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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.95.170 (2026)

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To assist it in fixing the duration of a convicted person's term of confinement, and in fixing the condition for release from custody on parole, it shall not only be the duty of the board to thoroughly inform itself as to the facts of such convicted person's crime but also to inform itself as thoroughly as possible as to such convict as a personality. The department of corrections and the institutions under its control shall make available to the board on request its case investigations, any file or other record, in order to assist the board in developing information for carrying out the purpose of this section.
[ 1999 c 143 s 28; 1981 c 136 s 40; 1979 c 141 s 5; 1967 c 134 s 13; 1935 c 114 s 3; RRS s 10249-3.]

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Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1960–2012 · leading case: In Re Dyer, 139 P.3d 320 (Wash. 2006).
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In Re Dyer, 139 P.3d 320 (Wash. 2006). · cites it 4× “" RCW 9.95.170. In 1982, a jury convicted Dyer of two counts of first degree rape of two individuals, Ms.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Dyer, 157 Wash. 2d 358 (Wash. 2006). · cites it 4× “” RCW 9.95.170. In 1982, a jury convicted Dyer of two counts of first degree rape of two individuals, Ms.”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Sinka, 599 P.2d 1275 (Wash. 1979). “RCW 9.95.170 requires the Board "not only .”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Haverty, 618 P.2d 1011 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] RCW 9.95.170 provides: [I]t shall not only be the duty of the board .”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Dyer, 283 P.3d 1103 (Wash. 2012). “” RCW 9.95.170. ¶16 Dyer argues the ISRB abused its discretion by basing its denial, again, on his lack of treatment.”
Noonan v. State, 769 P.2d 313 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “" Additionally, plaintiffs point to RCW 9.95.170 which requires the Board, before fixing conditions for release from custody or parole, to "thoroughly inform itself as to the facts of such convicted person's crime" and the "convict as a personality.”
State v. Briceno, 651 P.2d 1093 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). “1 See RCW 9.95.170; In re Sinka, 92 Wn.2d 555 , 599 P.”
In Re the Pers. Restraint of Ecklund, 957 P.2d 1290 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “The department of corrections and the institutions under its control shall make available to the board ... on request its case investigations, any file or other record, in order to assist the board in developing information for carrying out the purpose of this section.”
State ex rel. Alldis v. Bd. of Prison Terms & Paroles, 353 P.2d 412 (Wash. 1960). · cites it 2× “RCW 9.95.170 provides: “To assist it in fixing the duration of a convicted person’s term of confinement, prescribing treatment for such person while in confinement and supervising and regulating his or her activities while on parole, it shall not only be the duty of the board of…”
State Ex Rel. Alldis v. Bd. of Prison Terms & Paroles, 353 P.2d 412 (Wash. 1960). · cites it 2× “RCW 9.95.170 provides: "To assist it in fixing the duration of a convicted person's term of confinement, prescribing treatment for such person while in confinement and supervising and regulating his or her activities while on parole, it shall not only be the duty of the board of…”
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