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RCW 9.95.115 — Parole of life term prisoners—Crimes committed before July 1, 1984

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9.95: Indeterminate Sentences, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 9.95.115

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 9.95.115Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
The indeterminate sentence review board is hereby granted authority to parole any person sentenced to the custody of the department of corrections, under a mandatory life sentence for a crime committed before July 1, 1984, except those persons sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. No such person shall be granted parole unless the person has been continuously confined therein for a period of twenty consecutive years less earned good time: PROVIDED, That no such person shall be released under parole who is subject to civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under chapter 71.09 RCW.

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