Community custody violations—Data and information—Report to the governor and legislature.
(1) The department shall track and collect data and information on violations of community custody conditions and the sanctions imposed for violations under RCW 9.94A.737, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The number and types of high level violations and the types of sanctions imposed, including term lengths for confinement sanctions;
(b) The number and types of low level violations and the types of sanctions imposed, including nonconfinement sanctions, confinement sanctions, and term lengths for confinement sanctions;
(c) The circumstances and frequency at which low level violations are elevated to high level violations under RCW 9.94A.737(2)(b);
(d) The number of warrants issued for violations;
(e) The number of violations resulting in confinement under RCW 9.94A.737(5), including the length of the confinement, the number of times new charges are filed, and the number of times the department received written notice that new charges would not be filed;
(f) Trends in the rate of violations, including the rate of all violations, high level violations, and low level violations; and
(g) Trends in the rate of confinement, including frequency of confinement sanctions and average stays.
(2) The department shall submit a report with a summary of the data and information collected under this section, including statewide and regional trends, to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2021, and every November 1st of each year thereafter.
[ 2020 c 82 s 4.]
NOTES:
Appropriation—Report—2020 c 82: See note following RCW 9.94A.737.