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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.380 - Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.

RCW 72.01.380
Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.
The secretary is authorized to make rules and regulations providing for the conditions under which inmates will be granted leaves of absence, and providing for safeguards to prevent escapes while on leave of absence: PROVIDED, That leaves of absence granted to inmates under RCW 72.01.370 shall not allow or permit any inmate to go beyond the boundaries of this state. The secretary shall also make rules and regulations requiring the reimbursement of the state from the inmate granted leave of absence, or his or her family, for the actual costs incurred arising from any leave of absence granted under the authority of RCW 72.01.370, subsections (1) and (2): PROVIDED FURTHER, That no state funds shall be expended in connection with leaves of absence granted under RCW 72.01.370, subsections (1) and (2), unless such inmate and his or her immediate family are indigent and without resources sufficient to reimburse the state for the expenses of such leaves of absence.
[ 2012 c 117 § 453; 1981 c 136 § 73; 1979 c 141 § 165; 1959 c 40 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.415 - Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.

RCW 72.01.415
Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.
An offender under the age of eighteen who is convicted in adult criminal court of a crime and who is committed for a term of confinement in a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020, must be housed in a jail cell that does not contain adult offenders, until the offender reaches the age of eighteen.
[ 1997 c 338 § 42.]
NOTES:
Finding—Evaluation—Report—1997 c 338: See note following RCW 13.40.0357.
Severability—Effective dates—1997 c 338: See notes following RCW 5.60.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.430 - Transfer of equipment, supplies, livestock between institutions—Notice—Conditions.

RCW 72.01.430
Transfer of equipment, supplies, livestock between institutions—Notice—Conditions.
The secretary, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized to transfer equipment, livestock and supplies between the several institutions within the department without reimbursement to the transferring institution excepting, however, any such equipment donated by organizations for the sole use of such transferring institutions. Whenever transfers of capital items are made between institutions of the department, notice thereof shall be given to the director of the department of enterprise services accompanied by a full description of such items with inventory numbers, if any.
[ 2015 c 225 § 112; 1981 c 136 § 75; 1979 c 141 § 167; 1967 c 23 § 1; 1961 c 193 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.450 - Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by school districts and institutions of higher learning authorized.

RCW 72.01.450
Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by school districts and institutions of higher learning authorized.
The secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any school district or any institution of higher learning for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any state institution of the department, for the purpose of conducting courses of education, instruction or training in the professions and skills utilized by one or more of the institutions, at such times and under such circumstances and with such terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate.
[ 1981 c 136 § 76; 1979 c 141 § 168; 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 2; 1967 c 46 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.452 - Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by state agencies, counties, cities or political subdivisions.

RCW 72.01.452
Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by state agencies, counties, cities or political subdivisions.
The secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with any agency of the state, a county, city or political subdivision of the state for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any institution of the department for the purpose of conducting courses of education, instruction or training in any professional skill having a relationship to one or more of the functions or programs of the department.
[ 1979 c 141 § 169; 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.454 - Use of facilities by counties, community service organizations, nonprofit associations, etc.

RCW 72.01.454
Use of facilities by counties, community service organizations, nonprofit associations, etc.
(1) The secretary may permit the use of the facilities of any state institution by any community service organization, nonprofit corporation, group or association for the purpose of conducting a program of education, training, entertainment or other purpose, for the residents of such institutions, if determined by the secretary to be beneficial to such residents or a portion thereof.
(2) The secretary may permit the nonresidential use of the facilities of any state institution by any county, community service organization, nonprofit corporation, group or association for the purpose of conducting programs under RCW 72.06.070.
[ 1982 c 204 § 15; 1979 c 141 § 170; 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.458 - Use of files and records for courses of education, instruction and training at institutions.

RCW 72.01.458
Use of files and records for courses of education, instruction and training at institutions.
In any course of education, instruction or training conducted in any state institution of the department use may be made of selected files and records of such institution, notwithstanding the provisions of any statute to the contrary.
[ 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.460 - Lease of lands with outdoor recreation potential—Restrictions—Unlawful to use posted lands.

