Community cust. supervision

AN ACT Relating to the supervision of individuals sentenced to 1
community custody; and amending RCW 9.94A.501. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 9.94A.501 and 2025 c 371 s 2 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The department shall supervise the following individuals who 6
are sentenced to probation in superior court, pursuant to RCW 7
9.92.060, 9.95.204, or 9.95.210: 8
(a) Individuals convicted of: 9
(i) Sexual misconduct with a minor second degree;10
(ii) Custodial sexual misconduct second degree;11
(iii) Communication with a minor for immoral purposes; and12
(iv) Violation of RCW 9A.44.132(2) (failure to register); and13
(b) Individuals who have: 14
(i) A current conviction for a repetitive domestic violence 15
offense after August 1, 2011; and 16
(ii) A prior conviction for a repetitive domestic violence 17
offense or domestic violence felony offense after August 1, 2011.18
(2) Individuals convicted of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor 19
offenses supervised by the department pursuant to this section shall 20
be placed on community custody. 21
H-2930.1
HOUSE BILL 2510
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Burnett, Davis, Goodman, Griffey, and Pollet
Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Community Safety.
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(3) The department shall supervise every individual convicted of 1
a felony and sentenced to community custody pursuant to RCW 9.94A.701 2
or 9.94A.702 whose risk assessment classifies the individual as one 3
who is at a high risk to reoffend. 4
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 5
department shall supervise an individual sentenced to community 6
custody regardless of risk classification if the individual:7
(a) Has a current conviction for a sex offense or a serious 8
violent offense and was sentenced to a term of community custody 9
pursuant to RCW 9.94A.701, 9.94A.702, or 9.94A.507;10
(b) Has been identified by the department as a dangerous mentally 11
ill offender pursuant to RCW 72.09.370; 12
(c) Has an indeterminate sentence and is subject to parole 13
pursuant to RCW 9.95.017; 14
(d) Has a current conviction for violating RCW 9A.44.132(1) 15
(failure to register) and was sentenced to a term of community 16
custody pursuant to RCW 9.94A.701; 17
(e)(i) Has a current conviction for a domestic violence felony 18
offense after August 1, 2011, and a prior conviction for a repetitive 19
domestic violence offense or domestic violence felony offense after 20
August 1, 2011. This subsection (4)(e)(i) applies only to offenses 21
committed prior to July 24, 2015; 22
(ii) Has a current conviction for a domestic violence felony 23
offense. The state and its officers, agents, and employees shall not 24
be held criminally or civilly liable for its supervision of an 25
individual under this subsection (4)(e)(ii) unless the state and its 26
officers, agents, and employees acted with gross negligence;27
(f) Was sentenced under RCW 9.94A.650, 9.94A.655, 9.94A.660, 28
9.94A.670, 9.94A.711, 9.94A.695, or 9.94A.661; 29
(g) Is subject to supervision pursuant to RCW 9.94A.745; ((or))30
(h) Was convicted and sentenced under RCW 46.61.520 (vehicular 31
homicide), RCW 46.61.522 (vehicular assault), RCW 46.61.502(6) 32
(felony DUI), or RCW 46.61.504(6) (felony physical control); or33
(i) Was convicted and sentenced under RCW 9A.46.110 (stalking).34
(5) The department shall supervise any individual released by the 35
indeterminate sentence review board who was sentenced to community 36
custody or subject to community custody under the terms of release.37
(6) The department shall supervise any individual granted 38
conditional commutation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.885.39
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(7) The department is not authorized to, and may not, supervise 1
any individual sentenced to a term of community custody or any 2
probationer unless the individual or probationer is one for whom 3
supervision is required under this section. 4
(8) The department shall conduct a risk assessment for every 5
individual convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of community 6
custody who may be subject to supervision under this section.7
(9) The period of time the department is authorized to supervise 8
an individual under this section may not exceed the duration of 9
community custody specified under RCW 9.94B.050, 9.94A.701 (1) 10
through (9), or 9.94A.702, except in cases where the court has 11
imposed an exceptional term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.535 12
and where the governor imposes a term of community custody as a 13
condition of conditional commutation or imposes an additional term of 14
community custody due to a violation of conditional commutation.15
(10) The period of time the department is authorized to supervise 16
an individual under this section may be reduced by the earned award 17
of supervision compliance credit pursuant to RCW 9.94A.717.18
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