(b) the offender has (as a result of that reasonable
apprehension) applied to be placed in protective custody or transferred to
another correctional facility.
(2) The offender ceases to be a vulnerable
offender when any of the following happens--
(a) the offender is transferred
to another correctional facility or placed in protective custody in response
to the offender's application,
(b) the offender declines an offer to be
transferred to another correctional facility or be placed in protective
custody in response to the offender's application,
(c) the offender's
application is rejected on the ground that the offender has failed to
establish that the application is made on reasonable grounds.