RCW 72.01.460
Lease of lands with outdoor recreation potential—Restrictions—Unlawful to use posted lands.
(1) Any lease of public lands with outdoor recreation potential authorized by the department shall be open and available to the public for compatible recreational use unless the department determines that the leased land should be closed in order to prevent damage to crops or other land cover, to improvements on the land, to the lessee, or to the general public or is necessary to avoid undue interference with carrying forward a departmental program. Any lessee may file an application with the department to close the leased land to any public use. The department shall cause written notice of the impending closure to be posted in a conspicuous place in the department's Olympia office, at the principal office of the institution administering the land, and in the office of the county auditor in which the land is located thirty days prior to the public hearing. This notice shall state the parcel or parcels involved and shall indicate the time and place of the public hearing. Upon a determination by the department that posting is not necessary, the lessee shall desist from posting. Upon a determination by the department that posting is necessary, the lessee shall post his or her leased premises so as to prohibit recreational uses thereon. In the event any such lands are so posted, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or fish, or for any person other than the lessee or his or her immediate family to use any such posted land for recreational purposes.
(2) The department may insert the provisions of subsection (1) of this section in all leases hereafter issued.
[ 2012 c 117 § 454; 1981 c 136 § 77; 1979 c 141 § 171; 1969 ex.s. c 46 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.480 - Agreements with nonprofit organizations to provide services for persons admitted or committed to institutions.

RCW 72.01.480
Agreements with nonprofit organizations to provide services for persons admitted or committed to institutions.
The secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any nonprofit corporation or association for the purpose of providing and coordinating voluntary and community-based services for the treatment or rehabilitation of persons admitted or committed to any institution under the supervision of the department.
[ 1981 c 136 § 78; 1979 c 141 § 172; 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Severability—1970 ex.s. c 50: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1970 ex.s. c 50 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.01 - Administration. › 72.01.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 72.01.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 163.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.015 - Powers of court or judge not impaired.

RCW 72.02.015
Powers of court or judge not impaired.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or impair the power of any court or judge having jurisdiction to pronounce sentence upon a person to whom this chapter applies, to fix the term of imprisonment and to order commitment, according to law, nor to deny the right of any such court or judge to sentence to imprisonment; nor to deny the right of any such court or judge to suspend sentence or the execution of judgment thereon or to make any other disposition of the case pursuant to law.
[ 1988 c 143 § 9; 1959 c 214 § 13. Formerly RCW 72.13.130.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.040 - Secretary acting for department exercises powers and duties.

RCW 72.02.040
Secretary acting for department exercises powers and duties.
The secretary of corrections acting for the department of corrections shall exercise all powers and perform all duties prescribed by law with respect to the administration of any adult correctional program by the department of corrections.
[ 1981 c 136 § 79; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 57; 1959 c 28 § 72.02.040. Prior: 1957 c 272 § 16. Formerly RCW 43.28.110.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.055 - Appointment of associate superintendents.

RCW 72.02.055
Appointment of associate superintendents.
The superintendent, subject to the approval of the director of the division of prisons and the secretary, shall appoint such associate superintendents as shall be deemed necessary, who shall have such qualifications as shall be determined by the secretary. In the event the superintendent is absent from the institution, or during periods of illness or other situations incapacitating the superintendent from properly performing his or her duties, one of the associate superintendents of such institution as may be designated by the director of the division of prisons and the secretary shall act as superintendent.
[ 1988 c 143 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.110 - Weekly payments to certain released prisoners.

