Washington Code 10.77.152 – Conditional release — Application — County of origin
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(1) In determining whether to support an application for conditional release on behalf of a person committed as criminally insane which would permit the person to reside outside of a state hospital, the secretary may not support a conditional release application to a location outside the person’s county of origin unless it is determined by the secretary that the person’s return to his or her county of origin would be inappropriate considering any court-issued protection orders, victim safety concerns, the availability of appropriate treatment, negative influences on the person, or the location of family or other persons or organizations offering support to the person. When the department assists in developing a placement under this section which is outside of the county of origin, and there are two or more options for placement, it shall endeavor to develop the placement in a manner that does not have a disproportionate effect on a single county.
Terms Used In Washington Code 10.77.152
- Commitment: means the determination by a court that a person should be detained for a period of either evaluation or treatment, or both, in an inpatient or a less-restrictive setting. See Washington Code 10.77.010
- Conditional release: means modification of a court-ordered commitment, which may be revoked upon violation of any of its terms. See Washington Code 10.77.010
- Department: means the state department of social and health services. See Washington Code 10.77.010
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Release: means legal termination of the court-ordered commitment under the provisions of this chapter. See Washington Code 10.77.010
- Secretary: means the secretary of the department of social and health services or his or her designee. See Washington Code 10.77.010
- Treatment: means any currently standardized medical or mental health procedure including medication. See Washington Code 10.77.010
(2) If the committed person is not conditionally released to his or her county of origin, the department shall provide the law and justice council of the county in which the person is conditionally released with a written explanation.
(3) For purposes of this section, the offender’s county of origin means the county of the court which ordered the person’s commitment.
[ 2011 c 94 § 1.]