CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5300
Chapter 237, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
CORONERS--SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM AUTHORITY
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the Senate April 19, 2019
  Yeas 47  Nays 0
KAREN KEISER
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2019
  Yeas 96  Nays 0
FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5300 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON
Secretary
Secretary
Approved April 30, 2019 3:26 PM
FILED
May 1, 2019
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
SENATE BILL 5300
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
BySenators Padden, Liias, Pedersen, and Van De Wege
Read first time 01/17/19.Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to providing coroners with additional subpoena duces tecum authority; and adding a new section to chapter 36.24 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 36.24 RCW to read as follows:
In addition to any of its existing authorities, the coroner may, in the course of an active or ongoing death investigation, request that the superior court issue subpoenas for production of documents or other records and command each person to whom the subpoena is directed to produce and permit inspection and copying of documentary evidence or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of that person at a specified time and place. A subpoena for production must substantively comply with the requirements of CR 45. A subpoena for production may be joined with a subpoena for testimony, or it may be issued separately.
Passed by the Senate April 19, 2019.
Passed by the House April 9, 2019.
Approved by the Governor April 30, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 1, 2019.
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