SB 5421: Offender supervision

Summary

• $ Expands the list of offenses for which a mandatory term of community custody is required, and requires the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to establish community custody ranges for these offenses.
• $ Authorizes the courts to impose affirmative conditions on offenders being sentenced to a term of community custody, and authorizes the Department of Corrections to modify these conditions or impose additional conditions under certain circumstances.
• $ Authorizes the Department of Corrections to sanction violations of community custody administratively, and specifies the procedures to be followed.
• $ Converts the two-year community supervision term that may be ordered by the court for offenders sentenced under the first-time offender waiver to a one-year term of community custody, or up to the period of treatment ordered, but not to exceed two years.
• C Authorizes the Department of Corrections to arrange for the collection of unpaid legal financial obligations through the county clerk, or through another entity if the clerk does not assume this responsibility.

From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SSB 5421), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