Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 388-875 - Criminally insane person committed to the care of the department of social and health services-Evaluation, placement, care and discharge
Section 388-875-0050 - Time limitations and requirements

(1) The administration, with the assistance of the office of the attorney general where necessary must determine at the time of commitment the maximum possible sentence for any offense charged, and thereby compute a maximum release date for every individual so committed.

(2) If the committed person has not been released by court order six months prior to the expiration of the maximum possible release date, the administration, must notify the committing court and prosecuting attorney of its computation of maximum release date and the requirement that the person must be released on that date unless civil proceedings are instituted or the court determines that the computation of maximum release date is incorrect.