CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 5211

                    Chapter 56, Laws of 1999

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

JURISDICTION OF LIMITED JURISDICTION COURTS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/99

Passed by the Senate March 12, 1999   YEAS 44   NAYS 0                BRAD OWEN President of the Senate Passed by the House April 7, 1999   YEAS 90   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 5211 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives	TONY M. COOK                             Secretary
FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Approved April 20, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                      April 20, 1999 - 3:21 p.m.

GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 5211

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             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senators Costa, Roach, Fairley, Goings, West and Winsley

Read first time 01/15/1999.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Clarifying the jurisdiction over drunk drivers. 

    AN ACT Relating to the jurisdiction of limited jurisdiction courts; and amending RCW 3.50.330, 3.66.068, and 35.20.255.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.50.330 and 1984 c 258 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:

    For a period not to exceed five years after imposition of sentence for a defendant sentenced under RCW 46.61.5055 and two years after imposition of sentence for all other offenses, the court shall have continuing jurisdiction and authority to suspend the execution of all or any part of the sentence upon stated terms, including installment payment of fines.  However, the jurisdiction period in this section does not apply to the enforcement of orders issued under RCW 46.20.720.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 3.66.068 and 1983 c 156 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    For a period not to exceed five years after imposition of sentence for a defendant sentenced under RCW 46.61.5055 and two years after imposition of sentence for all other offenses, the court has continuing jurisdiction and authority to suspend the execution of all or any part of its sentence upon stated terms, including installment payment of fines.  However, the jurisdiction period in this section does not apply to the enforcement of orders issued under RCW 46.20.720.

    Sec. 3.  RCW 35.20.255 and 1983 c 156 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    Judges of the municipal court, in their discretion, shall have the power in all criminal proceedings within their jurisdiction including violations of city ordinances, to defer imposition of any sentence, suspend all or part of any sentence, fix the terms of any such deferral or suspension, and provide for such probation and parole as in their opinion is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances of the case, but in no case shall it extend for more than five years from the date of conviction for a defendant to be sentenced under RCW 46.61.5055 and two years from the date of conviction for all other offenses.  However, the jurisdiction period in this section does not apply to the enforcement of orders issued under RCW 46.20.720.

    Passed the Senate March 12, 1999.

    Passed the House April 7, 1999.

Approved by the Governor April 20, 1999.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 1999.