§ 9.94B.010 Application of chapter
§ 9.94B.020 Definitions
§ 9.94B.030 Postrelease supervision — Violations — Expenses
§ 9.94B.040 Noncompliance with condition or requirement of sentence — Procedure — Penalty
§ 9.94B.050 Community placement
§ 9.94B.060 Community placement for specified offenders
§ 9.94B.070 Community custody for sex offenders
§ 9.94B.080 Mental status evaluations
§ 9.94B.090 Transfer to community custody status in lieu of earned release
§ 9.94B.100 Legal financial obligations — Wage assignments — Sentences imposed before July 1, 1989

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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 9.94B - Sentencing -- Crimes committed prior to July 1, 2000

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.