Concerning cost sharing of county supervision of defendants with local government.

 Z-0206.2

HOUSE BILL 1465

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Fitzgibbon and Ormsby; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to cost sharing of county supervision of defendants with local government; and amending RCW 9.95.204 , 9.94A.702 , and 9.92.060 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 9.95.204 and 2022 c 29 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) When a superior court places a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor on probation and orders supervision under RCW 9.92.060 or 9.95.210 , the department of corrections has responsibility for supervision of defendants pursuant to RCW 9.94A.501 and 9.94A.5011 . The county must reimburse the department of corrections for 25 percent of the cost of supervision for any defendant for whom the superior court ordered supervision by the department, unless the county assumes responsibility for the supervision under subsection (2) of this section.