Title 72 — Title 72 STATE INSTITUTIONS
33 chapters · 476 sections in this title.
RCW 72.01.010 Powers and duties apply to department of social and health services, department of children, youth, and families, and department of corrections—Joint exercise authorized.
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As used in this chapter:"Department" means the departments of social and health services, children, youth, and families, and corrections; and"Secretary" means the secretaries of social and health services, children, youth, and families, and corrections.The powers and duties grant…
RCW 72.01.042 Hours of labor for full time employees—Compensatory time—Premium pay.
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The hours of labor for each full time employee shall be a maximum of eight hours in any workday and forty hours in any workweek.Employees required to work in excess of the eight-hour maximum per day or the forty-hour maximum per week shall be compensated by not less than equal ho…
RCW 72.01.043 Hours of labor for full time employees—Certain personnel excepted.
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RCW 72.01.042 shall not be applicable to the following designated personnel: Administrative officers of the department; institutional superintendents, medical staff other than nurses, and business managers; and such professional, administrative and supervisory personnel as design…
RCW 72.01.045 Assaults to employees—Reimbursement for costs.
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(1) For purposes of this section only, "assault" means an unauthorized touching of an employee by a resident, patient, or juvenile offender resulting in physical injury to the employee.(2) In recognition of the hazardous nature of employment in state institutions, the legislature…
RCW 72.01.050 Secretary's powers and duties—Management of public institutions and correctional facilities.
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(1) The secretary of social and health services shall have full power to manage and govern the following public institutions: The western state hospital, the eastern state hospital, the northern state hospital, Lakeland Village, the Rainier school, and such other institutions as …
RCW 72.01.060 Chief executive officers—Appointment—Salaries—Assistants.
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The secretary shall appoint the chief executive officers necessary to manage one or more of the public facilities operated by the department. This section, however, shall not apply to RCW 72.40.020.Except as otherwise provided in this title, the chief executive officer of each in…
RCW 72.01.090 Rules and regulations.
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The department is authorized to make its own rules for the proper execution of its powers. It shall also have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the government of the public institutions placed under its control, and shall therein prescribe, in a manner consistent with …
RCW 72.01.110 Construction or repair of buildings—Contracts or inmate labor.
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The department may employ the services of competent architects for the preparation of plans and specifications for new buildings, or for repairs, changes, or additions to buildings already constructed, employ competent persons to superintend the construction of new buildings or r…
RCW 72.01.120 Construction or repair of buildings—Award of contracts.
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When improvements are to be made under contract, notice of the call for the same shall be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the state for two weeks prior to the award being made. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The secr…
RCW 72.01.130 Destruction of buildings—Reconstruction.
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If any of the shops or buildings in which convicts are employed are destroyed in any way, or injured by fire or otherwise, they may be rebuilt or repaired immediately under the direction of the department, by and with the advice and consent of the governor, and the expenses there…
RCW 72.01.140 Agricultural and farm activities.
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The secretary shall:(1) Make a survey, investigation, and classification of the lands connected with the state institutions under his or her control, and determine which thereof are of such character as to be most profitably used for agricultural, horticultural, dairying, and sto…
RCW 72.01.150 Industrial activities.
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The secretary shall:(1) Establish, install and operate, at the several state institutions under his or her control, such industries and industrial plants as may be most suitable and beneficial to the inmates thereof, and as can be operated at the least relative cost and the great…
RCW 72.01.180 Dietitian—Duties—Travel expenses.
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The secretary shall have the power to select a member of the faculty of the University of Washington, or the Washington State University, skilled in scientific food analysis and dietetics, to be known as the state dietitian, who shall make and furnish to the department food analy…
RCW 72.01.190 Fire protection.
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The secretary may enter into an agreement with a city or town adjacent to any state institution for fire protection for such institution.[ 1979 c 141 s 153; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.190. Prior: 1947 c 188 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 10898a. Formerly RCW 72.04.140.]
RCW 72.01.200 Employment of teachers—Exceptions.
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State correctional facilities may employ certificated teachers to carry on their educational work, except for the educational programs provided pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050 and all such teachers so employed shall be eligible to membership in the state teachers'…
RCW 72.01.210 Institutional religious coordinators—Appointment—Qualifications.
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(1) The secretary of corrections shall appoint institutional religious coordinators for the state correctional institutions for convicted felons. Institutional religious coordinators shall be appointed as employees of the department of corrections. The secretary of corrections ma…
RCW 72.01.212 Institutional religious coordinators—Liability insurance—Representation by attorney general in civil lawsuits.
