SB 5848 - DIGEST


Provides that, if a law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that a child is missing, has run away, or is otherwise absent from the parent's home without consent, the officer shall make a good faith effort to locate the child upon receipt of a report under chapter 13.32A or chapter 13.60 or 43.43 RCW. A law enforcement officer acting in good faith pursuant to the requirements of this act, and any entity of local or state government employing the officer, may not be held liable in any cause of action for civil damages based upon the requirements of this act.