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RCW 71.05.575

Less restrictive alternative treatment—Consideration by court.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re The Detention Of B.m. (2019)

Most recently applied in In Re The Detention Of B.m. (January 2019)

1999 c 214 s 6.

(1) When making a decision under this chapter whether to require a less restrictive alternative treatment, the court shall consider whether it is appropriate to include or exclude time spent in confinement when determining whether the person has committed a recent overt act.

(2) When determining whether an offender is a danger to himself or herself or others under this chapter, a court shall give great weight to any evidence submitted to the court regarding an offender's recent history of judicially required or administratively ordered involuntary antipsychotic medication while in confinement.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.