H-0160.1
HOUSE BILL 2002
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Couture, Nance, Griffey, Marshall, Connors, Volz, Stuebe, Davis, Low, Rude, Dye, Keaton, Burnett, Penner, Manjarrez, Schmick, Caldier, Fitzgibbon, Klicker, Mendoza, Eslick, and Leavitt
Read first time 02/19/25. Referred to Committee on Community Safety.
AN ACT Relating to criminal justice and the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime; amending RCW 82.14.310 , 82.14.320 , and 82.14.330 ; and adding a new section to chapter 10.85 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.85 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The crime firearm reward program is established to encourage persons to submit information to law enforcement to locate firearms that have been used in the commission of a crime. Any person who submits information to any peace officer, as defined in RCW 10.120.010 , or to any agency with primary territorial jurisdiction, as defined in RCW 10.93.020 , or to an entity that then forwards such information to a peace officer or such agency, that relates to the location of a firearm that has been used in the commission of a felony firearm offense is eligible to receive up to a $500 cash reward if that firearm is recovered. If the felony firearm offense related to the located firearm resulted in a criminal conviction, the person that submitted information relating to the location of the firearm is eligible to receive up to a $5,000 cash reward. A reward may not be paid to any law enforcement officer, any person that has an outstanding warrant, or to any federal, state, or local government or agency employee for information obtained by the individual in the normal course of their employment.