SB 6167 - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Raises the monetary threshold amounts differentiating the various degrees of property crimes in the state. |
Creates an organized retail crime task force to: (1) Examine the impact of raising these values on the retail industry, the district and municipal courts, and the county and city offices of the prosecuting attorney; |
(2) Examine the best methods for apportionment and sharing of costs for prosecution when multiple jurisdictions are involved; and |
(3) Identify any policies or procedures which would enhance the successful investigation and prosecution of property crimes in Washington state. |
Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to review the monetary threshold amounts differentiating the various degrees of property crimes in Washington state to determine whether such amounts should be modified. |
Requires the court or the prosecuting attorney, before a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted of a crime against property, to check existing judicial information systems to determine the criminal history of the defendant. |
Provides that the act applies to crimes committed on or after September 1, 2009. |