Electronic Home Detention Rcw

Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of possession of a controlled substance under RCW 69.50.4013 or forged prescription for a controlled substance under RCW 69.50.403 if the offender fulfills the participation conditions set forth in this section and is monitored for drug use by a treatment alternatives to street crime program. RCW 9.94A.734 Home detention-Conditions. (1) Home detention may not be imposed for offenders convicted of the following offenses, unless imposed as partial confinement in the department's parenting program under RCW 9.94A.6551 or the graduated reentry program under RCW 9.94A.733: (a) A violent offense; (b) Any sex offense; (c) Any drug offense; (d) Reckless burning in the first or second.

A monitoring agency, as defined in RCW 9.94A.736, may not agree to monitor pursuant to home detention or electronic monitoring an offender who is currently awaiting trial for a violent or sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, unless the defendant's release before trial is secured with a payment of bail. If bail is revoked by the court or the bail bond agency, the court shall note the. RCW 9.94A.030 (34) defines "partial confinement," and says that it includes "home detention." "Home detention" is defined in RCW 9.94A.030 (28) to include confinement in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.

Home Detention RCW 9.94A.734 defines the conditions under which home detention can and cannot be employed. Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs' Correctional Options Services describes the electronic monitoring equipment available to municipalities. A violation of home detention conditions will likely result in the jail time originally imposed being served as "hard time" in a traditional jail facility.

The cost of the monitoring system is the responsibility of the detainee, who "rents" the equipment and pays the probation department for monitoring compliance. Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of possession of a controlled substance under RCW 69.50.4013 or forged prescription for a controlled substance under RCW 69.50.403. Courts increasingly use home detention and electronic monitoring as a condition of bail, probation, or parole for eligible defendants.

PDF RCW 10.21.017 Home detention. Under this chapter where a person charged with a felony offense is ordered to enter a program of home detention, "home detention" means any program meeting the definition of home detention in RCW 9.94A.030, and complying with the requirements of RCW 9.94A.736. [2018 c 276 s 3; 2015 c 287 s 6.].