The Attorney General is the top legal officer for Washington State government.  There have been 18 state attorney generals.  The Office of the Attorney General serves roughly 200 state agencies, boards, commissions, colleges, and universities, and is the largest public law office in the state.

The Office of the Attorney General employs over 200 attorneys and engages in a broad range of activities which include consumer protection, criminal justice, complex litigation, and environmental law, among many more.

Subject to appropriation, the Attorney General must establish, oversee, and administer the YES tip line program to receive and respond to tips from the public regarding risks or potential risks to the safety or well-being of youth.  Risks are defined as actions such as, harm or threats of harm to self or others, sexual abuse, assault, rape, bullying, cyberbullying, substance use, and criminal acts.  The tip line shall be operated by a vendor selected by the Attorney General, which must use classified state employees if the services were historically provided in that fashion.  Persons contacting the YES tip line must receive timely assistance, with a warm transfer to a service provider available.  The tip line must use as many methods of communication as possible, including voice calls, email, texts, mobile apps, video imaging, postal mail, and website communications. and be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Attorney General must convene an advisory committee with specified membership during development and implementation.  Youth perspectives, including youth from marginalized and minority communities, must be included and consulted in the creation of marketing campaigns and materials.

The Attorney General must adopt procedures for triage, risk assessment, threat assessment, training, referral, promotion and marketing, and data retention.  The Attorney General must develop a reference and best practices tool kit for law enforcement and mental health officials that identifies statewide and community mental health resources.

Personally identifying information related to a person submitting a tip to the YES tip line is protected from public disclosure.  Intentional, inappropriate disclosure of tip information is a misdemeanor offense.  The tip line must accept anonymous tips but may breach confidentiality and trace the tip to provide information to first responders if there is a threat to life.  Tip information that does not result in a referral to a service provider must be expunged from the records.  Tip information is confidential.

A person who is charged with a criminal offense as the result of a YES tip line contact may petition the court for disclosure of tip information, with seven days notice to the prosecutor and Attorney General.  The court must review the information in chambers outside the petitioner's presence and may disclose tip information if it is essential to a fair trial.  The court may limit the release of the information.  A prosecutor may petition for release of tip information if the prosecutor reasonably believed false information was provided to the YES tip line using the same procedure.

A Community Mental Health Safety Fund is created under the control of the Attorney General to pay the costs of the YES tip line program and marketing.  The Attorney General may apply for grants and donations from the public and private entities for the YES tip line.  The Attorney General must report annually to the Governor and Legislature about the activities, costs, and expenditures of the YES tip line.