Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.905 (2026)

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*RCW 9.94A.080 through 9.94A.130, 9.94A.150 through 9.94A.230, and 9.94A.250 and 9.94A.260 shall take effect on July 1, 1984. The sentences required under this chapter shall be prescribed in each sentence which occurs for a felony committed after June 30, 1984.
[ 1981 c 137 s 28.]

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*Reviser's note: The majority of chapter 9.94A RCW was recodified by 2001 c 10 s 6. See Comparative Table for chapter 9.94A RCW in the Table of Disposition of Former RCW Sections.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 34 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: State v. Breazeale, 144 Wash. 2d 829 (Wash. 2001).
State v. Breazeale, 144 Wash. 2d 829 (Wash. 2001). “RCW 9.94A.905. In that case, the Patrol would have complied with the court orders to vacate the conviction records and restrict public access to such records.”
State v. Breazeale, 31 P.3d 1155 (Wash. 2001). “RCW 9.94A.905. In that case, the Patrol would have complied with the court orders to vacate the conviction records and restrict public access to such records.”
Matter of Pers. Restraint of Cashaw, 866 P.2d 8 (Wash. 1994). “See RCW 9.94A.905. Accordingly, his sentence is governed by the indeterminate sentencing provisions of RCW 9.”
State v. Morley, 952 P.2d 167 (Wash. 1998). “Since 1984, when the SRA became effective (RCW 9.94A.905), many defendants have had their offender scores increased because of prior out-of-state or federal convictions.”
State Of Washington, V. Michael J. Rogers, Iii, 487 P.3d 177 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 9.94A.905. Bartholomew shot a laundromat attendant during the course of a robbery in 1981.”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Myers, 714 P.2d 303 (Wash. 1986). “RCW 9.94A.905. A review of the limited legislative history of the SRA, Second Substitute House Bill 440, 47th Legislature (1981), reveals some dispute as to whether the SRA limited or expanded the trial judge's sentencing discretion.”
State v. Whitaker, 771 P.2d 332 (Wash. 1989). · cites it 2× “040 is the provision of the SRA that sets forth the powers and duties of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Irwin, 751 P.2d 289 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 2× “2 RCW 9.94A.905. 3 Two counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.”
In Re Dyer, 139 P.3d 320 (Wash. 2006). “See RCW 9.94A.905. [2] The dissent focuses heavily on the nature of the offenses.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Dyer, 157 Wash. 2d 358 (Wash. 2006). “See RCW 9.94A.905. The dissent focuses heavily on the nature of the offenses.”
State v. Landon, 848 P.2d 724 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “In general, the SRA applies to felonies committed on or after July 1, 1984, RCW 9.94A.905, but the preexisting scheme applies to felonies committed before that date.”
State v. Brown, 780 P.2d 880 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “Although the evidence certainly preponderates in that direction, we must reject the State's invitation.”
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