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This bill establishes due process rights for peace officers placed on "Brady and Giglio lists," which are lists maintained by prosecuting attorneys of officers with known potential impeachment information, meaning information that could be used to question their credibility in court. Specifically, the bill grants officers the right to petition the superior court to review a prosecutor's decision to place them on such a list, allowing the court to review evidence in private and potentially remove the officer from the list if it finds the decision was not justified by a preponderance of the evidence, unless a higher standard is required by law. This new process does not alter a prosecutor's existing legal obligation to disclose such information to defense counsel in criminal cases, as established by the Supreme Court cases Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2643&Year=2025&Initiative=false