RCW 9.94A.716
Community custody -- Violations -- Arrest.
(Effective August 1, 2009.)
(1) The secretary may issue warrants
for the arrest of any offender who violates a condition of
community custody. The arrest warrants shall authorize any law
enforcement or peace officer or community corrections officer of
this state or any other state where such offender may be located,
to arrest the offender and place him or her in total confinement
pending disposition of the alleged violation.
(2) A community corrections officer, if he or she has
reasonable cause to believe an offender has violated a condition
of community custody, may suspend the person's community custody
status and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in total
confinement of the offender, pending the determination of the
secretary as to whether the violation has occurred. The
community corrections officer shall report to the secretary all
facts and circumstances and the reasons for the action of
suspending community custody status.
(3) If an offender has been arrested for a new felony
offense while under community custody the department shall hold
the offender in total confinement until a hearing before the
department as provided in this section or until the offender has
been formally charged for the new felony offense, whichever is
earlier. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to
permit the department to hold an offender past his or her maximum
term of total confinement if the offender has not completed the
maximum term of total confinement or to permit the department to
hold an offender past the offender's term of community custody.
(4) A violation of a condition of community custody shall be
deemed a violation of the sentence for purposes of RCW 9.94A.631.
The authority granted to community corrections officers under
this section shall be in addition to that set forth in RCW 9.94A.631.
[2008 c 231 § 21.]
NOTES:
Intent -- Application -- Application of repealers -- Effective date -- 2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.
Severability -- 2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.