providers, and local government officials. The legislature further recognizes that adequate treatment for victims is not only a matter of justice for the victim, but also a method by which additional abuse can be prevented.

The legislature intends to enhance the community-based treatment services available to the victims of sex offenders by:

(1) Providing funding support for local treatment programs which provide services to victims of sex offenders.

(2) Providing technical assistance and support to help communities plan for and provide treatment services; and

(3) Providing communities and local treatment providers with opportunities to share information about successful prevention and treatment programs.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1002. There is established in the department of labor and industries a grant program to enhance the funding for treating the victims of sex offenders. Activities which can be funded through this grant program are limited to those which:

(1) Provide effective treatment to the victims of sex offenders;

(2) Increase the access to and availability of treatment to victims of sex offenders particularly for underserved populations;

(3) Provide services, such as emergency housing, counseling, and crisis intervention, to victims of sexual assault; and

(4) Create or build on efforts by existing community programs, coordinate their efforts, develop cooperative efforts or other initiatives to make the most effective use of resources to provide treatment services to these victims.

Funding priority shall be given to those applicants that represent well-established existing programs and applicants that represent new programs that are being created in geographic areas where no programs presently exist.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1003. There is established in the department of labor and industries an office of crime victims' advocacy to administer grant programs authorized in section 1002 of this act, and to provide other advocacy services to crime victims. The director shall appoint an executive administrator for the programs. The position of administrator is exempt from the civil service laws. The salary of the administrator shall be set by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.030.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1004. Applications for funding under this chapter must:

(1) Present evidence demonstrating how the criteria in section 1001 of this act will be met and demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposal.

(2) Contain evidence of active participation of the community and its commitment to providing an effective treatment service for these victims through the participation of local governments, tribal government, human service and health organizations and treatment entities and the opportunity for meaningful involvement from others, including citizen groups.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1005. This grant program shall be available to local governments of any size, nonprofit community groups, or nonprofit treatment providers.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1006. At a minimum, grant applications must include the following:

(1) The geographic area from which these victims are expected to come;

(2) A description of the extent and effect of the needs of these victims within the relevant geographic area;

(3) An explanation of how the funds will be used, their effect on existing services available within the community, the need which they will fulfill, and how they will be used to complement existing services;

(4) Explanations of what organizations were involved in the development of the proposal;

(5) How the funds will be used to achieve the criteria in section 1001 of this act; and

(6) An evaluation methodology.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1007. (1) The department of labor and industries shall make awards, subject to funds appropriated by the legislature.

(2) Awards shall be made competitively based on the purpose of and criteria in this chapter. Priority in awarding funds shall be given to those applicants that represent well-established existing programs and applicants that represent new programs that are being created in geographic areas where no programs presently exist.

(3) To aid the department of labor and industries in making its determination, the department shall form a peer review committee where members have experience in the treatment of victims of predatory violent sex offenders. The peer review committee will advise the department on the extent to which each eligible applicant meets the purposes and criteria of this chapter. The department shall consider this advice in making awards.

(4) Activities funded under this section may be considered for funding in future years, but shall be considered under the same terms and criteria as new activities. Funding under this chapter shall not constitute an obligation by the state of Washington to provide ongoing funding.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1008. The department of labor and industries shall ask communities for suggestions on state practices, policies, and priorities that would help communities treat these victims. The governor or appropriate agency officials shall review and respond to those suggestions making necessary changes where feasible, making recommendations to the legislature where appropriate, and providing an explanation as to why suggested changes cannot be accomplished, if the suggestions cannot be acted upon.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1009. The department of labor and industries may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of this chapter and expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1010. The department of labor and industries shall report to the legislature by January 1, 1991, regarding the operations of the grant program authorized in section 1002 of this act. At a minimum, the report shall include the following:

(1) Number of grants awarded and the amount of each grant;

(2) Recipients of grants, including the communities in which they are based;

(3) Purposes for which the grants were awarded;

(4) Success of the projects in achieving their stated goals and objectives;

(5) An assessment of the effect that the activities of this act had on encouraging and supporting coordinated treatment services;

(6) Recommendations for further funding by the state; and

(7) Recommendations regarding future operations of the program, including criteria for awarding grants.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1011. Sections 1001 through 1009 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

PART XI

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Sec. 1101. Section 1, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 1, chapter 90, Laws of 1989 and by section 1, chapter 334, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.43.830 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.840.

