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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1839: Corrections & law enforcemnt

Improving the resources and tools community corrections officers and law enforcement need to perform their duties protecting the public.

Summary

  • Authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to require an offender sentenced to community custody to submit to searches without reasonable cause to believe that he or she has violated a condition or requirement of his or her sentence if the search is a condition of the offender's community custody.
  • Authorizes community corrections officers (CCOs) to inspect the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of an offender under its supervision in the community whenever the CCO has reasonable cause to believe that the offender has violated a condition of his or her sentence.
  • Authorizes CCOs to perform random, unannounced inspections of the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of every offender under the supervision of the DOC pursuant to a term of community custody. Requires the CCO to document his or her rationale for conducting such inspections.
  • Provides immunity for CCOs for civil damages arising from an act or omission pursuant to his or her assistance to law enforcement, at the request of law enforcement, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence.
  • Provides immunity for CCOs for civil damages arising from an act or omission resulting from the CCO's interaction with a third party attempting to intervene during the CCO's contact with an offender under his or her supervision.
  • Requires a DOC hearing officer to give due consideration to the CCO's recommendation regarding the sanction for an offender who has violated a condition of community custody.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1839), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kirk Pearson (R-39)
Introduced
January 30, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving the resources and tools community corrections officers and law enforcement need to perform their duties protecting the public;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kirk Pearson (R-39)

22 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 22 Republicans)

Bruce Dammeier R-25Skip Priest R-30Bill Hinkle R-13Dan Kristiansen R-39Norma Smith R-10Jim McCune R-2Charles Ross R-14Maureen Walsh R-16Joe Schmick R-9Don Cox R-9Larry Haler R-8Brad Klippert R-8Ed Orcutt R-18Barbara Bailey R-10Jay Rodne R-5Daniel Newhouse R-15Bruce Chandler R-15Dan Roach R-31Judy Warnick R-13Jan Angel R-26Mike Hope R-44Norm Johnson R-14

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Human Services.

HB 1839 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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