Facilitating the transfer of certain individuals in the custody of the department of corrections.

 S-3262.1

SENATE BILL 5818

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Fortunato, J. Wilson, McCune, Braun, Christian, and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to facilitating the transfer of certain individuals in the custody of the department of corrections; amending RCW 43.17.420 and 10.93.160 ; and adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.17.420 and 2019 c 440 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 43.330.510 , 43.10.310 , 43.17.425 , 10.93.160 , and 43.10.315 , section 3 of this act, and sections 8 and 9, chapter 440, Laws of 2019 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Civil immigration warrant" means any warrant for a violation of federal civil immigration law issued by a federal immigration authority. A "civil immigration warrant" includes, but is not limited to, administrative warrants issued on forms I-200 or I-203, or their successors, and civil immigration warrants entered in the national crime information center database.