WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1209: Community corrections

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

Summary

  • Requires offenders to submit to random, unannounced inspections of his or her person, residence, automobile, or personal property as a condition of 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 Department of Corrections (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 2011 (HB 1209), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kirk Pearson (R-39)
Introduced
January 17, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
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)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Charles Ross R-14Mike Armstrong R-12Brad Klippert R-8Joe Schmick R-9Judy Warnick R-13Norm Johnson R-14Larry Haler R-8Norma Smith R-10Dan Kristiansen R-39

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1209 in other sessions

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