| Passed by the House April 18, 2005 Yeas 95 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 11, 2005 Yeas 42 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1236 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/14/05.
AN ACT Relating to failing to summon assistance; adding new sections to chapter 9A.36 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 9A.36 RCW
to read as follows:
A person is guilty of the crime of failing to summon assistance if:
(1) He or she was present when a crime was committed against
another person; and
(2) He or she knows that the other person has suffered substantial
bodily harm as a result of the crime committed against the other person
and that the other person is in need of assistance; and
(3) He or she could reasonably summon assistance for the person in
need without danger to himself or herself and without interference with
an important duty owed to a third party; and
(4) He or she fails to summon assistance for the person in need;
and
(5) Another person is not summoning or has not summoned assistance
for the person in need of such assistance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 9A.36 RCW
to read as follows:
A violation of section 1 of this act is a misdemeanor.