September 29, 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 25, 2003

 

TO:                  Judicial Community and Legal Community

 

FROM:            Merrie Gough

 

SUBJECT:       2003 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE MISDEMEANOR JUDGMENT AND SENTENCING FORMS

 

The following table contains a summary of changes to the Misdemeanor Judgment and Sentencing forms.  The changes are based upon 2003 Session Laws and approved recommended changes:

 

1.

CrRLJ 03.0400

Rights, Conditions and Warnings (DUI/Physical Control)

 

The only change in this form is adding “(DUI/Physical Control)” to the form title and adding “/Physical control” to the footer to more clearly identify this document as containing the rights, conditions and warnings for DUI and Physical Control cases.

 

2.

CrRLJ 04.0200

“Offender Registration” Attachment

 

At the end of fifth paragraph of the text, which begins with “If I am a resident of Washington and I am admitted to a public or private institution of higher education…,” insert the following language that is based upon Laws of 2003, ch. 215, § 1:

 

“If you become employed at a public or private institution of higher education, you are required to notify the sheriff for the county of your residence of your employment by the institution within 10 days of accepting employment or by the first business day after beginning to work at the institution, whichever is earlier.  If your enrollment or employment at a public or private institution of higher education is terminated, you are required to notify the sheriff for the county of your residence of your termination of enrollment or employment within 10 days of such termination.”

 

3.

CrRLJ 07.0100

Judgment and Sentence (DUI)

 

Laws of 2003, ch. 99, § 1 amends RCW 70.48.390 by changing the jail booking fee from ten dollars to “…the jail’s actual booking costs or one hundred dollars, whichever is less…”  To implement this new provision, the following changes are made to the section on fines, costs and assessments:

 

The line for “Jail Costs or Electronic Home Monitoring Costs” is changed to “Jail Incarceration Costs or Electric Home Monitoring Costs.”  Below the line for jail incarceration costs and above the line for “Public Defender Costs” insert the following new line:

 

“$ ______ Jail Booking Fee.”

 

Laws of 2003, ch. 103, § 1 amends RCW 46.61.5055 by adding a new subsection “(4)” which states:

 

“(4)  If a person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 committed the offense while a passenger under the age of sixteen was in the vehicle, the court shall:

(a) In any case in which the installation and use of an interlock or other device is not mandatory under RCW 46.20.720 or other law, order the use of such a device for not less than sixty days following the restoration of the person’s license, permit, or nonresident driving privileges; and

(b) In any case in which the installation and use of such a device is otherwise mandatory, order the use of such a device for an additional sixty days.”

 

To implement this change, under the heading “Conditions of Deferred Sentence, Probation, and Suspended Jail Time,” in the second check box relating to ignition interlock, insert a line for “days,” as follows:

 

“For a period of _______ years ______ days,…..”

 

The number of days of ignition interlock ordered pursuant to RCW 46.61.5055(4) may be added in the line before “days.”

 

Laws of 2003, ch. 366, § 1 amends RCW 46.20.720(2) by transferring from the courts to the Department of Licensing the requirement to impose mandatory ignition interlock restrictions after any applicable period of suspension, revocation or denial of driving privileges in applicable cases.  No changes are currently recommended for the judgment and sentence form to implement the amendments to RCW 46.20.720(2). 

 

The Pattern Forms Committee in cooperation with the District and Municipal Court Judges’ Association’s DOL Liaison Committee, developed the following changes to the ignition interlock sections to clarify the provision relating to orders under RCW 46.20.720 and discretionary orders:

 

In the second check box option under “Conditions of Deferred Sentence, Probation, and Suspended Jail Time,” after “days,” and before “drive only…” insert “following the period of driver’s license suspension or revocation.”  The inserted language clarifies that this provision is for use when issuing an ignition interlock order under RCW 46.20.70.

 

Immediately after the check box option for RCW 46.20.720 order, insert the following new check box option for use when issuing a discretionary ignition interlock order:

 

     Effective immediately, and until the period of license suspension/revocation has elapsed (if applicable), or until _________________________ [date], do not drive any motor vehicle unless it is equipped with an ignition interlock device (this DOES NOT authorize you to drive without a valid license).

 

To clarify the length of probation and the length of supervised probation, change the fourth check box option regarding probation as follows:

 

“Probation for __________ months.  Supervised probation for __________ months, with probation department and abide by all rules and regulations of probation department.  Pay a pre-sentence fee and a monthly probation fee as set by the probation department.”

 

4.

CrRLJ 07.0110

Judgment and Sentence

 

To implement Laws of 2003, ch. 99, § 1 the following changes are made to the section on fines, costs and assessments:

 

The line for “Jail Costs or Electronic Home Monitoring Costs” is changed to “Jail Incarceration Costs or Electric Home Monitoring Costs.”  Below the line for jail incarceration costs and above the line for “Public Defender Costs” insert the following new line:

 

“$ ______ Jail Booking Fee.”

 

To clarify the length of probation and the length of supervised probation, change the fourth check box option regarding probation as follows:

 

“Probation for __________ months.  Supervised probation for __________ months, with probation department and abide by all rules and regulations of probation department.  Pay a pre-sentence fee and a monthly probation fee as set by the probation department.”

 

5.

CrRLJ 07.0500

Standing Order of Requirements for Defendants Prohibited from Operating Any Vehicle that Is Not Equipped with a Functioning Ignition Interlock Breath Alcohol Device

 

Pursuant to Laws of 2003, ch. 103, § 1, adding a new subsection (4) to RCW 46.61.5055, the court is required to impose ignition interlock requirements on some defendants.  Therefore a citation to RCW 46.61.5055(4) is added to the end of the first paragraph in the standing ignition interlock order:

 

“THE COURT sets requirements for defendants prohibited from operating any motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock breath alcohol device pursuant to RCW 46.20.720 – 750 and 46.61.5055(4).”

 

Laws of 2003, ch. 366, § 1 amends RCW 46.20.720(3) by changing the court established calibration setting to prevent the motor vehicle from being started from an alcohol concentration of “.02” to an alcohol concentration of “0.025 or more…”

 

To implement this change, in lines 6.B(2) and 7, the setting of “.02” is changed to “.025.”

 


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