RCW 70.48.470
Sex, kidnapping offenders—Notices to offenders, law enforcement officials.
(1) A person having charge of a jail shall notify in writing any confined person who is in the custody of the jail for a conviction of a sex offense or a kidnapping offense as defined in RCW 9A.44.128 of the registration requirements of RCW 9A.44.130 at the time of the inmate's release from confinement, and shall obtain written acknowledgment of such notification. The person shall also obtain from the inmate the county of the inmate's residence upon release from jail and, where applicable, the city.
(2) When a sex offender or kidnapping offender under local government jurisdiction will reside in a county other than the county of conviction upon discharge or release, the chief law enforcement officer of the jail or his or her designee shall give notice of the inmate's discharge or release to the sheriff of the county and, where applicable, to the police chief of the city where the offender will reside.
[ 2010 c 267 § 14; 2000 c 91 § 4. Prior: 1997 c 364 § 3; 1997 c 113 § 7; 1996 c 215 § 2; 1990 c 3 § 406.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in RCW 9A.44.128 apply to this section.
Application—2010 c 267: See note following RCW 9A.44.128.
Severability—1997 c 364: See note following RCW 4.24.550.
Findings—1997 c 113: See note following RCW 4.24.550.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.48 - City and County Jails Act.
70.48.071 - Standards for operation—Adoption by units of local government.
70.48.100 - Jail register, open to the public—Records confidential—Exception.
70.48.135 - Pregnant inmates—Midwifery or doula services—Reasonable accommodations.
70.48.140 - Confinement pursuant to authority of the United States.
70.48.160 - Post-approval limitation on funding.
70.48.180 - Authority to locate and operate jail facilities—Counties.
70.48.190 - Authority to locate and operate jail facilities—Cities and towns.
70.48.210 - Farms, camps, work release programs, and special detention facilities.
70.48.215 - Booking patients of state hospitals.
70.48.230 - Transportation and temporary confinement of prisoners.
70.48.240 - Transfer of felons from jail to state institution—Time limit.
70.48.380 - Special detention facilities—Fees for cost of housing.
70.48.390 - Fee payable by person being booked.
70.48.410 - Financial responsibility for convicted felons.
70.48.420 - Financial responsibility for persons detained on parole hold.
70.48.430 - Financial responsibility for work release inmates detained in jail.
70.48.470 - Sex, kidnapping offenders—Notices to offenders, law enforcement officials.
70.48.475 - Release of offender or defendant subject to a discharge review—Required notifications.
70.48.480 - Communicable disease prevention guidelines.
70.48.502 - Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Limited immunity from liability.
70.48.510 - Unexpected fatality review—Records—Discovery.
70.48.520 - Collaboration with managed care organizations.
70.48.800 - Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Informational packet.