- (1) The department shall maintain records to track felony cases for convicted felons sentenced either to a term of confinement exceeding one year or ordered under the supervision of the department and felony cases under the jurisdiction of the department pursuant to interstate compact agreements.
- (2) Tracking shall begin at the time the department receives a judgment and sentence form from a prosecuting attorney and shall include the collection and updating of felons' criminal records from the time of sentencing through discharge.
- (3) The department of corrections shall collect information for tracking felons from its offices and from information provided by county clerks, the Washington state patrol *identification, child abuse, and criminal history section, the office of financial management, and any other public or private agency that provides services to help individuals complete their felony sentences.
[ 1999 c 143 s 52; 1993 c 31 s 1; 1987 c 462 s 2; 1984 c 17 s 11.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The "identification, child abuse, and criminal history section" was renamed the "identification and criminal history section" by 2006 c 294 s 1.
Effective dates—1987 c 462: See note following RCW 13.04.116.