PDFRCW 72.68.001

Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the department of corrections.
(2) "Private correctional entity" means a for-profit contractor or for-profit vendor who provides services relating to the ownership, management, or administration of security services of a correctional facility for the incarceration of persons.
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections.
[ 2020 c 318 s 6; 1981 c 136 s 114.]

NOTES:

FindingsIntentConstructionEffective date2020 c 318: See notes following RCW 72.68.110.
Effective date1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.