RCW 72.02.110
Weekly payments to certain released prisoners.
As state, federal or other funds are available, the secretary of corrections or his or her designee is authorized, in his or her discretion, not to provide the forty dollars subsistence money or the optional sixty dollars to a person or persons released as described in RCW 72.02.100, and instead to utilize the authorization and procedure contained in this section relative to such person or persons.
Any person designated by the secretary serving a sentence for a term of confinement in a state correctional facility for convicted felons, pursuant to court commitment, who is thereafter released upon an order of parole of the indeterminate sentence review board, or is discharged from custody upon expiration of sentence, or is ordered discharged from custody by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, shall receive the sum of fifty-five dollars per week for a period of up to six weeks. The initial weekly payment shall be made to such person upon his or her release or parole by the superintendent of the institution. Subsequent weekly payments shall be made to such person by the community corrections officer at the office of such officer. In addition to the initial six weekly payments provided for in this section, a community corrections officer and his or her supervisor may, at their discretion, continue such payments up to a maximum of twenty additional weeks when they are satisfied that such person is actively seeking employment and that such payments are necessary to continue the efforts of such person to gain employment: PROVIDED, That if, at the time of release or parole, in the opinion of the superintendent funds are otherwise available to such person, with the exception of earnings from labor or employment while in confinement, such weekly sums of money or part thereof shall not be provided to such person.
When a person receiving such payments provided for in this section becomes employed, he or she may continue to receive payments for two weeks after the date he or she becomes employed but payments made after he or she becomes employed shall be discontinued as of the date he or she is first paid for such employment: PROVIDED, That no person shall receive payments for a period exceeding the twenty-six week maximum as established in this section.
The secretary of corrections may annually adjust the amount of weekly payment provided for in this section to reflect changes in the cost of living and the purchasing power of the sum set for the previous year.
[ 2012 c 117 § 456; 1988 c 143 § 6; 1981 c 136 § 80; 1971 ex.s. c 171 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.150 - Disturbances at state penal facilities—Development of contingency plans—Scope—Local participation.

RCW 72.02.150
Disturbances at state penal facilities—Development of contingency plans—Scope—Local participation.
The secretary or the secretary's designee shall be responsible for the preparation of contingency plans for dealing with disturbances at state penal facilities. The plans shall be developed or revised in cooperation with representatives of state and local agencies at least annually. Contingency plans developed shall encompass contingencies of varying levels of severity, specific contributions of personnel and material from participating agencies, and a unified chain of command. Agencies providing personnel under the plan shall provide commanders for the personnel who will be included in the unified chain of command.
[ 1982 c 49 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.160 - Disturbances at state penal facilities—Utilization of outside law enforcement personnel—Scope.

RCW 72.02.160
Disturbances at state penal facilities—Utilization of outside law enforcement personnel—Scope.
Whenever the secretary or the secretary's designee determines that due to a disturbance at a state penal facility within the jurisdiction of the department that the assistance of law enforcement officers in addition to department of corrections' personnel is required, the secretary may notify the Washington state patrol, the chief law enforcement officer of any nearby county and the county in which the facility is located, and the chief law enforcement officer of any municipality near the facility or in which the facility is located. These law enforcement agencies may provide such assistance as expressed in the contingency plan or plans, or as is deemed necessary by the secretary, or the secretary's designee, to restore order at the facility, consistent with the resources available to the law enforcement agencies and the law enforcement agencies' other statutory obligations. While on the grounds of a penal facility and acting under this section, all law enforcement officials shall be under the immediate control of their respective supervisors who shall be responsive to the secretary, or the secretary's designee, which designee need not be an employee of the department of corrections.
[ 1982 c 49 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reimbursement for local support at prison disturbances: RCW 72.72.050, 72.72.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.200 - Reception and classification units.

RCW 72.02.200
Reception and classification units.
There shall be units known as reception and classification centers which, subject to the rules and regulations of the department, shall be charged with the function of receiving and classifying all persons committed or transferred to the institution, taking into consideration age, type of crime for which committed, physical condition, behavior, attitude and prospects for reformation for the purposes of confinement and treatment of offenders convicted of offenses punishable by imprisonment, except offenders convicted of crime and sentenced to death.
[ 1988 c 143 § 7; 1959 c 214 § 11. Formerly RCW 72.13.110.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.210 - Sentence—Commitment to reception units.

RCW 72.02.210
Sentence—Commitment to reception units.
Any offender convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment, except an offender sentenced to death, shall, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, be sentenced to imprisonment in a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the department without designating the name of such institution, and be committed to the reception units for classification, confinement and placement in such correctional facility under the supervision of the department as the secretary shall deem appropriate.
[ 1988 c 143 § 8; 1981 c 136 § 95; 1979 c 141 § 206; 1959 c 214 § 12. Formerly RCW 72.13.120.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.220 - Cooperation with reception units by state agencies.

