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AN ACT Relating to sentencing; amending RCW 9.94A.190, 9.94A.200, 9.94A.270, 9.94A.310, and 9A.56.040; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.120, 9.94A.320, 9.94A.360, and 9.94A.380; adding new sections to chapter 9.94A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.02 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 9.94A.030 and 1992 c 145 s 6 and 1992 c 75 s 1 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 or imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7) served in the community subject to controls placed on the inmate's movement and activities by the department of corrections.

(5) "Community placement" means 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 by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 46.61.524. 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 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) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing judge which equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.

(14) "Day reporting" means reporting at least once per day to a specific location designated by the department of corrections or the sentencing judge together with the requirement that the offender's location throughout each day be reported to the department of corrections.

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

((~~(14)~~)) (16) "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)~~)) (17) "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)~~)) (18) "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)~~)) (19) "Drug or alcohol monitoring" means the obligation to remain free of any nonprescribed controlled substance or of any alcoholic beverage and to submit to periodic testing in a program to monitor that status as directed by the department of corrections, such as drug monitoring under a treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or comparable program.

(20) "Education or training" means participation in a formal program of education or training which has state certification.

(21) "Eligible offender" means any person (a) who has been convicted of a nonviolent offense that is not a sex offense and 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 or the selling for profit any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marijuana, (b) who has no prior or other current convictions for a violent offense or a sex offense, and (c) who has not more than two prior convictions in this state, another state, or the United States of nonviolent felony offenses. For the purpose of this subsection a juvenile adjudication for an offense, other than a sex offense, committed before the age of fifteen years is not a previous felony conviction.

(22) "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 be available for supervision by the department 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)~~)) (23) "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)~~)) (24) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.

((~~(20)~~)) (25)(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 or the selling for profit ((~~[of]~~)) of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana, 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)~~)) (26) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance or other state of the art electronic monitoring technology. 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, assault of a child in the third degree, 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.

(a) 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: (i) Successfully completing twenty-one days in a work release program, or having successfully completed a sentence in a work ethic camp, (ii) 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, (iii) 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, (iv) having no prior charges of escape, and (v) fulfilling the other conditions of the home detention program.

(b) Participation in a home detention program shall be conditioned upon: (i) 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, (ii) abiding by the rules of the home detention program, and (iii) 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.

(27) "Inpatient treatment" means participation in a treatment program certified by the state which requires the offender to be present at least twelve hours per day.

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

((~~(22)~~)) (29) "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)~~)) (30) "Outpatient treatment" means participation in a treatment program certified by the state or recommended by the department of corrections which does not require the offender to be present for more than twelve hours per day.

(31) "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 or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community. Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention as defined in this section.

((~~(24)~~)) (32) "Persistent offender" is any person who:

(a) Is convicted in this state of any felony with a seriousness level of X or above, as provided in RCW 9.94A.320; and

(b) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would have a seriousness level of X or above. Of these two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other offenses with a seriousness level of X or above for which the offender was previously convicted.

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

((~~(25)~~)) (34) "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)~~)) (35) "Serious traffic offense" means:

(a) Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (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)~~)) (36) "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, assault of a child 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)~~)) (37) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

((~~(29)~~)) (38) "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;

(b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.127; 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)~~)) (39) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

((~~(31)~~)) (40) "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.

((~~(32)~~)) (41) "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.

((~~(33)~~)) (42) "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, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child 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.

((~~(34)~~)) (43) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community of not less than thirty-five hours per week that complies with RCW 9.94A.135. ((The civic improvement tasks shall be performed on public property or on private property owned or operated by nonprofit entities, except that, for emergency purposes only, work crews may perform snow removal on any private property.)) The civic improvement tasks shall have minimal negative impact on existing private industries or the labor force in the county where the service or labor is performed. The civic improvement tasks shall not affect employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities contracted through sheltered workshops as defined in RCW 82.04.385. Only those offenders sentenced to a facility operated or utilized under contract by a county are eligible to participate on a work crew. Offenders sentenced for a sex offense as defined in subsection ((~~(29)~~)) (40) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.

