WSR 00-11-052

PERMANENT RULES

SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION


[ Filed May 12, 2000, 1:30 p.m. , effective July 1, 2000 ]

Date of Adoption: May 12, 2000.

Purpose: Establish community custody ranges included in sentences for eligible felonies committed on or after July 1, 2000.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.94A.040(6) (rule-making authority under chapter 34.05 RCW).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-22-094 on November 2, 1999, and continued as WSR 00-11-051 on May 12, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2000.

May 12, 2000

Ida Rudolph Leggett

Executive Director

OTS-3504.2

Chapter 437-20 WAC

COMMUNITY CUSTODY RANGES


NEW SECTION
WAC 437-20-010
Community custody ranges.


COMMUNITY CUSTODY RANGES

Offense Type Community Custody Range
Sex Offenses (Not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.120(8)) 36 to 48 months
Serious Violent Offenses 24 to 48 months
Violent Offenses 18 to 36 months
Crimes Against Persons (As defined in RCW 9.94A.440(2)) 9 to 18 months
Offenses under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW (Not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.120(6)) 9 to 12 months

The ranges specified in this section are not intended to affect or limit the authority to impose exceptional community custody ranges, either above or below the standard community custody range as authorized by RCW 9.94A.120(2) and pursuant to guidelines specified in RCW 9.94A.390. The community custody range for offenders with multiple convictions must be based on the offense that dictates the longest term of community custody. The community custody range for offenders convicted of an offense that falls into more than one of the five categories of offense types listed in this section must be based on the offense type that dictates the longest term of community custody.

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