RCW 72.68.001: Definitions.

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PDFRCW 72.68.001

Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Department" means the department of corrections.

(2) "Private correctional entity" means a for-profit contractor or for-profit vendor who provides services relating to the ownership, management, or administration of security services of a correctional facility for the incarceration of persons.

(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections.

[ 2020 c 318 § 6; 1981 c 136 § 114.]

NOTES:

Findings—Intent—Construction—Effective date—2020 c 318: See notes following RCW 72.68.110.

Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.