(1) "Applicant" means ((~~either~~)):

(a) Any prospective employee who will or may have unsupervised access to children under sixteen years of age or developmentally disabled persons or vulnerable adults during the course of his or her employment or involvement with the business or organization((~~. However, for school districts and educational service districts, prospective employee includes only noncertificated personnel~~)); or

(b) Any prospective volunteer who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children under sixteen years of age, developmentally disabled persons, or vulnerable adults during the course of his or her employment or involvement with the business or organization under circumstances where such access will or may involve groups of (i) five or fewer children under twelve years of age, (ii) three or fewer children between twelve and sixteen years of age, (iii) developmentally disabled persons, or (iv) vulnerable adults.

(2) "Business or organization" means a business or organization licensed in this state, any agency of the state, or other governmental entity, that educates, trains, treats, supervises, or provides recreation to developmentally disabled persons, vulnerable adults, or children under sixteen years of age, including school districts and educational service districts.

(3) "Civil adjudication" means a specific court finding of sexual abuse or exploitation or physical abuse in a dependency action under RCW ((~~13.34.030(2)(b)~~)) 13.34.040 or in a domestic relations action under Title 26 RCW. In the case of vulnerable adults, civil adjudication means a specific court finding of abuse or financial exploitation in a protection proceeding under chapter 74.34 RCW. It does not include administrative proceedings. The term "civil adjudication" is further limited to court findings that identify as the perpetrator of the abuse a named individual, over the age of eighteen years, who was a party to the dependency or dissolution proceeding or was a respondent in a protection proceeding in which the finding was made and who contested the allegation of abuse or exploitation.

(4) "Conviction record" means "conviction record" information as defined in RCW 10.97.030(3) relating to a crime against children or other persons committed by either an adult or a juvenile. It does not include a conviction for an offense that has been the subject of an expungement, pardon, annulment, certificate of rehabilitation, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of the rehabilitation of the person convicted, or a conviction that has been the subject of a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of innocence. It does include convictions for offenses for which the defendant received a deferred or suspended sentence, unless the record has been expunged according to law.

(5) ((~~"Disciplinary board final decision" means any final decision issued by the disciplinary board or the director of the department of licensing for the following business or professions:~~

~~(a) Chiropractic;~~

~~(b) Dentistry;~~

~~(c) Dental hygiene;~~

~~(d) Drugless healing;~~

~~(e) Massage;~~

~~(f) Midwifery;~~

~~(g) Osteopathy;~~

~~(h) Physical therapy;~~

~~(i) Physicians;~~

~~(j) Practical nursing;~~

~~(k) Registered nursing;~~

~~(l) Psychology; and~~

~~(m) Real estate brokers and salesmen.~~

~~(6)~~)) "Crime against children or other persons" means a conviction of any of the following offenses: Aggravated murder; first or second degree murder; first or second degree kidnaping; first, second, or third degree assault; first, second, or third degree rape; first, second, or third degree rape of a child; first or second degree robbery; first degree arson; first degree burglary; first or second degree manslaughter; first or second degree extortion; indecent liberties; incest; vehicular homicide; first degree promoting prostitution; communication with a minor; unlawful imprisonment; simple assault; sexual exploitation of minors; first or second degree criminal mistreatment; child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020; first or second degree custodial interference; malicious harassment; first, second, or third degree child molestation; first or second degree sexual misconduct with a minor; first or second degree rape of a child; patronizing a juvenile prostitute; child abandonment; promoting pornography; selling or distributing erotic material to a minor; custodial assault; violation of child abuse restraining order; child buying or selling; prostitution; felony indecent exposure; or any of these crimes as they may be renamed in the future.

((~~(7)~~)) (6) "Crimes relating to financial exploitation" means a conviction for first, second, or third degree extortion; first, second, or third degree theft; first or second degree robbery; forgery; or any of these crimes as they may be renamed in the future.

(7) "Disciplinary board final decision" means any final decision issued by the disciplinary board or the director of the department of licensing for the following businesses or professions:

(a) Chiropractic;

(b) Dentistry;

(d) Massage;

(e) Midwifery;

(f) Naturopathy;

(g) Osteopathy;

(h) Physical therapy;

(i) Physicians;

(j) Practical nursing;

(k) Registered nursing;

(l) Psychology; and

(m) Real estate brokers and salesmen.