((~~(35)~~)) (44) "Work ethic camp" means a program of total confinement that complies with section 16(2) of this act. The camp requires offenders to complete a comprehensive array of job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, drug rehabilitation, literacy training, and basic adult education. All inmates must be employed in the camp in meaningful work opportunities that will help the offender find employment after successfully completing the program. The objectives of the camp are to deter offenders from committing additional crimes by requiring them to experience the realities of prison life and simultaneously complete an intense range of character and skill building challenges.

(45) "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.

(((36) "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, assault of a child in the third degree, 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.

(a) 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: (i) Successfully completing twenty-one days in a work release program, (ii) 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, (iii) 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, (iv) having no prior charges of escape, and (v) fulfilling the other conditions of the home detention program.

Sec. 2. RCW 9.94A.120 and 1992 c 145 s 7, 1992 c 75 s 2, and 1992 c 45 s 5 are each reenacted and 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), (4), (5), ((~~and~~)) (6), (7), and (9) 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) A persistent offender shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for the statutory maximum for the offense, but if the statutory maximum for the offense is life imprisonment, then to a term of ninety-nine years. An offender may be sentenced to death when authorized by RCW 10.95.030, if found guilty of the crime of aggravated murder in the first degree, notwithstanding the maximum sentence under any other law. 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 or assault of a child 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 five years, and shall not be eligible for furlough, work release or other authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility during such minimum 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 with a sentence range of more than ninety days 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~~)) one year((s)) 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)(a) In sentencing an eligible offender with a sentence range classified in zone I as defined in RCW 9.94A.310(6), the sentencing judge shall fix a period of total confinement within the sentence range not to exceed the midpoint of the standard range and may convert all total confinement to community service, day fines, home detention or drug or alcohol monitoring, or some combination of those authorized sentencing options at the rates provided in RCW 9.94A.380 and may impose a period of community supervision to run until such authorized sentence options are completed, but in no event longer than one year.

(b) In sentencing an eligible offender with a sentence range classified in zone II as defined in RCW 9.94A.310(6), the sentencing judge shall fix a period of total confinement within the sentence range up to the midpoint of the standard range and may convert all or any part of the period of total confinement to one or more of the authorized sentencing options at the rate provided in RCW 9.94A.380 and may impose a period of community supervision to run until such authorized sentencing options are completed, but in no event longer than one year.

(c) A sentencing judge may impose a sentence within the standard range applicable to the offender without regard to (a) or (b) of this subsection if the sentencing judge determines that specific individual characteristics of the offender demonstrate that a sentence imposed pursuant to (a) or (b) of this subsection will not adequately protect public safety. Whenever a sentencing judge does not impose a sentence pursuant to (a) or (b) of this subsection the sentencing judge shall set forth the reasons in writing. Such a sentence is not an exceptional sentence and shall not be subject to appellate review.

(d) A sentencing judge who has imposed a sentence containing authorized sentencing options may, upon notice and hearing, convert any unserved sentencing options to any other authorized sentencing option at the rate provided in RCW 9.94A.380 at any time during the sentence. This provision does not authorize any increase in the length of sentence imposed at the original sentencing.

(7)(a) When an offender is convicted of 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 the violation does not involve the following: (i) A sentence enhancement under RCW 9.94A.310(3); (ii) the offender has no prior or other current felony convictions in this state, another state, or the United States; (iii) the offender has not previously been sentenced under this special drug sentencing alternative; and (iv) the offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance. If the sentencing judge determines the offender is eligible for this option and that the offender and the community will benefit from the use of the special drug offender sentencing alternative, the judge may waive imposition of a sentence within the standard range and impose a sentence that must include a period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half of the midpoint of the standard range. The court shall also impose one year of community custody of which no more than three months of the sentence may be served in a work release status. Community custody must include crime-related prohibitions, a prohibition against using illegal controlled substances, and a requirement to submit to urinalysis or other drug or alcohol monitoring.

(b) In addition, the court may impose any of the following conditions:

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

(ii) Undergo available treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or comparable outpatient treatment for up to the period of community custody;

(iii) Inpatient treatment not to exceed the confinement time imposed at sentencing;

(iv) Undergo day reporting;

(v) 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;

(vi) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;

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

(viii) Pay day fine;

(ix) Stay out of areas designated by the sentencing judge.

