2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 36 - COUNTIES
36.28A Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
36.28A.310 24/7 sobriety program pilot project.

RCW 36.28A.310 24/7 sobriety program pilot project.

The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall conduct a 24/7 sobriety program pilot project.

     (1) Pilot project sites shall be established in no more than three counties and two cities. Local jurisdictions outside of the pilot project sites are encouraged to establish a 24/7 sobriety program as soon as practicable.

     (2) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs must, to the greatest extent possible, select pilot project sites from diverse geographic areas. The cities selected for participation in the project must not be from within a county selected for the program.

     (3) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall develop criteria for participation in the 24/7 sobriety program pilot project including, but not limited to:

     (a) Geographic diversity;

     (b) Sufficient volume of eligible participants to provide useable data for the pilot;

     (c) County or city commitment to administration of the program; and

     (d) Capability of the county or city law enforcement agency to effectively accommodate and administer the program.

     (4) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall provide a study of the 24/7 sobriety program project measuring changes in recidivism and related county or city savings or costs.

     (5) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall report preliminary findings and final results of the study to the governor and the legislature on an annual basis. It is the intent of the legislature that the 24/7 sobriety program shall achieve the goal of implementation statewide by January 1, 2017.

[2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 § 24.]