Washington Code 71.06.020 – Sexual psychopaths — Petition
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Where any person is charged in the superior court in this state with a sex offense and it appears that such person is a sexual psychopath, the prosecuting attorney may file a petition in the criminal proceeding, alleging that the defendant is a sexual psychopath and stating sufficient facts to support such allegation. Such petition must be filed and served on the defendant or his or her attorney at least ten days prior to hearing on the criminal charge.
[ 2012 c 117 § 431; 1959 c 25 § 71.06.020. Prior: 1951 c 223 § 3; 1949 c 198 § 26; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6953-26.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 71.06.020
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Court: means the superior court of the state of Washington. See Washington Code 71.06.010
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Sex offense: means one or more of the following: Abduction, incest, rape, assault with intent to commit rape, indecent assault, contributing to the delinquency of a minor involving sexual misconduct, sodomy, indecent exposure, indecent liberties with children, carnal knowledge of children, soliciting or enticing or otherwise communicating with a child for immoral purposes, vagrancy involving immoral or sexual misconduct, or an attempt to commit any of the said offenses. See Washington Code 71.06.010
- Sexual psychopath: means any person who is affected in a form of psychoneurosis or in a form of psychopathic personality, which form predisposes such person to the commission of sexual offenses in a degree constituting him or her a menace to the health or safety of others. See Washington Code 71.06.010