If the offender violates these sentence conditions, sanctions shall be imposed by the department of corrections administratively, as with community custody status, with notice to the prosecuting attorney and the sentencing court. Upon motion of the court or the prosecuting attorney, a modification hearing shall be held by the court. If the court finds that conditions have been willfully violated, the court may impose confinement of not more than an additional one-quarter of the midpoint of the standard sentence range. All total confinement, including inpatient treatment, served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender, regardless of whether the total confinement is served as a result of the original sentence, as a result of a sanction imposed by the department of corrections, or as a result of a violation found by the court. In no event shall all periods of total confinement, however imposed, exceed three-quarters of the standard sentence range.

(8) 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. All or any part of the confinement may be converted to community service, work crew, work release, home detention, day reporting, day fine, or education or training, at the rates provided in RCW 9.94A.380. 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)~~)) (9)(a)(i) When an offender is convicted of a sex offense other than a violation of RCW 9A.44.050 or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense and has no prior convictions for a sex offense or any other felony 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:

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

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

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

(D) Anticipated length of treatment; and

(E) 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. The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

(ii) After receipt of the reports, the court shall 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 this special sex offender sentencing alternative is appropriate, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range. If this sentence is less than eight years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and impose the following conditions of suspension:

(A) The court shall place the defendant on community supervision for the length of the suspended sentence or three years, whichever is greater; and

(B) The court shall order treatment for any period up to three years in duration. The court in its discretion shall order outpatient sex offender treatment or inpatient sex offender treatment, if available. 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 or treatment conditions 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 or community corrections officer object to the change. In addition, as conditions 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) 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) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030, perform community service work, or any combination thereof; or

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

(iii) 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.

(iv) 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. The defendant shall pay the cost of any additional evaluation ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost. At the treatment termination hearing the court may: (A) Modify conditions of community supervision, and either (B) terminate treatment, or (C) extend treatment for up to the remaining period of community supervision.

(v) The court may revoke the suspended sentence at any time during the period of community supervision and order execution of the sentence if: (A) The defendant violates the conditions of the suspended sentence, or (B) 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.

(vi) Except as provided in (a)(vii) of this subsection, after July 1, 1991, 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 chapter 18.155 RCW.

(vii) A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a sex offender pursuant to this subsection ((~~(7)~~)) (9) does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that: (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection ((~~(7)~~)) (9) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

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) When an offender is convicted of any felony 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) shall cease to have effect.

(c) When an offender commits any felony 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 or her 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 or her community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his or her community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

Nothing in (c) of this subsection shall confer eligibility for such programs for offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987. This subsection (c) does not apply to any crime committed after July 1, 1990.

(d) 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)~~)) (10)(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, assault of a child 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 not sentenced under subsection (6) or (7) of this section, 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 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 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 terms of community placement 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;

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

(vi) The residence location and living arrangements are subject to the prior approval of the department of corrections during the period of community placement.

(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; or

(v) 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)~~)) (11) 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)~~)) (12) 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)~~)) (13) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1) and 9.94A.142(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)~~)) (14) 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, notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment, and paying the supervision fee assessment.

((~~(13)~~)) (15) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, or community placement under the supervision of the department of corrections shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition. Offenders who own, use, or are found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the appropriate violation process and sanctions. "Constructive possession" as used in this subsection means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition. "Firearm" as used in this subsection means a weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.

((~~(14)~~)) (16) 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.

((~~(15)~~)) (17) 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).

((~~(16)~~)) (18) 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.

((~~(17)~~)) (19) 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.

((~~(18)~~)) (20) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the defendant to serve the partial confinement in work release, in a program of home detention, on work crew, or in a combined program of work crew and home detention.

((~~(19)~~)) (21) 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.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

(1) The sentencing reform act has been in effect since July 1, 1984, and several modifications to sentences have occurred. The sentencing guidelines commission shall reevaluate the proportionality and fairness of sentences contained in RCW 9.94A.120, as well as practical workability of sentences and ranges. The commission shall evaluate the impact of revisions to RCW 9.94A.120 (6) and (7), and the sentence reductions in section 16 of this act. The commission shall submit preliminary findings to the legislature by December 1, 1994, and shall submit the final report to the legislature by December 1, 1995. The report shall describe the changes in sentencing practices related to the use of alternatives to total confinement for nonviolent offenders and include the impact of sentencing alternatives on state prison and county jail populations, the savings in state and local resources, and the impact on recidivism rates. The commission shall establish a baseline for evaluating recidivism of all felony offenders whether under the jurisdiction of the department or counties.

