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Wash. Rev. Code § 72.23.020 (2026)

State hospitals designated

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There are hereby permanently located and established the following state hospitals: Western state hospital at Fort Steilacoom, Pierce county; eastern state hospital at Medical Lake, Spokane county; and the child study and treatment center at Fort Steilacoom, Pierce county.
[ 2025 c 226 s 9; 1959 c 28 s 72.23.020. Prior: 1951 c 139 s 6. Formerly RCW 71.02.440.]

Notes:

Effective date—2025 c 226: See note following RCW 71.05.020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Pierce Cnty. v. State, 185 P.3d 594 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008).
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Pierce Cnty. v. State, 185 P.3d 594 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “035(1); RCW 72.23.020. [1] These inpatient psychiatric facilities are statutorily mandated to handle "the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder.”
Pierce Cnty. v. State, 144 Wash. App. 783 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “035(1); RCW 72.23.020. 1 These inpatient psy *797 chiatric facilities are statutorily mandated to handle “the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder.”
State v. Klein, 124 P.3d 644 (Wash. 2005). “050(1), and is located at Fort Steilacoom, Pierce County, RCW 72.23.020. The record also refers to Klein’s original diagnosis as a “cocaine-induced delusional disorder.”
State v. Puapuaga, 192 P.3d 360 (Wash. 2008). “Thus, I would hold both ex parte orders should be dismissed and Puapuaga's noncontraband private property items in the seized box should be returned absent a search warrant.”
State v. Klein, 124 P.3d 644 (Wash. 2005). “050(1), and is located at Fort Steilacoom, Pierce County, RCW 72.23.020. [2] The record also refers to Klein's original diagnosis as a "cocaine-induced delusional disorder.”
Brame v. W. State Hosp., 150 P.3d 637 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “RCW 72.23.020, .025. The Center for Forensic Services (the Center) is a locked, secure ward at the Hospital that houses patients committed to the Hospital *639 for an assessment of their competency to stand trial, [1] those that have been found not guilty by reason of insanity,…”
Brame v. W. State Hosp., 136 Wash. App. 740 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “RCW 72.23.020, .025. The Center for Forensic Services (Center) is a locked, secure ward at the Hospital that houses patients committed to the Hospital for an assessment of their competency to stand trial, 1 those that have been found not guilty by reason of insanity, 2 and a…”
In Re Det. Of A.r. (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). ““State hospital” means “a hospital designated under RCW 72.23.020.” RCW 71.05.020(55). “State facility” includes “facilities owned or operated by the [DSHS] that are not state hospitals that provide inpatient services to individuals under this chapter.”
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