RCW 70.48.240Transfer of felons from jail to state institution—Time limit.A person imprisoned in a jail and sentenced to a state institution for a felony conviction shall be transferred to a state institution before the forty-first day from the date of sentencing.This section does not apply to persons sentenced for a felony who are held in the facility as a condition of probation or who are specifically sentenced to confinement in the facility.Payment for persons sentenced to state institutions and remaining in a jail from the eighth through the fortieth days following sentencing shall be in accordance with the procedure prescribed under this chapter.[ 1984 c 235 s 8; 1979 ex.s. c 232 s 20.]NOTES:Effective dates—1984 c 235: See note following RCW 70.48.400.
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