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Community protection program—Application.
(1)(a) Who has been charged with or convicted of a crime and meets the following criteria:
(i) Has been convicted of one of the following:
(A) A crime of sexual violence as defined in chapter
9A.44 or
71.09 RCW including, but not limited to, rape, rape of a child, and child molestation;
(B) Sexual acts directed toward strangers, individuals with whom a relationship has been established or promoted for the primary purpose of victimization, or persons of casual acquaintance with whom no substantial personal relationship exists; or
(C) One or more violent offenses, as defined by RCW
9.94A.030; and
(ii) Constitutes a current risk to others as determined by a qualified professional. Charges or crimes that resulted in acquittal must be excluded; or
(b) Who has not been charged with and/or convicted of a crime, but meets the following criteria:
(i) Has a history of stalking, violent, sexually violent, predatory, and/or opportunistic behavior which demonstrates a likelihood to commit a violent, sexually violent, and/or predatory act; and
(ii) Constitutes a current risk to others as determined by a qualified professional; and
(2) Who has been determined to have a developmental disability as defined by *RCW
71A.10.020(3).
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW
71A.10.020 was amended by 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 § 3, changing subsection (3) to subsection (4). RCW
71A.10.020 was subsequently amended by 2014 c 139 § 2, changing subsection (4) to subsection (5). RCW
71A.10.020 was subsequently amended by 2022 c 277 § 2, changing subsection (5) to subsection (6).