(8) "Unsupervised" means not in the presence of:

(a) Another employee or volunteer from the same business or organization as the applicant; or

(b) Any relative or guardian of any of the children or developmentally disabled persons to which the applicant has access during the course of his or her employment or involvement with the business or organization.

(9) "Vulnerable adult" means a person sixty years of age or older who has the functional, mental, or physical inability to care for himself or herself or a patient in a state hospital as defined in chapter 72.23 RCW.

(10) "Financial exploitation" means the illegal or improper use of a vulnerable adult or that adult's resources for another person's profit or advantage.

(11) "Agency" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or facility which receives, provides services to, houses or otherwise cares for vulnerable adults.

Sec. 1102. Section 2, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 2, chapter 90, Laws of 1989 and by section 2, chapter 334, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.43.832 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) The legislature finds that businesses and organizations providing services to children, developmentally disabled persons, and vulnerable adults need adequate information to determine which employees or licensees to hire or engage. Therefore, the Washington state patrol criminal identification system may disclose, upon the request of a business or organization as defined in RCW 43.43.830, ((~~a prospective employee's~~)) an applicant's record for convictions of offenses against children or other persons, convictions for crimes relating to financial exploitation, but only if the victim was a vulnerable adult, adjudications of child abuse in a civil action, the issuance of a protection order against the respondent under chapter 74.34 RCW, and disciplinary board final decisions and any subsequent criminal charges associated with the conduct that is the subject of the disciplinary board final decision. When necessary, applicants may be employed on a conditional basis pending completion of such a background investigation.

(2) The legislature also finds that the state board of education may request of the Washington state patrol criminal identification system information regarding a certificate applicant's record for convictions under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The legislature also finds that law enforcement agencies, the office of the attorney general, prosecuting authorities, and the department of social and health services may request this same information to aid in the investigation and prosecution of child, developmentally disabled person, and vulnerable adult abuse cases and to protect children and adults from further incidents of abuse.

(4) The legislature further finds that the department of social and health services, when considering persons for state positions directly responsible for the care, supervision, or treatment of children, developmentally disabled persons, or vulnerable adults or when licensing or authorizing such persons or agencies pursuant to its authority under chapter 74.15, 18.51, 18.20, or 72.23 RCW, or any later-enacted statute which purpose is to license or regulate a facility which handles vulnerable adults, must consider the information listed in subsection (1) of this section. However, when necessary, persons may be employed on a conditional basis pending completion of the background investigation. The state personnel board shall adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subsection as it applies to state employees.

Sec. 1103. Section 3, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 3, chapter 90, Laws of 1989 and by section 3, chapter 334, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.43.834 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) A business or organization shall not make an inquiry to the Washington state patrol under RCW 43.43.832 or an equivalent inquiry to a federal law enforcement agency unless the business or organization has notified the applicant who has been offered a position as an employee or volunteer, that an inquiry may be made.

(2) A business or organization shall require each applicant to disclose to the business or organization whether the applicant has been:

(a) Convicted of any crime against children or other persons;

(b) Convicted of crimes relating to financial exploitation if the victim was a vulnerable adult;

(c) Found in any dependency action under RCW ((~~13.34.030(2)(b)~~)) 13.34.040 to have sexually assaulted or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor;

(d) Found by a court in a domestic relations proceeding under Title 26 RCW to have sexually abused or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor;

(e) Found in any disciplinary board final decision to have sexually or physically abused or exploited any minor or developmentally disabled person or to have abused or financially exploited any vulnerable adult; or

(f) Found by a court in a protection proceeding under chapter 74.34 RCW, to have abused or financially exploited a vulnerable adult.

The disclosure shall be made in writing and signed by the applicant and sworn under penalty of perjury. The disclosure sheet shall specify all crimes against children or other persons and all crimes relating to financial exploitation as defined in RCW 43.43.830 in which the victim was a vulnerable adult.

(3) The business or organization shall pay such reasonable fee for the records check as the state patrol may require under RCW 43.43.838.

(4) The business or organization shall notify the applicant of the state patrol's response within ten days after receipt by the business or organization. The employer shall provide a copy of the response to the applicant and shall notify the applicant of such availability.

(5) The business or organization shall use this record only in making the initial employment or engagement decision. Further dissemination or use of the record is prohibited. A business or organization violating this subsection is subject to a civil action for damages.

(6) An insurance company shall not require a business or organization to request background information on any employee before issuing a policy of insurance.

