RCW 9.94A.777Legal financial obligations—Defendants with mental health conditions.(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.(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.[ 2022 c 260 s 24; 2010 c 280 s 6.]NOTES:Construction—Effective date—2022 c 260: See notes following RCW 3.66.120.
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