Washington Code 9.94A.718 – Supervision of offenders — Peace officers have authority to assist
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(1) Any peace officer has authority to assist the department with the supervisions of offenders.
Terms Used In Washington Code 9.94A.718
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) If a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe an offender is in violation of the terms of supervision, the peace officer may conduct a search as provided under RCW 9.94A.631, of the offender’s person, automobile, or other personal property to search for evidence of the violation. A peace officer may assist a community corrections officer with a search of the offender’s residence if requested to do so by the community corrections officer.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a peace officer from arresting an offender for any new crime found as a result of the offender’s arrest or search authorized by this section.
(4) Upon substantiation of a violation of the offender’s conditions of community supervision, utilizing existing methods and systems, the peace officer should notify the department of the violation.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “peace officer” refers to a limited or general authority Washington peace officer as defined in RCW 10.93.020.
[ 2016 c 234 § 1.]