RCW 72.02.220
Cooperation with reception units by state agencies.
The indeterminate sentence review board and other state agencies shall cooperate with the department in obtaining necessary investigative materials concerning offenders committed to the reception unit and supply the reception unit with necessary information regarding social histories and community background.
[ 1988 c 143 § 10; 1979 c 141 § 207; 1959 c 214 § 14. Formerly RCW 72.13.140.]
NOTES:
Indeterminate sentences: Chapter 9.95 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.230 - Persons to be received for classification and placement.

RCW 72.02.230
Persons to be received for classification and placement.
The division of prisons shall receive all persons convicted of a felony by the superior court and committed by the superior court to the reception units for classification and placement in such facility as the secretary shall designate. The superintendent of these institutions shall only receive prisoners for classification and study in the institution upon presentation of certified copies of a judgment, sentence, and order of commitment of the superior court and the statement of the prosecuting attorney, along with other reports as may have been made in reference to each individual prisoner.
[ 1988 c 143 § 11; 1984 c 114 § 4; 1979 c 141 § 208; 1959 c 214 § 15. Formerly RCW 72.13.150.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.240 - Secretary to determine placement—What laws govern confinement, parole and discharge.

RCW 72.02.240
Secretary to determine placement—What laws govern confinement, parole and discharge.
The secretary shall determine the state correctional institution in which the offender shall be confined during the term of imprisonment. The confinement of any offender shall be governed by the laws applicable to the institution to which the offender is certified for confinement, but parole and discharge shall be governed by the laws applicable to the sentence imposed by the court.
[ 1988 c 143 § 12; 1979 c 141 § 209; 1959 c 214 § 16. Formerly RCW 72.13.160.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.250 - Commitment of convicted female persons—Procedure as to death sentences.

RCW 72.02.250
Commitment of convicted female persons—Procedure as to death sentences.
All female persons convicted in the superior courts of a felony and sentenced to a term of confinement, shall be committed to the Washington correctional institution for women. Female persons sentenced to death shall be committed to the Washington correctional institution for women, notwithstanding the provisions of *RCW 10.95.170, except that the death warrant shall provide for the execution of such death sentence at the Washington state penitentiary as provided by *RCW 10.95.160, and the secretary of corrections shall transfer to the Washington state penitentiary any female offender sentenced to death not later than seventy-two hours prior to the date fixed in the death warrant for the execution of the death sentence. The provisions of this section shall not become effective until the secretary of corrections certifies to the chief justice of the supreme court, the chief judge of each division of the court of appeals, the superior courts and the prosecuting attorney of each county that the facilities and personnel for the implementation of commitments are ready to receive persons committed to the Washington correctional institution for women under the provisions of this section.
[ 1983 c 3 § 185; 1981 c 136 § 97; 1971 c 81 § 134; 1967 ex.s. c 122 § 8. Formerly RCW 72.15.060.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 10.95.170 and 10.95.160 were repealed by 2023 c 102 § 21.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.260 - Letters of inmates may be withheld.

RCW 72.02.260
Letters of inmates may be withheld.
Whenever the superintendent of an institution withholds from mailing letters written by inmates of such institution, the superintendent shall forward such letters to the secretary of corrections or the secretary's designee for study and the inmate shall be forthwith notified that such letter has been withheld from mailing and the reason for so doing. Letters forwarded to the secretary for study shall either be mailed within seven days to the addressee or, if deemed objectionable by the secretary, retained in a separate file for two years and then destroyed.
[ 1988 c 143 § 13; 1981 c 136 § 87; 1979 c 141 § 192; 1959 c 28 § 72.08.380. Prior: 1957 c 61 § 1. Formerly RCW 72.08.380.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.270 - Abused victims—Murder of abuser—Notice of provisions for reduction in sentence.

