Washington § 71.09.130 - Notice of escape or disappearance — Warrants — Liability.

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§ 71.09.130. Notice of escape or disappearance — Warrants — Liability.

(1) In the event of an escape by a person committed under this chapter from a state institution or the disappearance of such a person while on conditional release, the superintendent or community corrections officer shall notify the following as appropriate: Local law enforcement officers, other governmental agencies, the person's relatives, and any other appropriate persons about information necessary for the public safety or to assist in the apprehension of the person.
(2) If a person committed under this chapter disappears while on conditional release, the department of corrections may enter a warrant for the person's arrest for up to 96 hours pending entry of a bench warrant by the court.
(3) The department of corrections, its officers, agents, and employees are not liable for the acts of individuals on conditional release unless the department of corrections, its officers, agents, and employees acted with gross negligence.
(4) The department, its officers, agents, and employees are not liable for the acts of individuals on conditional release unless the department, its officers, agents, and employees acted with gross negligence.
[ 2021 c 236 s 7; 1995 c 216 s 16.]

Notes

Findings—2021 c 236: See note following RCW 71.09.020.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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