(7) The business and organization shall be immune from civil liability for failure to request background information on ((~~a prospective employee or volunteer~~)) an applicant unless the failure to do so constitutes gross negligence.

Sec. 1104. Section 5, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 4, chapter 90, Laws of 1989 and by section 4, chapter 334, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.43.838 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) After January 1, 1988, and notwithstanding any provision of RCW 43.43.700 through 43.43.810 to the contrary, the state patrol shall furnish a transcript of the conviction record, disciplinary board final decision and any subsequent criminal charges associated with the conduct that is the subject of the disciplinary board final decision, or civil adjudication record pertaining to any person for whom the state patrol or the federal bureau of investigation has a record upon the written request of:

(a) The subject of the inquiry;

(b) Any business or organization for the purpose of conducting evaluations under RCW 43.43.832;

(d) Any law enforcement agency, prosecuting authority, or the office of the attorney general; or

(e) The department of social and health services for the purpose of meeting responsibilities set forth in chapter 74.15, 18.51, 18.20, or 72.23 RCW, or any later-enacted statute which purpose is to regulate or license a facility which handles vulnerable adults. However, access to conviction records pursuant to this subsection (1)(e) does not limit or restrict the ability of the department to obtain additional information regarding conviction records and pending charges as set forth in RCW 74.15.030(2)(b).

After processing the request, if the conviction record, disciplinary board final decision and any subsequent criminal charges associated with the conduct that is the subject of the disciplinary board final decision, or adjudication record shows no evidence of a crime against children or other persons or, in the case of vulnerable adults, no evidence of crimes relating to financial exploitation in which the victim was a vulnerable adult, an identification declaring the showing of no evidence shall be issued to the applicant by the state patrol and shall be issued within fourteen working days of the request. Possession of such identification shall satisfy future background check requirements for the applicant for a two-year period unless the prospective employee is any current school district employee who has applied for a position in another school district.

(2) The state patrol shall by rule establish fees for disseminating records under this section to recipients identified in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section. The state patrol shall also by rule establish fees for disseminating records in the custody of the national crime information center. The revenue from the fees shall cover, as nearly as practicable, the direct and indirect costs to the state patrol of disseminating the records: PROVIDED, That no fee shall be charged to a nonprofit organization, including school districts and educational service districts, for the records check.

(3) No employee of the state, employee of a business or organization, or the business or organization is liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with any lawful dissemination of information under RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.840 or RCW 43.43.760.

(4) Before July 26, 1987, the state patrol shall adopt rules and forms to implement this section and to provide for security and privacy of information disseminated under this section, giving first priority to the criminal justice requirements of this chapter. The rules may include requirements for users, audits of users, and other procedures to prevent use of civil adjudication record information or criminal history record information inconsistent with this chapter.

(5) Nothing in RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.840 shall authorize an employer to make an inquiry not specifically authorized by this chapter, or be construed to affect the policy of the state declared in chapter 9.96A RCW.

PART XII

TREATMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1201. The legislature finds that sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to the special sexual offender sentencing alternative under RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a) play a vital role in protecting the public from sex offenders who remain in the community following conviction. The legislature finds that the qualifications, practices, techniques, and effectiveness of sex offender treatment providers vary widely and that the court's ability to effectively determine the appropriateness of granting the sentencing alternative and monitoring the offender to ensure continued protection of the community is undermined by a lack of regulated practices. The legislature recognizes the right of sex offender therapists to practice, consistent with the paramount requirements of public safety. Public safety is best served by regulating sex offender therapists whose clients are being evaluated and being treated pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a). This chapter shall be construed to require only those sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a) to obtain a sexual offender treatment certification as provided in this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1202. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Certified sex offender treatment provider" means a licensed, certified, or registered health professional who is certified to examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a).

(2) "Department" means the department of health.

(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.

(4) "Sex offender treatment provider" means a person who counsels or treats sex offenders accused of or convicted of a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1203. (1) No person shall represent himself or herself as a certified sex offender treatment provider without first applying for and receiving a certificate pursuant to this chapter.

