{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.95.055","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.95.055","heading":"Reduction of sentences during war emergency.","body":"The indeterminate sentence review board is hereby granted authority, in the event of a declaration by the governor that a war emergency exists, including a general mobilization, and for the duration thereof only, to reduce downward the minimum term, as set by the board, of any inmate under the jurisdiction of the board confined in a state correctional facility, who will be accepted by and inducted into the armed services: PROVIDED, That a reduction downward shall not be made under this section for those inmates who: (1) Are confined for (a) treason; (b) murder in the first degree; or (c) rape of a child in the first degree where the victim is under ten years of age or an equivalent offense under prior law; (2) are being considered for civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under chapter 71.09 RCW; or (3) were sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 for a crime committed on or after September 1, 2001.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.95"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.95.055","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:48:38Z","sha256":"d2100c24ee4bf4fa67b3396fb2fbc19e3cda7227ac238170223f13516dca2c5c","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.95.052","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.95.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}