Stalking/DOC supervision

AN ACT Relating to department of corrections supervision of 1
individuals convicted of stalking; 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
S-4016.1
SENATE BILL 6249
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Torres, Dozier, and Liias
Read first time 01/21/26. Referred to Committee on Human Services.
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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; or30
(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).33
(5) The department shall supervise any individual released by the 34
indeterminate sentence review board who was sentenced to community 35
custody or subject to community custody under the terms of release.36
(6) The department shall supervise any individual granted 37
conditional commutation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.885.38
(7) The department shall supervise any individual convicted of 39
RCW 9A.46.110 (stalking).40
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(8) 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))) (9) The department shall conduct a risk assessment for 5
every individual convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of 6
community custody who may be subject to supervision under this 7
section. 8
(((9))) (10) The period of time the department is authorized to 9
supervise an individual under this section may not exceed the 10
duration of community custody specified under RCW 9.94B.050, 11
9.94A.701 (1) through (9), or 9.94A.702, except in cases where the 12
court has imposed an exceptional term of community custody under RCW 13
9.94A.535 and where the governor imposes a term of community custody 14
as a condition of conditional commutation or imposes an additional 15
term of community custody due to a violation of conditional 16
commutation. 17
(((10))) (11) The period of time the department is authorized to 18
supervise an individual under this section may be reduced by the 19
earned award of supervision compliance credit pursuant to RCW 20
9.94A.717. 21
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