(2) After implementation of this chapter by the secretary, only a certified sex offender treatment provider may perform or provide the following services:

(a) Evaluations conducted for the purposes of and pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a);

(b) Treatment of convicted sex offenders who are sentenced and ordered into treatment pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7)(a).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1204. In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary shall have the following authority:

(1) To set all fees required in this chapter in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;

(2) To establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;

(3) To issue a certificate to any applicant who has met the education, training, and examination requirements for certification and deny a certificate to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for certification. Proceedings concerning the denial of certificates based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;

(4) To hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter and to hire individuals including those certified under this chapter to serve as examiners or consultants as necessary to implement and administer this chapter;

(5) To maintain the official department record of all applicants and certifications;

(6) To conduct a hearing on an appeal of a denial of a certificate on the applicant's failure to meet the minimum qualifications for certification. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW;

(7) To issue subpoenas, statements of charges, statements of intent to deny certificates, and orders and to delegate in writing to a designee the authority to issue subpoenas, statements of charges, and statements of intent to deny certificates;

(8) To determine the minimum education, work experience, and training requirements for certification, including but not limited to approval of educational programs;

(9) To prepare and administer or approve the preparation and administration of examinations for certification;

(10) To establish by rule the procedure for appeal of an examination failure;

(11) To adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;

(12) To adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to implement this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1205. (1) The sexual offender treatment providers advisory committee is established to advise the secretary concerning the administration of this chapter.

(2) The secretary shall appoint the members of the advisory committee who shall consist of the following persons:

(a) One superior court judge;

(b) Three sexual offender treatment providers;

(d) One defense attorney with experience in representing persons charged with sexual offenses;

(e) One representative from the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;

(f) The secretary of the department of social and health services or his or her designee;

(g) The secretary of the department of corrections or his or her designee.

The secretary shall develop and implement the certification procedures with the advice of the committee by July 1, 1991. Following implementation of these procedures by the secretary, the committee shall be a permanent body. The members shall serve staggered six-year terms, to be set by the secretary. No person other than the members representing the departments of social and health services and corrections may serve more than two consecutive terms.

The secretary may remove any member of the advisory committee for cause as specified by rule. In a case of a vacancy, the secretary shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3) Committee members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(4) The committee shall elect officers as deemed necessary to administer its duties. A simple majority of the committee members currently serving shall constitute a quorum of the committee.

(5) Members of the advisory committee shall be residents of this state. The members who are sex offender treatment providers must have a minimum of three years of extensive work experience in treating sex offenders to qualify for appointment to the initial committee, which shall develop and implement the certification program. After July 1, 1991, the sex offender treatment providers on the committee must be certified pursuant to this chapter.

(6) The committee shall meet at times as necessary to conduct committee business.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1206. The secretary, members of the committee, and individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1207. The department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the following requirements:

(1) Successful completion of an educational program approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets the criteria of the secretary;

(2) Successful completion of any experience requirement established by the secretary;

(3) Successful completion of an examination administered or approved by the secretary;

(4) Not having engaged in unprofessional conduct or being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment;

(5) Other requirements as may be established by the secretary that impact the competence of the sex offender treatment provider.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1208. The secretary shall establish by rule standards and procedures for approval of the following:

(1) Educational programs and alternate training;

(2) Examination procedures;

(3) Certifying applicants who have a comparable certification in another jurisdiction;

(4) Application method and forms;

(5) Requirements for renewals of certificates;

(6) Requirements of certified sex offender treatment providers who seek inactive status;

(7) Other rules as appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1209. The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unauthorized practice, the issuance and denial of certificates, and the discipline of certified sex offender treatment providers under this chapter.

Sec. 1210. Section 7, chapter 243, Laws of 1988, section 22, chapter 267, Laws of 1988, and section 13, chapter 277, Laws of 1988 and RCW 18.130.040 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) This chapter applies only to the ((~~director~~)) secretary and the boards having jurisdiction in relation to the professions licensed under the chapters specified in this section. This chapter does not apply to any business or profession not licensed under the chapters specified in this section.

(2) (a) The ((~~director~~)) secretary has authority under this chapter in relation to the following professions:

(i) Dispensing opticians licensed under chapter 18.34 RCW;

(ii) Naturopaths licensed under chapter 18.36A RCW;

(iii) Midwives licensed under chapter 18.50 RCW;

(iv) Ocularists licensed under chapter 18.55 RCW;

(v) Massage operators and businesses licensed under chapter 18.108 RCW;

(vi) Dental hygienists licensed under chapter 18.29 RCW;

(vii) Acupuncturists certified under chapter 18.06 RCW;

(viii) Radiologic technologists certified under chapter 18.84 RCW;

(ix) Respiratory care practitioners certified under chapter 18.89 RCW;

(x) Persons registered or certified under chapter 18.19 RCW;

(xi) Persons registered as nursing pool operators;

(xii) Nursing assistants registered or certified under chapter 18.52B RCW; ((~~and~~))

(xiii) Dietitians and nutritionists certified under chapter 18.138 RCW; and

(xiv) Sex offender treatment providers certified under sections 1201 through 1209 of this act.

