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Chapter 9.94A RCW
Sentencing Reform Act of 1981
Applicable to Crimes Committed From July 26, 1987 to March 7, 1988

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RCW 9.94A.200
Noncompliance with condition or requirement of sentence -- Procedure -- Penalty.

(1) If an offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence, the court may modify its order of judgment and sentence and impose further punishment in accordance with this section.

(2) If an offender fails to comply with any of the requirements or conditions of a sentence the following provisions apply:

(a) The court, upon the motion of the state, or upon its own motion, shall require the offender to show cause why the offender should not be punished for the noncompliance. The court may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest for the offender's appearance;

(b) If the court finds that the violation has occurred, it may order the offender to be confined for a period not to exceed sixty days for each violation, and may convert a term of partial confinement to total confinement. Any time served in confinement awaiting a hearing on noncompliance shall be credited against any confinement order by the court; and

(c) If the court finds that the violation was not willful, the court may modify its previous order regarding payment of fines and other monetary obligations and regarding community service obligations.

(3) Nothing in this section prohibits the filing of escape charges if appropriate.

[1984 c 209 § 12; 1981 c 137 § 20. Recodified in 2001 as RCW 9.94A.634.]

NOTES:

Effective dates -- 1984 c 209: See note following RCW 9.92.150.

Effective date -- 1981 c 137: See RCW 9.94A.905.

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