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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3460

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Williams and Talmadge

Read first time 1/30/85 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to felony sexual offenses; and amending RCW 9.69.100.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 49, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. and RCW 9.69.100 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Whoever, having witnessed the actual commission of a felony involving violence or threat of violence or having witnessed preparations for the commission of a felony involving violence or threat of violence, or the actual commission of a felony sexual offense or an attempted felony sexual offense, does not as soon as reasonably possible make known his or her knowledge of such to the prosecuting attorney, police, or other public officials of the state of Washington having jurisdiction over the matter, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor:  PROVIDED, That nothing in this ((act)) section shall be so construed to affect existing privileged relationships as provided by law.

(2) For the purposes of this section, "felony sexual offense" means a sexual offense constituting a felony under chapter 9.68A, 9A.44, or 9A.64 RCW.