FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 6447

FULL VETO

BYSenators Owen, Warnke, Barr, Moore, Nelson and Smith

Strengthening the custodial interference law.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

House Committe on Judiciary

AS PASSED LEGISLATURE

BACKGROUND:

The requirements of the crime of custodial interference in the second degree are met when a relative of a person takes, entices, retains, detains or conceals that person with the intent to deny access to such person by a parent, guardian, institution, agency or other person who has a lawful right to physical custody.

SUMMARY:

Custodial interference in the second degree includes situations in which a parent, guardian, institution, agency or other person has court conferred visitation rights with another person but is intentionally denied access to the person for a period of four hours or more through the actions of that person's relative who takes, entices, retains, detains, or conceals the person.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    49     0

      House 97   1 (House amended)

      Senate    46     0 (Senate concurred)

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