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Regardless of whether the services are voluntary or provided by employment or contract with the department of corrections, a religious coordinator who provides the services authorized by RCW 72.01.220:(1) May not be compelled to carry personal liability insurance as a condition o…
RCW 72.01.220 Institutional religious coordinators—Duties.
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It shall be the duty of the religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210, under the direction of the department, to conduct religious services and to give religious and moral instruction to the inmates of the institutions, and to attend to thei…
RCW 72.01.230 Institutional religious coordinators—Offices, chapels, supplies.
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The religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210 shall be provided with the offices and chapels at their institutions, and such supplies as may be necessary for the carrying out of their duties.[ 2019 c 107 s 5; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.230. Prior: 19…
RCW 72.01.240 Supervisor of religious coordinators.
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Each secretary is hereby empowered to appoint one of the religious coordinators, authorized by RCW 72.01.210, to act as supervisor of religious coordinators for his or her department, in addition to his or her duties at one of the institutions designated in RCW 72.01.210.[ 2019 c…
RCW 72.01.260 Outside ministers not excluded.
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Nothing contained in RCW 72.01.210 through 72.01.240 shall be so construed as to exclude ministers of any denomination from giving gratuitous religious or moral instruction to prisoners under such reasonable rules and regulations as the secretary may prescribe.[ 1983 c 3 s 184; 1…
RCW 72.01.270 Gifts, acceptance of.
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The secretary shall have the power to receive, hold and manage all real and personal property made over to the department by gift, devise or bequest, and the proceeds and increase thereof shall be used for the benefit of the institution for which it is received.[ 1979 c 141 s 157…
RCW 72.01.280 Quarters for personnel—Charges.
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The superintendent of each public institution and the assistant physicians, steward, accountant and chief engineer of each hospital for the mentally ill may be furnished with quarters, household furniture, board, fuel, and lights for themselves and their families, and the secreta…
RCW 72.01.282 Quarters for personnel—Deposit of receipts.
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All moneys received by the secretary from charges made pursuant to RCW 72.01.280 shall be deposited by him or her in the state general fund.[ 2012 c 117 s 450; 1981 c 136 s 71; 1979 c 141 s 159; 1959 c 210 s 1.]Notes:Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
RCW 72.01.290 Record of patients and inmates.
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The department shall keep at its office, accessible only to the secretary and to proper officers and employees, and to other persons authorized by the secretary, a record showing the residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, civil condition and date of entrance, or commitment of…
RCW 72.01.300 Accounting systems.
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The secretary shall have the power, and it shall be his or her duty, to install and maintain in the department a proper cost accounting system of accounts for each of the institutions under the control of the department, for the purpose of detecting and avoiding unprofitable expe…
RCW 72.01.310 Political influence forbidden.
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Any officer, including the secretary, or employee of the department or of the institutions under the control of the department, who, by solicitation or otherwise, exercises his or her influence, directly or indirectly, to influence other officers or employees of the state to adop…
RCW 72.01.320 Examination of conditions and needs—Report.
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The secretary shall examine into the conditions and needs of the several state institutions under the secretary's control and report in writing to the governor the condition of each institution.[ 1987 c 505 s 66; 1979 c 141 s 163; 1977 c 75 s 84; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.320. Prior: 195…
RCW 72.01.365 Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Definitions.
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As used in RCW 72.01.370 and 72.01.375:"Escorted leave" means a leave of absence from a correctional facility under the continuous supervision of an escort."Escort" means a correctional officer or other person approved by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to acc…
RCW 72.01.370 Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Grounds.
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The superintendent of any state correctional facility may, subject to the approval of the secretary and under RCW 72.01.375, grant escorted leaves of absence to inmates confined in such institutions to:(1) Go to the bedside of the inmate's wife, husband, child, mother or father, …
RCW 72.01.375 Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Notification of local law enforcement agencies.
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An inmate shall not be allowed to start a leave of absence under RCW 72.01.370 until the secretary, or the secretary's designee, has notified any county and city law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area of the inmate's destination.[ 1983 c 255 s 4.]Notes:
RCW 72.01.380 Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.
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The secretary is authorized to make rules and regulations providing for the conditions under which inmates will be granted leaves of absence, and providing for safeguards to prevent escapes while on leave of absence: PROVIDED, That leaves of absence granted to inmates under RCW 7…
RCW 72.01.410 Placement of person convicted as an adult for a felony offense committed under the age of eighteen.
