BILL REQ. #:  H-1137.1 



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HOUSE BILL 1580
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State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By Representatives Klippert, Blake, Hope, McCune, Takko, Haler, Nealey, Rivers, Warnick, Johnson, Kristiansen, Ross, Orcutt, Alexander, Angel, Parker, and Harris

Read first time 01/26/11.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to governmental liability; and adding new sections to chapter 4.24 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW to read as follows:
     A law enforcement agency, and its officers, agents, and employees, shall not be liable for injuries to persons or property resulting from any act or omission of the agency, officer, agent, or employee, while acting in the course and scope of official duties, unless the act or omission constitutes intentional, or willful and wanton, misconduct.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW to read as follows:
     The department of corrections, and its agents, officers, and employees, and the department of social and health services, and its agents, officers, and employees, shall not be liable for injuries to persons or property resulting from an act or omission of the agency, officer, agent, or employee, while acting in the course and scope of official duties, unless the act or omission constitutes intentional, or willful and wanton, misconduct.

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