5135.E AMH ABBA ADAM 538

  

ESB 5135 - H AMD 523

By Representative Abbarno

NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2021

On page 1, beginning on line 8, after "person" strike all material through "interests" on line 19 and insert ":

(a) With the intent to (i) infringe on the other person's rights under the Washington state or United States Constitutions; or (ii) unlawfully discriminate against the other person; or

(b) Where the person's conduct constitutes extreme and outrageous conduct, the person intentionally or recklessly inflicted emotional distress on the other person, and the other person actually suffers severe emotional distress as a result"

EFFECT:  Removes provisions that create liability for summoning a police officer with the intent to: cause a person to feel harassed, humiliated, or embarrassed; cause a person to be expelled from a place in which the person is lawfully located; or damage a person's reputation or standing in the community or financial, economic, consumer, or business prospects or interests.

Provides instead that liability applies where the person's conduct in summoning a police officer is extreme and outrageous, the person intentionally or recklessly inflicted emotional distress on the other person, and the other person actually suffers severe emotional distress as a result. 

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