HB 1186.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 1/21/98)

     Declares that a person is guilty of failing to summon assistance if:  (1) He or she knows that another person has suffered and is in need of assistance;

     (2) he or she could give reasonable assistance to the person in need without danger to himself or herself and without interference with an important duty owed to a third party;

     (3) he or she fails to summon assistance to the person in need; and

     (4) reasonable assistance is not being summoned by another to the person in need.

     Specifies that acts that satisfy the duty to summon assistance include, but are not limited to, summoning emergency police, fire, or medical assistance that identifies the location of the victim.

     Makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor.

     Repeals RCW 9A.76.060.