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Chapter 7.92 RCW: JENNIFER PAULSON STALKING PROTECTION ORDER ACT
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Chapter 7.92 RCW
JENNIFER PAULSON STALKING PROTECTION ORDER ACT
7.92.010 Intent—Finding.
7.92.020 Definitions.
7.92.030 Petition for stalking protection order—Creation—Contents.
7.92.040 Petition—Who may file.
7.92.050 Petition—Additional requirements.
7.92.060 Petition—Hearings prior to issuance of protection order.
7.92.070 Consultation with judicial information system.
7.92.080 Fees not permitted.
7.92.090 Victim's advocates.
7.92.100 Burden of proof—Issuance of protection order—Remedies.
7.92.110 Accountability for conduct of others.
7.92.120 Ex parte temporary order for protection—Issuance.
7.92.125 Ex parte temporary order—Admissibility in subsequent civil actions.
7.92.130 Protection orders—Duration.
7.92.140 Protection order—Contents.
7.92.150 Protection orders—Service to respondent—Service by publication.
7.92.160 Court-initiated stalking no-contact orders.
7.92.170 Personal jurisdiction by court over nonresident individuals.
7.92.180 Copy of order to be forwarded to law enforcement agency—Entry of information into computer-based information systems.
7.92.190 Modification or termination of protection orders.
7.92.900 Construction—Filing of criminal charges not required.
7.92.901 Short title.
RCW 7.92.010
Stalking is a crime that affects 3.4 million people over the age of eighteen each year in the United States. Almost half of those victims experience at least one unwanted contact per week. Twenty-nine percent of stalking victims fear that the stalking will never stop. The prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, social dysfunction, and severe depression is much higher among stalking victims than the general population. Three in four stalking victims are stalked by someone they know, and at least thirty percent of stalking victims are stalked by a current or former intimate partner. For many of those victims, the domestic violence protection order is a tool they can access to help them stay safer. For those who have not had an intimate relationship with the person stalking them, there are few remedies for them under the law. Victims who do not report the crime still desire safety and protection from future interactions with the offender. Some cases in which the stalking is reported are not prosecuted. In these situations, the victim should be able to seek a civil remedy requiring that the offender stay away from the victim. It is the intent of the legislature that the stalking protection order created by this chapter be a remedy for victims who do not qualify for a domestic violence order of protection. Moreover, it is the intent of the legislature that courts specifically distinguish stalking conduct covered by the stalking protection order from common acts of harassment or nuisance covered by antiharassment orders. Law enforcement agencies need to be able to rely on orders that distinguish stalking conduct from common acts of harassment or nuisance. Victims of stalking conduct deserve the same protection and access to the court system as victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and this protection can be accomplished without infringing on constitutionally protected speech or activity. The legislature finds that preventing the issuance of conflicting orders is in the interest of both petitioners and respondents.
[ 2013 c 84 § 1.]
RCW 7.92.020
(1) "Minor" means a person who is under eighteen years of age.
(2) "Petitioner" means any named petitioner for the stalking protection order or any named victim of stalking conduct on whose behalf the petition is brought.
(3) "Stalking conduct" means any of the following:
(4) "Stalking no-contact order" means a temporary order or a final order granted under this chapter against a person charged with or arrested for stalking, which includes a remedy authorized under RCW 7.92.160.
(5) "Stalking protection order" means an ex parte temporary order or a final order granted under this chapter, which includes a remedy authorized in RCW 7.92.100.
[ 2013 c 84 § 2.]
RCW 7.92.030
Petition for stalking protection order—Creation—Contents.
[ 2013 c 84 § 3.]
RCW 7.92.040
[ 2013 c 84 § 4.]
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.34.020 was amended by 2015 c 268 § 1, changing subsection (10) to subsection (12).
RCW 7.92.060
Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall order a hearing which shall be held not later than fourteen days from the date of the order. The court may schedule a hearing by telephone, to reasonably accommodate a disability, or in exceptional circumstances to protect a petitioner from further stalking behavior. The court shall require assurances of the petitioner's identity before conducting a telephonic hearing. Except as provided in RCW 7.92.150, personal service shall be made upon the respondent not less than five court days prior to the hearing. If timely personal service cannot be made, the court shall set a new hearing date and shall require additional attempts at obtaining personal service or other service as permitted under RCW 7.92.150. The court may issue an ex parte temporary stalking order pending the hearing as provided in RCW 7.92.120.
[ 2013 c 84 § 6.]
RCW 7.92.070
Consultation with judicial information system.
Before granting an order under this chapter, the court may consult the judicial information system, if available, to determine criminal history or the pendency of other proceedings involving the parties.
[ 2013 c 84 § 7.]
RCW 7.92.080
Fees not permitted.