RCW 72.02.270
Abused victims—Murder of abuser—Notice of provisions for reduction in sentence.
The department shall advise all inmates in the department's custody who were convicted of a murder that the inmate committed prior to July 23, 1989, about the provisions in RCW 9.95.045, 9.95.047, and 9.94A.890. The department shall advise the inmates of the method and deadline for submitting petitions to the indeterminate sentence review board for review of the inmate's sentence. The department shall issue the notice to the inmates no later than July 1, 1993.
[ 1993 c 144 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1993 c 144: See note following RCW 9.95.045.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.02 - Adult Corrections. › 72.02.280 - Motion pictures.

RCW 72.02.280
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures unrated after November 1968 or rated X or NC-17 by the motion picture association of America shall not be shown in adult correctional facilities.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 808.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.04A - Probation and Parole. › 72.04A.050 - Transfer of certain powers and duties of board of prison terms and paroles to secretary of corrections.

RCW 72.04A.050
Transfer of certain powers and duties of board of prison terms and paroles to secretary of corrections.
The powers and duties of the state *board of prison terms and paroles, relating to (1) the supervision of parolees of any of the state penal institutions, (2) the supervision of persons placed on probation by the courts, and (3) duties with respect to persons conditionally pardoned by the governor, are transferred to the secretary of corrections.
This section shall not be construed as affecting any of the remaining powers and duties of the *board of prison terms and paroles including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The fixing of minimum terms of confinement of convicted persons, or the reconsideration of its determination of minimum terms of confinement;
(2) Determining when and under what conditions a convicted person may be released from custody on parole, and the revocation or suspension of parole or the modification or revision of the conditions of the parole, of any convicted person.
[ 1981 c 136 § 81; 1979 c 141 § 173; 1967 c 134 § 7.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "board of prison terms and paroles" was redesignated the "indeterminate sentence review board" by 1986 c 224, effective July 1, 1986.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.04A - Probation and Parole. › 72.04A.070 - Plans and recommendations for conditions of supervision of parolees.

RCW 72.04A.070
Plans and recommendations for conditions of supervision of parolees.
The secretary of corrections shall cause to be prepared plans and recommendations for the conditions of supervision under which each inmate of any state penal institutions who is eligible for parole may be released from custody. Such plans and recommendations shall be submitted to the *board of prison terms and paroles which may, at its discretion, approve, reject, or revise or amend such plans and recommendations for the conditions of supervision of release of inmates on parole, and, in addition, the board may stipulate any special conditions of supervision to be carried out by a probation and parole officer.
[ 1981 c 136 § 82; 1979 c 141 § 174; 1967 c 134 § 9.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "board of prison terms and paroles" was redesignated the "indeterminate sentence review board" by 1986 c 224, effective July 1, 1986.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.04A - Probation and Parole. › 72.04A.080 - Parolees subject to supervision of department—Progress reports.

RCW 72.04A.080
Parolees subject to supervision of department—Progress reports.
Each inmate hereafter released on parole shall be subject to the supervision of the department of corrections, and the probation and parole officers of the department shall be charged with the preparation of progress reports of parolees and to give guidance and supervision to such parolees within the conditions of a parolee's release from custody. Copies of all progress reports prepared by the probation and parole officers shall be supplied to the *board of prison terms and paroles for their files and records.
[ 1981 c 136 § 83; 1979 c 141 § 175; 1967 c 134 § 10.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "board of prison terms and paroles" was redesignated the "indeterminate sentence review board" by 1986 c 224, effective July 1, 1986.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.04A - Probation and Parole. › 72.04A.090 - Violations of parole or probation—Revision of parole conditions—Detention.

