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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 416

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Dellwo, Padden, Appelwick, P. King and Locke

Read first time 1/28/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to child visitation rights; and amending RCW 26.09.255.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 6, chapter 95, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.09.255 are each amended to read as follows:

          A relative, as defined in RCW 9A.40.010, may bring civil action against any other relative who, with intent to deny access to a child by another relative of the child who has a right to physical custody of or visitation rights with the child, takes, entices, or conceals the child from that relative.  The plaintiff may be awarded, in addition to any damages awarded by the court, the reasonable expenses incurred by the plaintiff in locating the child, including, but not limited to, investigative services and reasonable attorneys' fees.