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AN ACT Relating to confidentiality of addresses of law enforcement officers and certain public employees; and adding new sections to chapter 46.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec.1. A new section is added to chapter 46.08 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A law enforcement officer or eligible public employee may request that any record kept by the department that contains or is required to contain the officer's or eligible employee's residence address contain instead the address of the public agency employing the officer or eligible employee. A request under this section must:

(a) Be on a form furnished by the department that provides space for verification of the officer's or eligible employee's employment;

(b) Contain verification by the employing public agency of the officer's or eligible employee's employment with the public agency.

(2) Upon receipt of a request and verification under subsection (1) or (6) of this section, the department shall remove the law enforcement officer's, corrections officer's, or eligible employee's residence address from its records, if necessary, and substitute the address of the public agency employing the officer or eligible employee. The department shall indicate on the records that the address shown is an employment address. While the request is in effect, the eligible employee or officer may enter the address of the public agency employing the officer or eligible employee on any form issued by the department that requires an address.

(3) A public agency that verifies an officer's or eligible employee's employment under subsection (1) of this section shall notify the department within thirty days if the officer or eligible employee ceases to be employed by the public agency. The officer or eligible employee shall notify the department of a change of address as provided in RCW 46.20.205.

(4) As used in this section, "eligible employee" means:

(a) A member of the indeterminate sentence review board;

(b) The secretary of corrections and an employee of a correctional institution or facility under chapter 72.09 RCW, whose duties, as assigned by the superintendent, include the custody of persons committed to the custody of or transferred to the institution;

(c) A probation and parole officer employed by the department of corrections and an employee of the department of corrections whose duties include the custody of persons committed to the custody of or transferred to the department of corrections;

(d) A law enforcement officer as defined by RCW 41.26.030;

(e) An employee of the state department of agriculture who is classified as a brand inspector by the director of agriculture;

(f) An investigator of the criminal division of the attorney general's office;

(g) An employee of a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020;

(h) An employee of the department of social and health services whose duties include personal contact with clients or patients of the department;

(i) A federal officer. As used in this paragraph, "federal officer" means a special agent or law enforcement officer employed by:

(i) The federal bureau of investigation;

(ii) The United States secret service;

(iii) The immigration and naturalization service;

(iv) The United States marshals service;

(v) The drug enforcement administration;

(vi) The United States postal service;

(vii) The United States customs service;

(viii) The United States general services administration;

(ix) The United States department of agriculture;

(x) The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms;

(xi) The internal revenue service;

(xii) The United States department of the interior; or

(xiii) Any federal agency if the person is empowered to make an arrest with or without warrant for violations of the United States Code and is authorized to carry firearms in the performance of duty.

(5) As used in subsections (6) and (7) of this section:

(a) "Corrections officer" means a person employed in a correctional facility, wherever it may be located, who primarily performs the duty of custody, control, or supervision of individuals convicted of a criminal offense.

(b) "Correctional facility" means an institution used for the confinement of persons convicted of a criminal offense or held by court order.

(6) A corrections officer who is a resident of Washington but is employed in a correctional facility located in a state other than Washington, may request that a record kept by the department that contains or is required to contain the officer's residence address contain instead the address of the correctional facility employing the officer. A request under this subsection must:

(a) Be on a form furnished by the department that provides space to designate the Washington county of residence;

(b) Contain verification of employment as determined adequate by the department to establish eligibility for this service.

(7) If the officer qualifying under subsection (6) of this section ceases to be employed in the correctional facility, the officer shall notify the department of a change of address as provided in RCW 46.20.205.

NEW SECTION. Sec.2. A new section is added to chapter 46.08 RCW to read as follows:

The department on behalf of the state of Washington may enter into contracts with other states and with the federal government for the exchange of employment information necessary to implement and administer section 1 of this act.