(2) Sentencing practices vary widely across the state for offenders convicted of misdemeanor offenses. Fairness in sentencing is of great concern as well as escalating costs associated with processing and housing misdemeanant offenders. The commission shall conduct a study of misdemeanor offenses to determine the magnitude of offenders convicted of misdemeanors, the extent to which offenders are sentenced differently, how sentences are served, analyze any other information necessary to better understand the impact of the misdemeanant population on the criminal justice system, and to recommend a determinate sentencing grid for misdemeanor offenses. The commission shall submit a final report to the legislature by December 1, 1995.

Sec. 4. RCW 9.94A.190 and 1991 c 181 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A sentence that includes a term or terms of confinement totaling more than one year shall be served in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state. Except as provided for in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, a sentence of not more than one year of confinement shall be served in a facility operated, licensed, or utilized under contract, by the county, or if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in the residence of either the defendant or a member of the defendant's immediate family.

(2) If a county uses a state partial confinement facility for the partial confinement of a person sentenced to confinement for not more than one year, the county shall reimburse the state for the use of the facility as provided for in this subsection. The office of financial management shall set the rate of reimbursement based upon the average per diem cost per offender in the facility. The office of financial management shall determine to what extent, if any, reimbursement shall be reduced or eliminated because of funds provided by the legislature to the department of corrections for the purpose of covering the cost of county use of state partial confinement facilities. The office of financial management shall reestablish reimbursement rates each even-numbered year.

(3) A person who is sentenced for a felony to a term of not more than one year, and who is committed or returned to incarceration in a state facility on another felony conviction, either under the indeterminate sentencing laws, chapter 9.95 RCW, or under this chapter shall serve all terms of confinement, including a sentence of not more than one year, in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state, consistent with the provisions of RCW 9.94A.400.

(4) For sentences imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7) which are over one year before converting all or part of the sentence to authorized sentencing options, notwithstanding any other provision of this section, all such sentences regardless of length shall be served in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state.

Sec. 5. RCW 9.94A.200 and 1989 c 252 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) If an offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence, the court may modify its order of judgment and sentence and impose further punishment in accordance with this section.

(2) If an offender fails to comply with any of the requirements or conditions of a sentence the following provisions apply:

(a) The court, upon the motion of the state, or upon its own motion, shall require the offender to show cause why the offender should not be punished for the noncompliance. The court may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest for the offender's appearance;

(b) The state has the burden of showing noncompliance by a preponderance of the evidence. If the court finds that the violation has occurred, it may order the offender to be confined for a period not to exceed sixty days for each violation((~~, and~~)). The total amount of confinement time the court may order for all violations that occur during a term of community supervision shall not exceed the high end of the sentence range for the offense. The court may (i) convert a term of partial confinement to total confinement, (ii) convert community service obligation to total or partial confinement, ((or)) (iii) convert monetary obligations, except restitution and the crime victim penalty assessment, to community service hours at the rate of the state minimum wage as established in RCW 49.46.020 for each hour of community service, or (iv) convert to other sentencing alternatives as authorized in RCW 9.94A.380. Any time served in confinement awaiting a hearing on noncompliance shall be credited against any confinement order by the court; and

(c) If the court finds that the violation was not willful, the court may modify its previous order regarding payment of legal financial obligations and regarding community service obligations.

(3) Nothing in this section prohibits the filing of escape charges if appropriate.

Sec. 6. RCW 9.94A.270 and 1991 c 104 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Whenever a punishment imposed under this chapter requires supervision services to be provided, the offender shall pay to the department of corrections the monthly assessment, prescribed under subsection (2) of this section, which shall be for the duration of the terms of supervision and which shall be considered as payment or part payment of the cost of providing supervision to the offender. The department may exempt or defer a person from the payment of all or any part of the assessment based upon any of the following factors:

(a) The offender has diligently attempted but has been unable to obtain employment that provides the offender sufficient income to make such payments.

(b) The offender is a student in a school, college, university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to fit the student for gainful employment.

