Section 137-104-080. Appeals.

(1) The offender may appeal the decision of the hearing officer within seven calendar days to the appeals panel. The request for review should be submitted in writing and list specific concerns.

(2) The sanction shall be reversed or modified if a majority of the panel finds that the sanction was not reasonably related to the:

(a) Crime of conviction;

(b) Violation committed;

(c) Offender's risk of reoffending; or

(d) Safety of the community.

(3) The appeals panel will also examine evidence presented at the hearing and reverse any finding of a violation based solely on unconfirmed or unconfirmable allegations.

[WSR 01-04-044, § 137-104-080, filed 2/1/01, effective 3/1/01.]

Reviser's note: Under RCW 34.05.030 (1)(c), as amended by section 103, chapter 288, Laws of 1988, the above section was not adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, but was published in the Washington State Register and codified into the Washington Administrative Code exactly as shown by the agency filing with history notes added by the code reviser's office.

WSR 01-04-044, § 137-104-080, filed 2/1/01, effective 3/1/01.