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Code · Washington · Title 9 — Crimes and Punishments · Chapter 9.94A

RCW 9.94A.506

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The standard sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this chapter, except as provided in RCW 9.94A.517 , are subject to the following limitations:
(1)If the maximum term in the range is one year or less, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than one-third of the maximum term in the range, except that if the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term may be less than one-third of the maximum;
(2)If the maximum term in the range is greater than one year, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range, except that for murder in the second degree in seriousness level XIV under RCW 9.94A.510 , the minimum term in the range shall be no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range; and
(3)The maximum term of confinement in a range may not exceed the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in RCW 9A.20.021 .
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 40 s 26 .]
Notes:
Application — Recalculation of community custody terms — 2011 1st sp.s. c 40: See note following RCW 9.94A.501 .
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