RCW 72.04A.090
Violations of parole or probation—Revision of parole conditions—Detention.
Whenever a parolee breaches a condition or conditions under which he or she was granted parole, or violates any law of the state or rules and regulations of the indeterminate sentencing [sentence] review board, any probation and parole officer may arrest, or cause the arrest and suspension of parole of, such parolee without a warrant, pending a determination by the board. The facts and circumstances of such conduct of the parolee shall be reported by the probation and parole officer, with recommendations, to the indeterminate sentence review board, who may order the revocation or suspension of parole, revise or modify the conditions of parole or take such other action as may be deemed appropriate in accordance with RCW 9.95.120. The indeterminate sentence review board, after consultation with the secretary of corrections, shall make all rules and regulations concerning procedural matters, which shall include the time when state probation and parole officers shall file with the board reports required by this section, procedures pertaining thereto and the filing of such information as may be necessary to enable the indeterminate sentence review board to perform its functions under this section.
The probation and parole officers shall have like authority and power regarding the arrest and detention of a probationer who has breached a condition or conditions under which he or she was granted probation by the superior court, or violates any law of the state, pending a determination by the superior court.
In the event a probation and parole officer shall arrest or cause the arrest and suspension of parole of a parolee or probationer in accordance with the provisions of this section, such parolee or probationer shall be confined and detained in the county jail of the county in which the parolee or probationer was taken into custody, and the sheriff of such county shall receive and keep in the county jail, where room is available, all prisoners delivered thereto by the probation and parole officer, and such parolees shall not be released from custody on bail or personal recognizance, except upon approval of the indeterminate sentence review board and the issuance by the board of an order of reinstatement on parole on the same or modified conditions of parole.
[ 2012 c 117 § 457; 1981 c 136 § 84; 1979 c 141 § 176; 1969 c 98 § 1; 1967 c 134 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Severability—Effective date—1969 c 98: See notes following RCW 9.95.120.
Suspension, revision of parole, retaking violators, community corrections officers, etc.: RCW 9.95.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.04A - Probation and Parole. › 72.04A.900 - RCW 72.04A.050 through 72.04A.090 inapplicable to felonies committed after July 1, 1984.

RCW 72.04A.900
RCW 72.04A.050 through 72.04A.090 inapplicable to felonies committed after July 1, 1984.
The following sections of law do not apply to any felony offense committed on or after July 1, 1984: RCW 72.04A.050, 72.04A.070, 72.04A.080, and 72.04A.090.
[ 1981 c 137 § 34.]
NOTES:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 72.05.010
Declaration of purpose.
(1) The purposes of RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 are: To provide for every child with behavior problems, persons with disabilities, and hearing and visually impaired children, within the purview of RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210, as now or hereafter amended, such care, guidance and instruction, control and treatment as will best serve the welfare of the child or person and society; to insure nonpolitical and qualified operation, supervision, management, and control of the Green Hill school, the Naselle Youth Camp, Echo Glen, Lakeland Village, Rainier school, the Yakima Valley school, Fircrest school, the Child Study and Treatment Center and Secondary School of western state hospital, and like residential state schools, camps, and centers hereafter established; and to provide for the persons committed or admitted to those schools that type of care, instruction, and treatment most likely to accomplish their rehabilitation and restoration to normal citizenship.
(2) To further such purposes, Green Hill School, Echo Glen, Naselle Youth Camp, and such other juvenile rehabilitation facilities, as may hereafter be established, are placed under the department of children, youth, and families; Lakeland Village, Rainier school, the Yakima Valley school, Fircrest school, the Child Study and Treatment Center and Secondary School of western state hospital, and like residential state schools, camps, and centers, hereafter established, are placed under the department of social and health services.
[ 2020 c 274 § 54; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 701; 1985 c 378 § 9; 1980 c 167 § 7; 1979 ex.s. c 217 § 7; 1979 c 141 § 177; 1959 c 28 § 72.05.010. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Severability—Effective date—1985 c 378: See notes following RCW 72.01.050.
Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 217: See note following RCW 28A.190.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.150 - "Minimum security" institutions.

