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6A WAPRAC WPI 365.32Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil

6A Wash. Prac., Wash. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. WPI 365.32 (7th ed.)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
April 2022 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part XIX. Involuntary Treatment
Chapter 365. Involuntary Treatment—Sexually Violent Predators
WPI 365.32 Sexually Violent Predators—Conditional Release / Less Restrictive Alternative Placement (LRA)—Definition of “Less Restrictive Alternative”
A “less restrictive alternative” is release from total confinement under court-ordered conditions, which include supervision and treatment. The proposed less restrictive alternative plan is found in Exhibit .
NOTE ON USE
The trial court will make a ruling pretrial or during trial as a matter of law whether respondent's proposed LRA meets the statutory requirements. RCW 71.09.092; RCW 71.09.094.
Use this instruction in every LRA case. See the Note on Use for WPI 365.31 (Sexually Violent Predators—Conditional Release / Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA)—Elements).
COMMENT
See the Comment to WPI 365.31 (Sexually Violent Predators—Conditional Release / Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA)—Elements). The LRA will be given to the jury as an exhibit for their consideration along with the other evidence in the case.
[Current as of October 2020.]
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