WA SB6083

Courts may currently waive restitution payments for indigent offenders when the owed party is an insurer or state agency, but this bill adds postsecondary institutions to the list of entities exempt from such waivers

Restitution owed to postsecondary institutions (as defined in RCW 28B.10.016) cannot be waived or reduced by the court, even if the offender lacks current or likely future ability to pay

The bill amends four existing statutes (RCW 3.66.120, 9.94A.753, 9.92.060, and 9.95.210) governing restitution in courts of limited jurisdiction, felony sentencing, and probation proceedings

The legislative intent cites threats to public safety from "organized groups under the guise of political speech" committing vandalism and violence at postsecondary institutions