Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 71.05.145 (2026)

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The legislature intends that, when evaluating a person who is identified under RCW 72.09.370(7), the professional person at the evaluation and treatment facility shall, when appropriate after consideration of the person's mental condition and relevant public safety concerns, file a petition for a ninety-day less restrictive alternative in lieu of a petition for a fourteen-day commitment.

[ 1999 c 214 s 4.]

Notes:

Intent—Effective date—1999 c 214: See notes following RCW 72.09.370.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Rawson v. Recovery Innovations, Inc (W.D. Wash. 2022).

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Rawson v. Recovery Innovations, Inc (W.D. Wash. 2022). · cites it 2× “The Superior Court held that RII had a 20 duty to provide a less restrictive alternative under the ITA, RCW 71.05.145, and that 21 Rawson sufficiently stated a claim under WLAD by arguing that RII breached that duty 22 1 by failing to provide him a less restrictive alternative.”

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