1140-S AMH ORWA BUR 013

  

SHB 1140 - H AMD 115

By Representative Orwall

ADOPTED 03/02/2021

On page 2, beginning on line 11, after "(a)" strike all material through "threat." on line 18 and insert "The law enforcement officer believes the juvenile is a victim of trafficking as defined in RCW 9A.40.100; however, any information obtained from the juvenile by law enforcement pursuant to this subsection cannot be used in any prosecution of that juvenile; or

(b)(i) The law enforcement officer believes that the information sought is necessary to protect an individual's life from an imminent threat;

(ii) A delay to allow legal consultation would impede the protection of an individual's life from an imminent threat; and

(iii) Questioning by the law enforcement officer is limited to matters reasonably expected to obtain information necessary to protect an individual's life from an imminent threat."

EFFECT:   Permits law enforcement to question a juvenile without first providing access to counsel when a law enforcement officer believes the juvenile is a victim of trafficking, subject to the requirement that information so obtained cannot be used in any prosecution of that juvenile.

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