Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 9.95.064 (2026)

Conditions of release

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(1) In order to minimize the trauma to the victim, the court may attach conditions on release of an offender under RCW 9.95.062, convicted of a crime committed before July 1, 1984, regarding the whereabouts of the defendant, contact with the victim, or other conditions.
(2) Offenders released under RCW 9.95.420 are subject to crime-related prohibitions and affirmative conditions established by the court, the department of corrections, or the board pursuant to RCW * 9.94A.712, 9.94A.704, 72.09.335, and 9.95.420 through 9.95.440.
[ 2008 c 231 s 41; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 326; 1989 c 276 s 4.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note: RCW 9.94A.712 was recodified as RCW 9.94A.507 pursuant to the direction found in section 56(4), chapter 231, Laws of 2008, effective August 1, 2009.
IntentApplicationApplication of repealersEffective date2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.
Severability2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.
IntentSeverabilityEffective dates2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.
Application2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 ss 301-363: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
Severability1989 c 276: See note following RCW 9.95.062.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: State v. Swiger, 149 P.3d 372 (Wash. 2006).
State v. Swiger, 149 P.3d 372 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 9.95.064. If the conditions of release amount to “home detention” under RCW 9.”
State v. Swiger, 149 P.3d 372 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 9.95.064. If the conditions of release amount to "home detention" under RCW 9.”
State v. Anderson, 937 P.2d 581 (Wash. 1997). “Such conditions are explicitly authorized by RCW 9.95.064, which states: In order to minimize the trauma to the victim, the court may attach conditions on release of a defendant under RCW 9.”
State v. Nelson, 281 P.3d 321 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “Moreover, the law then in effect also required offenders to comply with all conditions of community placement, including department preapproval of an offender’s postrelease address and living situation.”
State Of Washington, V. Christopher Lee Shelley, 496 P.3d 310 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “2d at 227 (citing RCW 9.95.064). “If the conditions of release amount to ‘home detention’ under RCW 9.”
State v. Anderson, 937 P.2d 581 (Wash. 1997). “Such conditions are explicitly authorized by RCW 9.95.064, which states: In order to minimize the trauma to the victim, the court may attach conditions on release of a defendant under RCW 9.”
State of Washington v. Mechel N. Frederick (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “” RCW 9.95.064(2).1 The Board “may not impose conditions that are contrary to those ordered by the court” or “contravene or decrease court-imposed conditions.”
In the Matter of the Pers. Restraint of: Eric R. Lewis (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 9.95.064(2). The ISRB may not impose conditions contrary to those ordered by the court and may not contravene or decrease court-imposed conditions.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9.95.064(2) — 2 cases
State of Washington v. Mechel N. Frederick (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “” RCW 9.95.064(2).1 The Board “may not impose conditions that are contrary to those ordered by the court” or “contravene or decrease court-imposed conditions.”
In the Matter of the Pers. Restraint of: Eric R. Lewis (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 9.95.064(2). The ISRB may not impose conditions contrary to those ordered by the court and may not contravene or decrease court-imposed conditions.”
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