WA HB2430

Crime victim penalty assessments set at $500 per case for felony or gross misdemeanor convictions and $250 per case for misdemeanor-only convictions in superior court

Courts must waive the penalty assessment if the defendant is indigent at sentencing, except for convictions involving domestic violence, sex offenses against children, or crimes against persons

Crime victim penalty assessments cannot be reduced, waived, or converted to community restitution hours except through the specific indigency exemptions authorized in RCW 7.68.035

Payment of the penalty assessment is required as a condition of suspended sentences and probation unless waived for indigency

Penalty assessment funds are deposited with county treasurers to support comprehensive victim/witness assistance programs administered by county prosecuting attorneys