S-3121.1

SENATE BILL 5675

State of Washington

67th Legislature

2022 Regular Session

BySenators Braun, Brown, Dozier, Gildon, Holy, Honeyford, McCune, Muzzall, Padden, Short, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, and L. Wilson

Prefiled 01/05/22.Read first time 01/10/22.Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to permissible use of force by law enforcement and correctional officers; adding a new section to chapter 10.31 RCW; repealing RCW 10.120.010, 10.120.020, 10.120.030, 43.101.450, and 43.101.490; and repealing 2021 c 324 s 1 (uncodified).

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. 2021 c 324 s 1 (uncodified) is repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 10.120.010 (Definitions) and 2021 c 324 s 2;

(2) RCW 10.120.020 (Permissible uses of force) and 2021 c 324 s 3;

(3) RCW 10.120.030 (Policies for use of force and de-escalation tactics) and 2021 c 324 s 4;

(4) RCW 43.101.450 (Violence de-escalation training) and 2021 c 324 s 6, 2019 c 1 s 3 (Initiative Measure No. 940), & (2018 c 11 s 3 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 s 8); and

(5) RCW 43.101.490 (Basic training) and 2021 c 324 s 5.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 10.31 RCW to read as follows:

If after notice of the intention to arrest the defendant, he or she either flee or forcibly resist, the officer may use all necessary means to effect the arrest.

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