WSR 15-06-008

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed February 20, 2015, 1:37 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 137-36 WAC, Adult correctional institutions—Inmate personal property.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 72.01.090 and 72.09.050.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To reflect changes to agency policy on the treatment of contraband sent to offenders through the mail.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites interested parties to review and provide input on the proposed rules. Comments may be sent to John Nispel, rules coordinator at the address shown below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting John Nispel, Rules Coordinator, Department of Corrections, Contracts and Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 41114, Olympia, WA 98504-1114, phone (360) 725-8365, fax (360) 664-2009, e-mail john.nispel@DOC.wa.gov.

February 19, 2015

Bernard Warner

Secretary