RCW 72.05.150
"Minimum security" institutions.
The department shall have power to acquire, establish, maintain, and operate "minimum security" facilities for the care, custody, education, and treatment of children with less serious behavior problems. Such facilities may include parental schools or homes, farm units, and forest camps. Admission to such minimum security facilities shall be by juvenile court commitment or by transfer as herein otherwise provided. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the department may establish or acquire the use of such facilities by gift, purchase, lease, contract, or other arrangement with existing public entities, and to that end the secretary may execute necessary leases, contracts, or other agreements. In establishing forest camps, the department may contract with other divisions of the state and the federal government; including, but not limited to, the department of natural resources, the state parks and recreation commission, the U.S. forest service, and the national park service, on a basis whereby such camps may be made as nearly as possible self-sustaining. Under any such arrangement the contracting agency shall reimburse the department for the value of services which may be rendered by the inmates of a camp.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 6; 1979 c 141 § 181; 1959 c 28 § 72.05.150. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 15. Formerly RCW 43.19.390.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 67: See note following RCW 19.28.351.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.152 - Juvenile forest camps—Industrial insurance benefits prohibited—Exceptions.

RCW 72.05.152
Juvenile forest camps—Industrial insurance benefits prohibited—Exceptions.
No inmate of a juvenile forest camp who is affected by this chapter or receives benefits pursuant to RCW 72.05.152 and 72.05.154 shall be considered as an employee or to be employed by the state or the department of social and health services or the department of natural resources, nor shall any such inmate, except those provided for in RCW 72.05.154, come within any of the provisions of the workers' compensation act, or be entitled to any benefits thereunder, whether on behalf of himself or herself or any other person. All moneys paid to inmates shall be considered a gratuity.
[ 2012 c 117 § 459; 1987 c 185 § 37; 1973 c 68 § 1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Severability—1987 c 185: See notes following RCW 51.12.130.
Effective date—1973 c 68: "This 1973 act shall take effect on July 1, 1973." [ 1973 c 68 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.154 - Juvenile forest camps—Industrial insurance—Eligibility for benefits—Exceptions.

RCW 72.05.154
Juvenile forest camps—Industrial insurance—Eligibility for benefits—Exceptions.
From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate working in a juvenile forest camp established and operated pursuant to RCW 72.05.150, pursuant to an agreement between the department of children, youth, and families and the department of natural resources shall be eligible for the benefits provided by Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, relating to industrial insurance, with the exceptions provided by this section.
No inmate as described in RCW 72.05.152, until released upon an order of parole by the department of children, youth, and families, or discharged from custody upon expiration of sentence, or discharged from custody by order of a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or his or her dependents or beneficiaries, shall be entitled to any payment for temporary disability or permanent total disability as provided for in RCW 51.32.090 or 51.32.060 respectively, as now or hereafter amended, or to the benefits of chapter 51.36 RCW relating to medical aid: PROVIDED, That RCW 72.05.152 and this section shall not affect the eligibility, payment or distribution of benefits for any industrial injury to the inmate which occurred prior to his or her existing commitment to the department of children, youth, and families.
Any and all premiums or assessments as may arise under this section pursuant to the provisions of Title 51 RCW shall be the obligation of and be paid by the state department of natural resources.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 704; 2012 c 117 § 460; 1973 c 68 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Effective date—1973 c 68: See note following RCW 72.05.152.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.160 - Contracts with other divisions, agencies authorized.

RCW 72.05.160
Contracts with other divisions, agencies authorized.
In carrying out the provisions of RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210, the department shall have power to contract with other divisions or departments of the state or its political subdivisions, with any agency of the federal government, or with any private social agency.
[ 1979 c 141 § 182; 1959 c 28 § 72.05.160. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 16. Formerly RCW 43.19.400.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.170 - Counseling and consultative services.

RCW 72.05.170
Counseling and consultative services.
The department may provide professional counseling services to delinquent children and their parents, consultative services to communities dealing with problems of children and youth, and may give assistance to law enforcement agencies by means of juvenile control officers who may be selected from the field of police work.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 80 § 45; 1959 c 28 § 72.05.170. Prior: 1955 c 240 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.19.405.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Intent—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 80: See notes following RCW 4.16.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.200 - Parental right to provide treatment preserved.

RCW 72.05.200
Parental right to provide treatment preserved.
Nothing in RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 shall be construed as limiting the right of a parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis in providing any medical or other remedial treatment recognized or permitted under the laws of this state.
[ 1959 c 28 § 72.05.200. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 19. Formerly RCW 43.19.410.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.210 - Juvenile court law—Applicability—Synonymous terms.

