BILL REQ. #: H-0335.1

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HOUSE BILL 1105
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By Representatives O'Brien, Berkey, Cox, Hatfield, Hankins, Kessler, Miloscia, Buck, Mielke, Pearson and Upthegrove

Read first time 01/16/2003. Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

AN ACT Relating to public assistance; amending RCW 74.04.062; and adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 74.04.062 and 1997 c 58 s 1006 are each amended to read as follows:
     Upon written request of a person who has been properly identified as an officer of the law or a properly identified United States immigration official the department shall disclose to such officer the current address and location of a recipient of public welfare if the officer furnishes the department with such person's name and social security account number and satisfactorily demonstrates that such recipient is a fugitive, that the location or apprehension of such fugitive is within the officer's official duties, and that the request is made in the proper exercise of those duties.
     When the department becomes aware that a public assistance recipient is the subject of an outstanding warrant, the department may contact the appropriate law enforcement agency and, if the warrant is valid, provide the law enforcement agency with the location of the recipient.
     On a quarterly basis, the department shall coordinate with the state patrol to determine if any recipients of public assistance have outstanding warrants from any court of competent jurisdiction for a felony or misdemeanor. The department shall immediately provide the name and address of any person found to have an outstanding warrant for his or her arrest to the state patrol. The department shall suspend payments pursuant to RCW 74.08.290 for any period a recipient is imprisoned.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:
On a quarterly basis, the Washington state patrol shall coordinate with the department of social and health services to determine if any recipients of public assistance have outstanding warrants from any court of competent jurisdiction for a felony or misdemeanor.

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