(d) The offender's age prevents him or her from obtaining employment.

(e) The offender is responsible for the support of dependents and the payment of the assessment constitutes an undue hardship on the offender.

(f) Other extenuating circumstances as determined by the department.

(2) The department of corrections shall adopt a rule prescribing the amount of the assessment. The department may, if it finds it appropriate, prescribe a schedule of assessments that shall vary in accordance with the intensity or cost of the supervision. The department may not prescribe any assessment that is less than ten dollars nor more than ((~~fifty~~)) sixty-two dollars.

(3) All amounts required to be paid under this section shall be collected by the department of corrections and deposited by the department in the dedicated fund established pursuant to RCW 72.11.040.

(4) This section shall not apply to probation services provided under an interstate compact pursuant to chapter 9.95 RCW or to probation services provided for persons placed on probation prior to June 10, 1982.

Sec. 7. RCW 9.94A.310 and 1992 c 145 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) TABLE 1

Sentencing Grid

SERIOUSNESS

SCORE OFFENDER SCORE

9 or

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 more

XV Life Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

XIV 23y4m 24y4m 25y4m 26y4m 27y4m 28y4m 30y4m 32y10m 36y 40y

240- 250- 261- 271- 281- 291- 312- 338- 370- 411-

320 333 347 361 374 388 416 450 493 548

XIII 12y 13y 14y 15y 16y 17y 19y 21y 25y 29y

123- 134- 144- 154- 165- 175- 195- 216- 257- 298-

164 178 192 205 219 233 260 288 342 397

XII 9y 9y11m 10y9m 11y8m 12y6m 13y5m 15y9m 17y3m 20y3m 23y3m

93- 102- 111- 120- 129- 138- 162- 178- 209- 240-

123 136 147 160 171 184 216 236 277 318

XI 7y6m 8y4m 9y2m 9y11m 10y9m 11y7m 14y2m 15y5m 17y11m 20y5m

78- 86- 95- 102- 111- 120- 146- 159- 185- 210-

102 114 125 136 147 158 194 211 245 280

X 5y 5y6m 6y 6y6m 7y 7y6m 9y6m 10y6m 12y6m 14y6m

51- 57- 62- 67- 72- 77- 98- 108- 129- 149-

68 75 82 89 96 102 130 144 171 198

IX 3y 3y6m 4y 4y6m 5y 5y6m 7y6m 8y6m 10y6m 12y6m

31- 36- 41- 46- 51- 57- 77- 87- 108- 129-

41 48 54 61 68 75 102 116 144 171

VIII 2y 2y6m 3y 3y6m 4y 4y6m 6y6m 7y6m 8y6m 10y6m

21- 26- 31- 36- 41- 46- 67- 77- 87- 108-

27 34 41 48 54 61 89 102 116 144

VII 18m 2y 2y6m 3y 3y6m 4y 5y6m 6y6m 7y6m 8y6m

15- 21- 26- 31- 36- 41- 57- 67- 77- 87-

20 27 34 41 48 54 75 89 102 116

VI 13m 18m 2y 2y6m 3y 3y6m 4y6m 5y6m 6y6m 7y6m

12+- 15- 21- 26- 31- 36- 46- 57- 67- 77-

14 20 27 34 41 48 61 75 89 102

V 9m 13m 15m 18m 2y2m 3y2m 4y 5y 6y 7y

6- 12+- 13- 15- 22- 33- 41- 51- 62- 72-

12 14 17 20 29 43 54 68 82 96

IV 6m 9m 13m 15m 18m 2y2m 3y2m 4y2m 5y2m 6y2m

3- 6- 12+- 13- 15- 22- 33- 43- 53- 63-

9 12 14 17 20 29 43 57 70 84

III 2m 5m 8m 11m 14m 20m 2y2m 3y2m 4y2m 5y

1- 3- 4- 9- 12+- 17- 22- 33- 43- 51-

3 8 12 12 16 22 29 43 57 68

II 4m 6m 8m 13m 16m 20m 2y2m 3y2m 4y2m

0-90 2- 3- 4- 12+- 14- 17- 22- 33- 43-

Days 6 9 12 14 18 22 29 43 57

I 3m 4m 5m 8m 13m 16m 20m 2y2m

0-60 0-90 2- 2- 3- 4- 12+- 14- 17- 22-

Days Days 5 6 8 12 14 18 22 29

NOTE: Numbers 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.