RCW 72.05.210
Juvenile court law—Applicability—Synonymous terms.
RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 shall be construed in connection with and supplemental to the juvenile court law as embraced in chapter 13.04 RCW. Process, procedure, probation by the court prior to commitment, and commitment shall be as provided therein. The terms "delinquency", "delinquent" and "delinquent children" as used and applied in the juvenile court law and the terms "behavior problems" and "children with behavior problems" as used in RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 are synonymous and interchangeable.
[ 1959 c 28 § 72.05.210. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 20. Formerly RCW 43.19.420.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.310 - Parental schools—Personnel.

RCW 72.05.310
Parental schools—Personnel.
The department may employ personnel, including but not limited to, superintendents and all other officers, agents, and teachers necessary to the operation of parental schools.
[ 1979 c 141 § 184; 1959 c 28 § 72.05.310. Prior: 1957 c 297 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.28.170.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.405 - Juveniles in community facility—Infraction policy—Return to institution upon serious violation—Definitions by rule.

RCW 72.05.405
Juveniles in community facility—Infraction policy—Return to institution upon serious violation—Definitions by rule.
The department shall adopt an infraction policy for juveniles placed in community facilities. The policy shall require written documentation by the department and service providers of all infractions and violations by juveniles of conditions set by the department. Any juvenile who commits a serious infraction or a serious violation of conditions set by the department must be returned to an institution. The secretary shall not return a juvenile to a community facility until a new risk assessment has been completed and the secretary reasonably believes that the juvenile can adhere to the conditions set by the department. The department must define the terms "serious infraction" and "serious violation" in rule, which must include the commission of any criminal offense excluding unlawful use or possession of a controlled substance or use or possession of an alcoholic beverage. The department shall adopt and implement rules based on empirically validated best practices to appropriately address offenses involving unlawful use or possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use or possession of alcohol committed by individuals placed in juvenile community facilities.
[ 2019 c 468 § 2; 1998 c 269 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—Effective date—1998 c 269: See notes following RCW 72.05.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.410 - Violations by juveniles in community facility—Toll-free hotline for reporting.

RCW 72.05.410
Violations by juveniles in community facility—Toll-free hotline for reporting.
(1) The department shall publish and operate a staffed, toll-free twenty-four-hour hotline for the purpose of receiving reports of violation of conditions set for juveniles who are placed in community facilities.
(2) The department shall include the phone number on all documents distributed to the juvenile and the juvenile's employer, school, parents, and treatment providers.
(3) The department shall include the phone number in every contract it executes with any service provider after September 1, 1998.
[ 1998 c 269 § 8.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—Effective date—1998 c 269: See notes following RCW 72.05.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.05 - Children and Youth Services. › 72.05.415 - Establishing community placement oversight committees—Review and recommendations—Liability—Travel expenses—Notice to law enforcement of placement decisions.

RCW 72.05.415
Establishing community placement oversight committees—Review and recommendations—Liability—Travel expenses—Notice to law enforcement of placement decisions.
(1) The secretary shall develop a process with local governments that allows each community to establish a community placement oversight committee. The department may conduct community awareness activities. The community placement oversight committees developed pursuant to this section shall be implemented no later than September 1, 1999.
(2) The community placement oversight committees may review and make recommendations regarding the placement of any juvenile who the secretary proposes to place in the community facility.
(3) The community placement oversight committees, their members, and any agency represented by a member shall not be liable in any cause of action as a result of its decision in regard to a proposed placement of a juvenile unless the committee acts with gross negligence or bad faith in making a placement decision.
(4) Members of the committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(5) Except as provided in RCW 13.40.215, at least seventy-two hours prior to placing a juvenile in a community facility the secretary shall provide to the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the community facility is sited: (a) The name of the juvenile; (b) the juvenile's criminal history; and (c) such other relevant and disclosable information as the law enforcement officer may require.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 705; 1998 c 269 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Intent—Finding—Effective date—1998 c 269: See notes following RCW 72.05.020.