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(1) Whenever any person is convicted as an adult in the courts of this state of a felony offense committed under the age of eighteen, and is committed for a term of confinement, that person shall be initially placed in a facility operated by the department of children, youth, and…
RCW 72.01.412 Eligibility for community transition services.
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(1) A person in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families under RCW 72.01.410 is eligible for community transition services under the authority and supervision of the department of children, youth, and families:(a) After the person's 25th birthday:(i) If the …
RCW 72.01.415 Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.
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An offender under the age of eighteen who is convicted in adult criminal court of a crime and who is committed for a term of confinement in a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020, must be housed in a jail cell that does not contain adult offenders, until the offender reaches the age …
RCW 72.01.430 Transfer of equipment, supplies, livestock between institutions—Notice—Conditions.
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The secretary, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized to transfer equipment, livestock and supplies between the several institutions within the department without reimbursement to the transferring institution excepting, however, any such equipm…
RCW 72.01.450 Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by school districts and institutions of higher learning authorized.
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The secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any school district or any institution of higher learning for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any state institution of the department, for the purpose of conducting courses of education, instruction o…
RCW 72.01.452 Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by state agencies, counties, cities or political subdivisions.
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The secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with any agency of the state, a county, city or political subdivision of the state for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any institution of the department for the purpose of conducting courses of education…
RCW 72.01.454 Use of facilities by counties, community service organizations, nonprofit associations, etc.
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(1) The secretary may permit the use of the facilities of any state institution by any community service organization, nonprofit corporation, group or association for the purpose of conducting a program of education, training, entertainment or other purpose, for the residents of …
RCW 72.01.458 Use of files and records for courses of education, instruction and training at institutions.
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In any course of education, instruction or training conducted in any state institution of the department use may be made of selected files and records of such institution, notwithstanding the provisions of any statute to the contrary.[ 1970 ex.s. c 50 s 4.]
RCW 72.01.460 Lease of lands with outdoor recreation potential—Restrictions—Unlawful to use posted lands.
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(1) Any lease of public lands with outdoor recreation potential authorized by the department shall be open and available to the public for compatible recreational use unless the department determines that the leased land should be closed in order to prevent damage to crops or oth…
RCW 72.01.480 Agreements with nonprofit organizations to provide services for persons admitted or committed to institutions.
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The secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any nonprofit corporation or association for the purpose of providing and coordinating voluntary and community-based services for the treatment or rehabilitation of persons admitted or committed to any institution under th…
RCW 72.01.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 72.02.015 Powers of court or judge not impaired.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or impair the power of any court or judge having jurisdiction to pronounce sentence upon a person to whom this chapter applies, to fix the term of imprisonment and to order commitment, according to law, nor to deny the right …
RCW 72.02.040 Secretary acting for department exercises powers and duties.
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The secretary of corrections acting for the department of corrections shall exercise all powers and perform all duties prescribed by law with respect to the administration of any adult correctional program by the department of corrections.[ 1981 c 136 s 79; 1970 ex.s. c 18 s 57; …
RCW 72.02.045 Superintendent's authority.
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The superintendent of each institution has the powers, duties, and responsibilities specified in this section.(1) Subject to the rules of the department, the superintendent is responsible for the supervision and management of the institution, the grounds and buildings, the subord…
RCW 72.02.055 Appointment of associate superintendents.
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The superintendent, subject to the approval of the director of the division of prisons and the secretary, shall appoint such associate superintendents as shall be deemed necessary, who shall have such qualifications as shall be determined by the secretary. In the event the superi…
RCW 72.02.100 Earnings, clothing, transportation, subsistence payments, and rental vouchers upon release of certain prisoners.
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(1) Any person serving a sentence for a term of confinement in a state correctional facility, pursuant to court commitment, who is thereafter released upon an order of parole of the indeterminate sentence review board, or who is discharged from custody upon expiration of sentence…
RCW 72.02.110 Weekly payments to certain released prisoners.
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As state, federal or other funds are available, the secretary of corrections or his or her designee is authorized, in his or her discretion, not to provide the forty dollars subsistence money or the optional sixty dollars to a person or persons released as described in RCW 72.02.…
RCW 72.02.150 Disturbances at state penal facilities—Development of contingency plans—Scope—Local participation.
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The secretary or the secretary's designee shall be responsible for the preparation of contingency plans for dealing with disturbances at state penal facilities. The plans shall be developed or revised in cooperation with representatives of state and local agencies at least annual…