(b) The boards having authority under this chapter are as follows:

(i) The podiatry board as established in chapter 18.22 RCW;

(ii) The chiropractic disciplinary board as established in chapter 18.26 RCW governing licenses issued under chapter 18.25 RCW;

(iii) The dental disciplinary board as established in chapter 18.32 RCW;

(iv) The council on hearing aids as established in chapter 18.35 RCW;

(v) The board of funeral directors and embalmers as established in chapter 18.39 RCW;

(vi) The board of examiners for nursing home administrators as established in chapter 18.52 RCW;

(vii) The optometry board as established in chapter 18.54 RCW governing licenses issued under chapter 18.53 RCW;

(viii) The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery as established in chapter 18.57 RCW governing licenses issued under chapters 18.57 and 18.57A RCW;

(ix) The medical disciplinary board as established in chapter 18.72 RCW governing licenses and registrations issued under chapters 18.71 and 18.71A RCW;

(x) The board of physical therapy as established in chapter 18.74 RCW;

(xi) The board of occupational therapy practice as established in chapter 18.59 RCW;

(xii) The board of practical nursing as established in chapter 18.78 RCW;

(xiii) The examining board of psychology and its disciplinary committee as established in chapter 18.83 RCW;

(xiv) The board of nursing as established in chapter 18.88 RCW; and

(xv) The veterinary board of governors as established in chapter 18.92 RCW.

(3) In addition to the authority to discipline license holders, the disciplining authority has the authority to grant or deny licenses based on the conditions and criteria established in this chapter and the chapters specified in subsection (2) of this section. However, the board of chiropractic examiners has authority over issuance and denial of licenses provided for in chapter 18.25 RCW, the board of dental examiners has authority over issuance and denial of licenses provided for in RCW 18.32.040, and the board of medical examiners has authority over issuance and denial of licenses and registrations provided for in chapters 18.71 and 18.71A RCW. This chapter also governs any investigation, hearing, or proceeding relating to denial of licensure or issuance of a license conditioned on the applicant's compliance with an order entered pursuant to RCW 18.130.160 by the disciplining authority.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1211. Sections 1201 through 1209 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 18 RCW.

PART XIII

TREATMENT FOR ABUSIVE PERSON REMOVED FROM HOME

Sec. 1301. Section 1, chapter 35, Laws of 1985 as amended by section 3, chapter 190, Laws of 1988 and RCW 26.44.063 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) It is the intent of the legislature to minimize trauma to a child involved in an allegation of sexual or physical abuse. The legislature declares that removing the child from the home often has the effect of further traumatizing the child. It is, therefore, the legislature's intent that the alleged offender, rather than the child, shall be removed from the home and that this should be done at the earliest possible point of intervention in accordance with RCW 10.31.100, 13.34.130, this section, and RCW 26.44.130.

(2) In any judicial proceeding in which it is alleged that a child has been subjected to sexual or physical abuse, if the court finds reasonable grounds to believe that an incident of sexual or physical abuse has occurred, the court may, on its own motion, or the motion of the guardian ad litem or other parties, issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction restraining or enjoining the person accused of committing the abuse from:

(a) Molesting or disturbing the peace of the alleged victim;

(b) Entering the family home of the alleged victim except as specifically authorized by the court; or

(3) In issuing a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, the court may impose any additional restrictions that the court in its discretion determines are necessary to protect the child from further abuse or emotional trauma pending final resolution of the abuse allegations.

(4) The court shall issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting a person from entering the family home if the court finds that the order would eliminate the need for an out-of-home placement to protect the child's right to nurturance, health, and safety and is sufficient to protect the child from further sexual or physical abuse or coercion.

(5) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the party to be restrained or other parties only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

(6) A temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction:

(a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding; and

(b) May be revoked or modified.

