CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2407

                   Chapter 124, Laws of 2002

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

REGIONAL JAILS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/13/02

Passed by the House March 9, 2002   Yeas 94   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 4, 2002   Yeas 45   Nays 0	CERTIFICATE I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2407 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk
BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 26, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                            March 26, 2002 - 8:59 a.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2407

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Lovick, Hurst, Woods, Kagi and Haigh

Read first time 01/16/2002.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Establishing the authority to create and operate regional jails.  

    AN ACT Relating to establishing the authority to create and operate regional jails; and adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.48 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Regional jails may be created and operated between two or more local governments, or one or more local governments and the state, and may be governed by representatives from multiple jurisdictions.

    (2) A jurisdiction that confines persons prior to conviction in a regional jail in another county is responsible for providing private telephone, video-conferencing, or in-person contact between the defendant and his or her public defense counsel.

    (3) The creation and operation of any regional jail must comply with the interlocal cooperation act described in chapter 39.34 RCW.

    (4) Nothing in this section prevents counties and cities from contracting for jail services as described in RCW 70.48.090.

    Passed the House March 9, 2002.

    Passed the Senate March 4, 2002.

Approved by the Governor March 26, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 26, 2002.