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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.731 (2026)

Term of partial confinement, work release, home detention

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(1) An offender sentenced to a term of partial confinement shall be confined in the facility for at least eight hours per day or, if serving a work crew sentence shall comply with the conditions of that sentence as set forth in RCW 9.94A.030 and 9.94A.725. The offender shall be required as a condition of partial confinement to report to the facility at designated times. During the period of partial confinement, an offender may be required to comply with crime-related prohibitions and affirmative conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to this chapter.
(2) An offender in a county jail ordered to serve all or part of a term of less than one year in work release, work crew, or a program of home detention who violates the rules of the work release facility, work crew, or program of home detention or fails to remain employed or enrolled in school may be transferred to the appropriate county detention facility without further court order but shall, upon request, be notified of the right to request an administrative hearing on the issue of whether or not the offender failed to comply with the order and relevant conditions. Pending such hearing, or in the absence of a request for the hearing, the offender shall serve the remainder of the term of confinement as total confinement. This subsection shall not affect transfer or placement of offenders committed to the department.
(3) Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.
[ 2009 c 28 s 13; 2003 c 254 s 2; 2000 c 28 s 29; 1999 c 143 s 15; 1991 c 181 s 4; 1988 c 154 s 4; 1987 c 456 s 3; 1981 c 137 s 18. Formerly RCW 9.94A.180.]

Notes:

Effective date—2009 c 28: See note following RCW 2.24.040.
Technical correction bill—2000 c 28: See note following RCW 9.94A.015.
Effective date—1981 c 137: See RCW 9.94A.905.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: State v. Dalseg, 134 P.3d 261 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006).
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State v. Dalseg, 134 P.3d 261 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “Under the heading "partial confinement," the trial judge checked the box for "work release RCW 9.94A.731" (the form also has boxes for two other forms of partial confinement, work crew and home detention).”
State v. Dalseg, 132 Wash. App. 854 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “3 ¶25 Here, Dalseg’s and Cestnik’s judgment and sentences specifically authorize work release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.731. Under that provision, an offender “shall be confined in the [work release] facility for at least eight hours per day.”
State Of Washington, Appellant/cross-respondent V. Tylor Sean Donnelly, Respondent/cross-appellant (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “This will require that the sentence of the defendant be converted to all jail, as authorized by RCW 9.94A.731. The Sheriff Deputy will meet the defendant at the border and take him to jail and return him to the border.”
Est. Of Heather Durham v. Pierce Cnty. & Dept. Of Corr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “The Estate’s complaint alleged that under RCW 9.94A.731(2), an offender in a county jail ordered to serve less than one year in home detention and who violates the rules may be transferred to the appropriate county detention facility without further court order.”
State Of Washington v. Tylor Sean Donnelly (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “The sheriff's action was consistent with RCW 9.94A.731(2), which states: An offender in a county jail ordered to serve all or part of a term of less than one year in.”
In Re The Pers. Restraint Petition Of Brian Glenn Cox (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “However, RCW 9.94A.731 (1 )(a) prohibits EHM for a “violent” offense.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.731(1) — 2 cases
State v. Dalseg, 134 P.3d 261 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “Under the heading "partial confinement," the trial judge checked the box for "work release RCW 9.94A.731" (the form also has boxes for two other forms of partial confinement, work crew and home detention).”
State v. Dalseg, 132 Wash. App. 854 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “3 ¶25 Here, Dalseg’s and Cestnik’s judgment and sentences specifically authorize work release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.731. Under that provision, an offender “shall be confined in the [work release] facility for at least eight hours per day.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.731(2) — 3 cases
Est. Of Heather Durham v. Pierce Cnty. & Dept. Of Corr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “The Estate’s complaint alleged that under RCW 9.94A.731(2), an offender in a county jail ordered to serve less than one year in home detention and who violates the rules may be transferred to the appropriate county detention facility without further court order.”
State Of Washington, Appellant/cross-respondent V. Tylor Sean Donnelly, Respondent/cross-appellant (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “This will require that the sentence of the defendant be converted to all jail, as authorized by RCW 9.94A.731. The Sheriff Deputy will meet the defendant at the border and take him to jail and return him to the border.”
State Of Washington v. Tylor Sean Donnelly (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “The sheriff's action was consistent with RCW 9.94A.731(2), which states: An offender in a county jail ordered to serve all or part of a term of less than one year in.”
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