(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:

(a) 24 months for Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040), Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200), or Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

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

(c) 12 months for Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.020 or 9A.36.021), Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130), 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) or 69.50.410;

(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.

(6)(a) The following sentence ranges are classified as zone I:

(i) A crime of seriousness level I and an offender score of 0 or 1; and

(ii) A crime of seriousness level II and an offender score of 0.

(b) The following sentence ranges are classified as zone II:

(i) A crime of seriousness level I and an offender score of 2, 3, 4, or 5;

(ii) A crime of seriousness level II and an offender score of 1, 2, or 3;

(iii) A crime of seriousness level III and an offender score of 0, 1, 2, or 3;

(iv) A crime of seriousness level IV and an offender score of 0 or 1; or

(v) A crime of seriousness level V and an offender score of 0.

Sec. 8. RCW 9.94A.320 and 1992 c 145 s 4 and 1992 c 75 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

TABLE 2

CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

XVAggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

XIVMurder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

Homicide by Abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

XIIIMurder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

XIIAssault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

XIRape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

XKidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

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

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

Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

IXAssault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

Endangering life and property by explosives with threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

Over 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)

Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b)

VIIIArson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

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

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Vehicular 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)

VIIBurglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

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

Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

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

Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

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

Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

VIBribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

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

Endangering life and property by explosives with no threat to human being (RCW 70.74.270)

Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

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

Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))

Money Laundering, with attempt to conceal or avoid reporting (RCW 9A.83.020(1)(b) and (c))

VCriminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))

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

IVResidential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

Hit and Run C Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))

Vehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)

Manufacture, 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))

Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

Money Laundering, Spending (RCW 9A.83.020(1)(a))

IIICriminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

Unlawful possession of firearm or pistol by felon (RCW 9.41.040)

Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

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

Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

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

Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

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

Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

IIMalicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

Motor Vehicle Theft (section 11 of this act)

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

Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

Reckless Endangerment 1 (RCW 9A.36.045)

Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

ITheft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

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

Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

Possess 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))

Sec. 9. RCW 9.94A.360 and 1992 c 145 s 10 and 1992 c 75 s 4 are each reenacted and 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) 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) 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, Assault of a Child 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, Willful Failure to Return from Work Release, RCW 72.65.070, or Escape from Community Custody, RCW 72.09.310, 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 priors as in subsections (8) through (16) of this section; however 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.

(19) If the present conviction is for motor vehicle theft, count two points for each prior adult conviction for motor vehicle theft, and one point for each juvenile prior conviction for motor vehicle theft.

Sec. 10. RCW 9.94A.380 and 1988 c 157 s 4 and 1988 c 155 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Alternatives to total confinement are available for offenders ((~~with sentences~~)) not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.120(6)(a) or (b) to a term of one year or less. These alternatives include the following sentence conditions that the court may order as substitutes for total confinement: ((~~(1)~~)) (a) One day of partial confinement may be substituted for one day of total confinement; ((~~(2)~~)) (b) in addition, for offenders convicted of nonviolent offenses only, eight hours of community service may be substituted for one day of total confinement, with a maximum conversion limit of two hundred forty hours or thirty days. Community service hours must be completed within the period of community supervision or a time period specified by the court, which shall not exceed twenty-four months, pursuant to a schedule determined by the department.

For sentences of nonviolent offenders not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.120(6)(a) or (b) for one year or less, the court shall consider and give priority to available alternatives to total confinement and shall state its reasons in writing on the judgment and sentence form if the alternatives are not used.

(2) "Authorized sentencing options" means:

(a) Partial confinement as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of partial confinement for one day of total confinement;

(b) Community service as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of eight hours of community service for one day of total confinement;

(d) Work ethic camp as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of

one day of work ethic camp for three days of total confinement;

(e) Work release as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of work release for one day of total confinement;

(f) Home detention as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of home detention for one day of total confinement;

(g) Day reporting as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of two days of day reporting for one day of total confinement;

(h) Drug or alcohol monitoring as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of five days of drug or alcohol monitoring for one day of total confinement;

(i) Inpatient treatment as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of inpatient treatment for one day of total confinement;

(j) Day fine as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of day fine for one day of total confinement;

(k) Education or training as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of five hours of education or training for one day of total confinement; or

(l) Outpatient treatment as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of two days of outpatient treatment for one day of total confinement. (3) Sentencing alternatives must be completed within the time period specified by the court, pursuant to a schedule determined by the department.

