LCrRLJ 8.13
                EVALUATIONS -- GENERAL STANDARDS


(a)  Except as otherwise approved by the court, any evaluation
     presented to the court for consideration must meet the
     evaluation standards set forth in this rule.

(b)  The defendant must sign and file with the court a waiver of
     confidentiality on a form provided by the court, so that the
     court, probation officer and prosecutor may provide the
     evaluator with pertinent information, and the evaluator can
     provide evaluations and progress reports to the court,
     probation officer and prosecutor.  The defendant must obtain
     a form from the court setting forth the court’s evaluation
     standards and sign the form and file it with the court.  The
     defendant must provide the evaluator with copies of the
     signed forms containing the waiver and evaluation standards.

(c)  The evaluator must meet all certification and registration
     requirements of the state in which (s)he practices.  As part
     of the evaluation process, the evaluator must comply with
     all procedures required by the State of Washington and, in
     addition, must obtain and consider the following:

     1)   The arrest and criminal history of the defendant;

     2)   The driving record of the defendant;

     3)   The police reports relating to the incident underlying the
          charges;

     4)   Any prior relevant evaluations;

     5)   Information from at least one collateral contact who has
          significant knowledge of the defendant;

     6)   Any additional information provided by the probation
          officer.

(d)  Upon receipt of a request from an evaluator for information
     set forth in LCrRLJ 8.13(b), the prosecutor, probation
     officer or law enforcement agency may provide such
     information, provided that a proper waiver of
     confidentiality has been filed with the court.


[Effective September 1, 1997]