Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.020 (2026)

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This chapter may be known and cited as the sentencing reform act of 1981.
[ 1981 c 137 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: In Re the Pers. Restraint of Irwin, 751 P.2d 289 (Wash. 1988).
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Irwin, 751 P.2d 289 (Wash. 1988). “94A; see RCW 9.94A.020. 2 RCW 9.94A.905. 3 Two counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Vega, 800 P.2d 849 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). “94A; see RCW 9.94A.020. The crime of prison riot is codified at RCW 9.”
State Of Washington, V. Matthew Adam Lewis, 541 P.3d 1051 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “See RCW 9.94A.020. Its purpose is “to make the criminal justice system accountable to the public by developing a system for the sentencing of felony offenders which structures, but does not eliminate, discretionary decisions affecting sentences.”
Pers. Restraint Petition of Ronald Ray Barton, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “To the extent that Barton’s petition overlaps with his PRP counsel’s supplemental briefing with regard to the constitutionality of RCW 9.94A.020(1) and ineffective assistance of counsel, those issues are addressed above.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.020(1) — 1 case
Pers. Restraint Petition of Ronald Ray Barton, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “To the extent that Barton’s petition overlaps with his PRP counsel’s supplemental briefing with regard to the constitutionality of RCW 9.94A.020(1) and ineffective assistance of counsel, those issues are addressed above.”
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