(4) The department shall determine the rules for calculating the value of a day fine based on the offender's income and reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents. These rules shall be developed in consultation with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the sentencing guidelines commission.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 9A.56 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of motor vehicle theft if the person commits theft of a motor vehicle, regardless of its value.

(2) Motor vehicle theft is a class B felony.

Sec. 12. RCW 9A.56.040 and 1987 c 140 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of theft in the second degree if he or she commits theft of:

(a) Property or services which exceed(s) two hundred and fifty dollars in value, but does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars in value; or

(b) A public record, writing, or instrument kept, filed, or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public office or public servant; or

(d) ((~~A motor vehicle, of a value less than one thousand five hundred dollars; or~~

~~(e)~~)) A firearm, of a value less than one thousand five hundred dollars.

(2) Theft in the second degree is a class C felony.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The department of corrections in conjunction with the office of financial management shall establish a pool of funding for grants to counties for offender placements in alternative sentences to incarceration as enumerated in RCW 9.94A.380.

(2) The department of corrections in conjunction with the office of financial management shall develop guidelines and criteria for counties to develop plans for alternative sentence placements. Guidelines, criteria, and rules necessary for counties to follow during the grant application process shall be in effect by June 1, 1993. Counties may make application immediately thereafter. The plans shall be: (a) Reviewed as part of the local criminal justice planning process per RCW 72.09.300, and (b) approved by the county legislative authority or county executive, prior to submittal to the office of financial management. Plans may represent a single county or combination of counties. Plans developed by counties shall contain estimates of funding for planning, development, or enhancement of alternative placements to incarceration.

(3) Proposed plans for alternative sentences to incarceration shall be reviewed and approved by the office of financial management in conjunction with the department of corrections. State funding for approved plans shall be provided from funds appropriated to the department of corrections for the purpose of implementing sentencing alternatives and shall be expended solely for the support of alternative sentences to incarceration. State funding provided in section 19, chapter ..., Laws of 1993 (section 19 of this act) shall not supplant existing funds currently expended by counties for alternative sentences to incarceration.

(4) A single county or combination of counties may elect to have the department of corrections develop and implement alternative sentencing placements to incarceration on their behalf. The department shall submit the plan to the office of financial management for review. Counties with an unincorporated population over twenty thousand that request technical assistance from the department of corrections shall reimburse the department of corrections for costs incurred in the development of alternative sentencing plans.

(5) Counties shall be eligible for funding of up to seventy-five percent of the costs identified in the approved plan. Counties shall be responsible for funding twenty-five percent of the amount funded by the state. Counties are encouraged to pursue fines, fees, and recoveries from offenders who participate in these alternative sanctions as an off-set to their twenty-five percent share.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) The Washington council on justice policy is hereby established. The council shall consist of twenty-one members appointed by the governor. Membership shall include:

(a) One representative of city governments;

(b) One representative of county governments;

(d) One representative of criminal defense attorneys;

(e) One representative of prosecuting attorneys;

(f) One representative of the judiciary;

(g) Two representatives of business;

(h) Two representatives of labor;

(i) One representative of higher education;

(j) One representative of common schools;

(k) One representative from crime victims' organizations;

(l) Six legislators, two from each of the majority caucuses in the house of representatives and senate, and one from each of the minority caucuses in the house of representatives and senate; and

(m) Two citizen representatives, one from eastern Washington and one from western Washington.

(2) Nonlegislative members may receive reimbursement for travel under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. Legislative members may be reimbursed under RCW 41.04.300.

(3) Administrative and staff support of the council shall be determined by the office of the governor.

(4) The council shall review and evaluate the state's long-range strategy regarding criminal justice policies. The scope of deliberations shall include, but not be limited to, crime prevention, juvenile and adult criminal justice, substance abuse and treatment, and criminal justice information reporting. The council shall consult with state and local entities involved in the criminal justice system such as the sentencing guidelines commission, the juvenile disposition standards board, the office of financial management, the administrator for the courts, the Washington state association of counties, the Washington state association of county officials, the association of Washington cities, the public defenders association, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, and may consult with other organizations involved with or that have an interest in criminal justice programs or services, as required.

