Washington § 71.09.275 - Transition facility — Transportation of residents.

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§ 71.09.275. Transition facility — Transportation of residents.

(1) If the department does not provide a separate vessel for transporting residents of the secure community transition facility established in RCW 71.09.250(1) between McNeil Island and the mainland, the department shall:
(a) Separate residents from minors and vulnerable adults, except vulnerable adults who have been found to be sexually violent predators.
(b) Not transport residents during times when children are normally coming to and from the mainland for school.
(2) The department shall designate a separate waiting area at the points of debarkation, and residents shall be required to remain in this area while awaiting transportation.
(3) The department shall provide law enforcement agencies in the counties and cities in which residents of the secure community transition facility established pursuant to RCW 71.09.250(1)(a)(i) regularly participate in employment, education, or social services, or through which these persons are regularly transported, with a copy of the court's order of conditional release with respect to these persons.
[ 2003 c 216 s 4; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 211.]

Notes

Severability—Effective date—2003 c 216: See notes following RCW 71.09.300.
Intent—Severability—Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.

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