[ 2013 c 84 § 8.]
RCW 7.92.090
Victim's advocates.
Victim advocates shall be allowed to accompany the victim and confer with the victim, unless otherwise directed by the court. Court administrators shall allow advocates to assist victims of stalking conduct in the preparation of petitions for stalking protection orders. Advocates are not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when providing assistance of the types specified in this section.
[ 2013 c 84 § 9.]
RCW 7.92.110
For the purposes of issuing a stalking protection order, deciding what relief should be included in the order, and enforcing the order, RCW 9A.08.020 shall govern whether the respondent is legally accountable for the conduct of another person.
[ 2013 c 84 § 11.]
RCW 7.92.125
Ex parte temporary order—Admissibility in subsequent civil actions.
[ 2013 c 84 § 22.]
RCW 7.92.130
Protection orders—Duration.
[ 2013 c 84 § 13.]
RCW 7.92.150
Protection orders—Service to respondent—Service by publication.
[ 2013 c 84 § 15.]
RCW 7.92.160
Court-initiated stalking no-contact orders.
(1)(a) When any person charged with or arrested for stalking as defined in RCW 9A.46.110 or any other stalking-related offense under RCW 9A.46.060 is released from custody before arraignment or trial on bail or personal recognizance, the court authorizing the release may prohibit that person from having any contact with the victim. The jurisdiction authorizing the release shall determine whether that person should be prohibited from having any contact with the victim. If there is no outstanding restraining or protective order prohibiting that person from having contact with the victim, and the victim does not qualify for a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW, the court authorizing release may issue, by telephone, a stalking no-contact order prohibiting the person charged or arrested from having contact with the victim or from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location.
(c) The stalking no-contact order shall also be issued in writing as soon as possible.
(2)(a) At the time of arraignment or whenever a motion is brought to modify the conditions of the defendant's release, the court shall determine whether a stalking no-contact order shall be issued or extended. If a stalking no-contact order is issued or extended, the court may also include in the conditions of release a requirement that the defendant submit to electronic monitoring, including real-time global position satellite [global positioning system] monitoring with victim notification. If electronic monitoring is ordered, the court shall specify who shall provide the monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed. Upon conviction, the court may require as a condition of the sentence that the defendant reimburse the providing agency for the costs of the electronic monitoring, including costs relating to real-time global position satellite [global positioning system] monitoring with victim notification.
(b) A stalking no-contact order issued by the court in conjunction with criminal charges shall terminate if the defendant is acquitted or the charges are dismissed, unless the victim files an independent action for a stalking protection order. If the victim files an independent action for a civil stalking protection order, the order may be continued by the court until a full hearing is conducted pursuant to RCW 7.92.060.
(4) If a stalking no-contact order has been issued prior to charging, that order shall expire at arraignment or within seventy-two hours if charges are not filed.
(5) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order, the law enforcement agency shall enter the order for one year unless a different expiration date is specified on the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the computer-based criminal intelligence information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state.
(6)(a) When a defendant is found guilty of stalking as defined in RCW 9A.46.110 or any other stalking-related offense under RCW 9A.46.060 and a condition of the sentence restricts the defendant's ability to have contact with the victim, and the victim does not qualify for a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW, the condition shall be recorded as a stalking no-contact order.
(c) A final stalking no-contact order entered in conjunction with a criminal prosecution shall remain in effect for a period of five years from the date of entry.
(8) Whenever a stalking no-contact order is issued, modified, or terminated under subsection (1), (2), or (6) of this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order, the law enforcement agency shall enter the order for one year unless a different expiration date is specified on the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the computer-based criminal intelligence information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state. Upon receipt of notice that an order has been terminated under subsection (2) of this section, the law enforcement agency shall remove the order from the computer-based criminal intelligence information system.
[ 2013 c 84 § 16.]
RCW 7.92.180
Copy of order to be forwarded to law enforcement agency—Entry of information into computer-based information systems.
(1) A copy of a stalking protection order or stalking no-contact order granted under this chapter shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall immediately enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order shall remain in the computer for one year unless a different expiration date is specified on the order. Upon receipt of notice that an order has been terminated, the law enforcement agency shall remove the order from the computer-based criminal intelligence information system. The law enforcement agency shall only expunge from the computer-based criminal intelligence information system orders that are expired, vacated, terminated, or superseded. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.
[ 2013 c 84 § 18.]
RCW 7.92.900
Construction—Filing of criminal charges not required.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring criminal charges to be filed as a condition of a stalking protection order being issued.
[ 2013 c 84 § 23.]
RCW 7.92.901
Chapter 84, Laws of 2013 may be known and cited as the Jennifer Paulson stalking protection order act.
[ 2013 c 84 § 24.]