FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 1130

                          C 24 L 93

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Regulating background checks.

By Representatives Ludwig, Riley, Ballasiotes, Basich, Brough and Orr; by request of Washington State Patrol.

House Committee on Corrections

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Background:  When the secretary of the Department of Corrections authorizes a furlough for an inmate, the secretary is required to notify the Identification Section of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) that the named prisoner has been granted a furlough.  Notice must be given 48 hours before the furlough begins.  Upon receipt of the notice, the State Patrol's Identification Section notifies: the sheriff or the director of public safety of the county to which the prisoner is being furloughed, the nearest detachment of the Washington State Patrol in that county, and such other criminal justice agencies that the Identification Section determines should be notified.  Notice includes the place where the furloughed prisoner will be residing, the prisoner's residence, and the dates and times the individual will be on furlough. In the case of an emergency furlough, the 48 hour time period is not required, but notification must occur as promptly as possible before the prisoner is released on furlough.

Whenever a prisoner confined to the Department of Corrections is released on an order from the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, or is discharged from custody on expiration of sentence, the Department of Corrections shall promptly notify the Identification Section that the named person has been released or discharged and under what conditions.

Summary:  Upon granting furlough to a prisoner, The secretary of the Department of Corrections must directly notify the following agencies that the named prisoner has been granted furlough:  the sheriff or the director of public safety of the county to which the prisoner is being furloughed; the nearest Washington State Patrol district facility in that county; and other similar criminal justice agencies.  Notice is to include the place of residence and the dates and times the individual will be on furlough. The sheriff or director of public safety, the nearest WSP district facility in the county, and other criminal justice agencies must be directly notified when an emergency furlough is granted. 

Whenever a prisoner confined to the Department of Corrections is released on an order from the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, or is discharged from custody on expiration of sentence, the Department of Corrections must promptly and directly notify the sheriff or the director of public safety, the nearest WSP district facility in that county, and other similar criminal justice agencies that the named person has been released or discharged and under what conditions.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  98 0

Senate 40 0

Effective:  July 25, 1993