(7) The person having physical custody of the child shall have an affirmative duty to assist in the enforcement of the restraining order including but not limited to a duty to notify the court as soon as practicable of any violation of the order, a duty to request the assistance of law enforcement officers to enforce the order, and a duty to notify the department of social and health services of any violation of the order as soon as practicable if the department is a party to the action. Failure by the custodial party to discharge these affirmative duties shall be subject to contempt proceedings.

(8) A temporary restraining order issued under this section may not be revoked prior to final resolution of the abuse allegations until the person subject to the order has participated in a child abuse treatment program operated under section 1302 of this 1990 act.

(9) Willful violation of a court order entered under this section is a misdemeanor. A written order shall contain the court's directive and shall bear the legend: "Violation of this order is a criminal offense under chapter 26.44 RCW and will subject a violator to arrest."

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1302. A new section is added to chapter 26.44 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Whenever a person has committed a crime or violation against a child resulting in an order removing the person from the home, as a condition to the abusive person returning to the home where the child resides, the person shall participate in an educational program addressing the issue of child abuse and neglect, and, if necessary, family violence.

(2) A crime or violation against the child includes:

(a) Willful abandonment that continues for an extended period of time or substantial refusal to perform parenting functions;

(b) Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child; or

(c) An act of domestic violence which rises to the level of a felony in which the child is either a victim or an observer.

(3)(a) The department of social and health services shall contract with hospitals or medical centers with appropriate facilities for child abuse treatment programs.

(b) The person shall pay for the treatment on the basis of his or her financial ability to pay. Moneys received shall be deposited into the public safety and education account.

(4) The person must prove by substantial evidence that he or she is no longer a threat to the child as demonstrated by:

(a) Successful completion of the treatment program;

(b) A recommendation by a licensed counselor of the program;

(d) Entering into an agreement to continue treatment if in the future the person finds that he or she feels abusive.

(5) If a person who has been removed from the home as specified under subsection (1) of this section requests visitation rights, the person shall be denied those rights unless such person proves by substantial evidence that he or she meets the factors set out in subsection (4) of this section.

(6) After undergoing treatment, any person who was in a parental role prior to removal shall be allowed to resume the parental role to the child on a probationary status. The person will be required to report to his or her counselor for a period of time as recommended by his or her counselor, for a period of not less than six months.

PART XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1401. Since child maltreatment cases often involve criminal offenses such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation by a family member, many such cases should be investigated by law enforcement agencies as well as child protective services agencies, and criminally prosecuted. A pilot project located in two counties shall be established for the joint investigation of child abuse and sexual assault cases by a law enforcement officer trained in gathering physical evidence and other investigative procedures, and a child protective services case worker skilled in interpreting psychological evidence and interviewing child victims in a sensitive manner.

The pilot project shall be conducted in the counties of King and Spokane from July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1991. The department of social and health services and participating law enforcement agencies shall report findings and recommendations to the senate committee on law and justice and the house of representatives judiciary committee by December 1, 1991.

The pilot project shall include the following elements:

(1) Joint training for law enforcement and child protective services staff in the investigation and assessment of reports of child maltreatment. The training programs shall be conducted jointly by the involved agencies.

(2) A law enforcement officer shall be teamed with a child protective services worker for the investigation of specified incidents.

(3) When the law enforcement agency receives a report of suspected physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, or other sexual exploitation of a child by the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or person otherwise responsible for the child's welfare the agency shall notify the child protective services agency immediately.

(4) When the child protective services agency receives a report of suspected physical assault, sexual offense, or sexual exploitation committed upon a child by anyone, whether or not the person is the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or otherwise responsible for the child's welfare, the agency shall notify the law enforcement agency immediately.

(5) The law enforcement agency and the child protective services agency shall jointly develop a procedure to determine when investigations of suspicious child deaths, physical abuse, neglect affecting the child's health, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation of a child committed by the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or person otherwise responsible for the child's welfare shall be jointly investigated by the investigating teams authorized by this section.

(6) If specific funding for the purposes of this section, referencing this act by bill number and section, is not provided by June 30, 1990, in the omnibus appropriations act, this section shall be null and void.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1402. The index and part headings used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1403. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1404. (1) Sections 101 through 116, 401 through 407, 501 through 503, 901 through 909, 1001 through 1010, and 1101 through 1104 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to crimes committed on and after the effective date of these sections.

(2) The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 1990, and shall apply to crimes committed on and after July 1, 1990.@nz