BILL REQ. #:  H-1775.3 

Read first time 03/06/13.   Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

     AN ACT Relating to reporting the location of human remains; adding a new section to chapter 68.50 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   This act may be known and cited as Dylan's law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 68.50 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A person who has actual knowledge of the location of human remains has a duty to report this information to a law enforcement agency or officer.
     (2) The duty to notify a law enforcement agency or officer under this section is met if a person provides or attempts to provide such notice by telephone or any other means within a reasonable amount of time not to exceed three days.
     (3) Failure to report the location of human remains as required by subsection (1) of this section is a gross misdemeanor.