Recognizing a court's authority to authorize a defendant's direct transfer from jail to inpatient or residential substance use disorder treatment.

 S-0187.2

SENATE BILL 5569

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Gildon, Christian, and Hasegawa

Read first time 01/29/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to recognizing a court's authority to authorize a defendant's direct transfer from jail to inpatient or residential substance use disorder treatment; adding a new section to chapter 10.21 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.21 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A judicial officer who establishes conditions of release for a defendant under RCW 10.21.020 and 10.21.030 which includes payment of bail may indicate on the order that the court will allow the defendant to present a motion to modify the order to a personal recognizance release with nonmonetary conditions and stay the proceedings for the purpose of inpatient or residential treatment if: