{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.777","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.94A.777","heading":"Legal financial obligations—Defendants with mental health conditions.","body":"(1) Before imposing any legal financial obligations upon a defendant who suffers from a mental health condition, other than restitution, a judge must first determine that the defendant, under the terms of this section, has the means to pay such additional sums.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, a defendant suffers from a mental health condition when the defendant has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that prevents the defendant from participating in gainful employment, as evidenced by a determination of mental disability as the basis for the defendant's enrollment in a public assistance program, a record of involuntary hospitalization, or by competent expert evaluation.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.94A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.94A.777","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:48:27Z","sha256":"3920e6cf14598d1d31ff64a025780a695d56a8bbc02fa0b0fdc8300fb0559d59","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.775","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}