CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1712
Chapter 181, Laws of 1996
54th Legislature
1996 Regular Session
PRETRIAL RELEASE--PROCEDURES
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/6/96
Passed by the House March 4, 1996 Yeas 95 Nays 0
CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate February 27, 1996 Yeas 47 Nays 0 |
CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1712 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. |
JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate |
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN Chief Clerk
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Approved March 28, 1996 |
FILED
March 28, 1996 - 3:47 p.m. |
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MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington |
Secretary of State State of Washington |
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HOUSE BILL 1712
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Representatives Lambert, Cooke, Padden, Crouse, Hargrove and Elliot
Read first time 02/06/95. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to pretrial release; and adding a new section to chapter 10.19 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.19 RCW to read as follows:
Notwithstanding CrR 3.2, a court who releases a defendant arrested or charged with a violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 on the offender's personal recognizance or personal recognizance with conditions must state on the record the reasons why the court did not require the defendant to post bail.
Passed the House March 4, 1996.
Passed the Senate February 27, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 28, 1996.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 28, 1996.