Modifying law enforcement ability to contact juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement or activity.

 S-1351.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5052

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Human Services (originally sponsored by Senators Salomon, Dhingra, Frame, Liias, Saldaña, and Wellman)

READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25.

AN ACT Relating to clarifying law enforcement ability to contact juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement or activity; amending RCW 13.40.740 ; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that during the 2021 legislative session, House Bill No. 1140 was enacted. The legislature recognizes that providing supplemental clarification to state statute can provide for consistency statewide in legislative interpretation. The legislature therefore resolves to amend RCW 13.40.740 to provide unambiguous clarification that law enforcement may contact juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement or activity.

Sec. 2. RCW 13.40.740 and 2021 c 328 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: