Bill > HB1225

This bill establishes new policies and requirements for law enforcement response to domestic violence incidents to enhance the safety of domestic violence victims, families, and officers. Key provisions include: - Requiring law enforcement officers responding to a domestic violence call with probable cause to seize all firearms and ammunition used or threatened to be used, as well as request consent to take temporary custody of any other firearms the alleged abuser has access to. The incident report must be coded to indicate the presence of or access to firearms. - Requiring law enforcement to advise victims of legal rights and remedies, including the ability to obtain a protection order that can restrain the abuser from possessing firearms. - Establishing mandatory domestic violence training for law enforcement, including at least 20 hours of basic training on the law enforcement response. - Requiring law enforcement to forward domestic violence incident reports to prosecutors within 10 days, with provisions allowing prosecutors to choose not to file charges in certain cases. - Mandating improved data collection and reporting on domestic violence incidents by law enforcement agencies. - Providing immunity from civil liability for the seizure or lack of seizure of firearms, unless the official acted with gross negligence or bad faith.

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http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1225&year=2019