(5) The council shall report to the governor and the legislature by January 15, 1995. The council shall expire July 1, 1995.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 72.02

RCW to read as follows:

The secretary shall review the classification structure for establishing the custody levels of inmates in state correctional facilities. The review shall take place every three years beginning in 1993. As part of the review, the secretary shall seek technical assistance from the national institute of corrections. The national institute of corrections is encouraged to evaluate and provide written comments regarding the classification structure for the appropriate placement of inmates in state correctional facilities. The secretary shall report on the inmate classification system to the house of representatives committee on corrections and the senate committee on law and justice, every third legislative session beginning with the 1997 legislature.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A

RCW to read as follows:

(1) On the effective date of this act, in addition to any other sentence reductions, the department shall reduce the length of total confinement by sixty days for all offenders in the custody of the department convicted of offenses that are not serious violent offenses, violent offenses committed against a minor, or sex offenses. The department is not required to grant an early release under this section to any offender who is within thirty days of release from total confinement on the effective date of this act.

The department shall reduce the length of total confinement by sixty days for all offenders convicted of offenses that are not serious violent offenses, violent offenses committed against a minor, or sex offenses who are sentenced on or after the effective date of this act but before January 1, 1995.

If the department determines that any offenders convicted of serious violent offenses, violent offenses committed against a minor, or sex offenses qualify for sentence reductions under this subsection (1), by reason of judicial interpretation which is affirmed on appeal this program is void and the department shall immediately discontinue any further reductions under this section.

(2)(a) The department shall establish at least one work ethic camp. The camp shall be located within an already existing department compound or facility, or in a facility that is scheduled to open within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act. The department is responsible for developing all aspects of the camp, including but not limited to, program standards, conduct standards, educational components, special offender incentives, drug rehabilitation parameters, work goals, and the successful completion of the camp requirements as defined by the secretary.

(b) Offenders shall be recommended for consideration to participate in the camp upon the time of their sentencing by the sentencing judge. An offender must be sentenced to a term of total confinement of at least two years in order to be eligible for the camp program. The court shall send a copy of the offender's sentence to the department within five working days after the sentencing. The department shall arrange to take custody of the offender within its established customary time frame after the documents have been provided to the department by the court. The department is responsible for determining if an offender is eligible for the incarceration program, except that no offender convicted of any sex offense or violent offense is eligible for the program. The department may place inmates eligible for the work ethic camp in program beds that have not been utilized by the court. The secretary shall ensure that court-referred inmates receive priority placement in the program.

(c) An inmate who fails to complete the work ethic camp, who is administratively terminated from the program, or who otherwise violates the conditions of supervision as defined by the department, shall be reclassified to serve the unexpired term of his or her sentence as ordered by the sentencing court.

(d) The department shall determine the number of days that must be served in the camp to be considered a successful graduate of the program, but it must be at least one hundred eighty days. On successful completion of the camp program, an inmate may be placed in authorized sentencing options as defined by RCW 9.94A.380. If an inmate has successfully completed the camp program, the sentencing court may convert the remainder of the inmate's sentence to community custody. If an inmate violates sentence conditions, sanctions shall be imposed administratively, as with community custody status, with notice to the prosecuting attorney and the sentencing court. An inmate is eligible to accrue earned early release credits while in the work ethic camp.

(e) The department is encouraged to explore the integration and overlay of a military-style approach to the work ethic camp.

(3) The department shall seek available funds for the planning, implementation, evaluation, and training of staff for work ethic camps, substance abuse, and offender education programs.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. 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. 18. (1) This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.

(2) Persons sentenced for adjusted nonviolent offenses prior to July 1, 1993, shall have their sentences adjusted pursuant to this act by the secretary of corrections or the secretary's designee, or by the administrator of the local correctional facility in which the offender is confined. Sentences that were originally longer than one year before adjustment shall be served in a state facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. The sum of two million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending July 1, 1995, from the state general fund to the department of corrections for the purposes of section 13 of this act. Expenditure of each three dollars from this appropriation shall be matched by at least one dollar from other funding sources available to counties.