Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.101.400 Confidentiality of records—Public database.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5974-S2.SL) ***(1) Except as provided under subsection (2) of this section, all files, papers, and other information obtained by the commission as part of an initial background investigation pursuant to RCW 43.101.095 (2) and (4) are confidential and e…
RCW 43.101.410 Racial profiling—Policies—Training—Complaint review process—Data collection and reporting.
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(1) Local law enforcement agencies shall comply with the recommendations of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs regarding racial profiling, as set forth under (a) through (f) of this subsection. Local law enforcement agencies shall:(a) Adopt a written policy …
RCW 43.101.415 Racial profiling—Reports to the legislature.
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The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, in cooperation with the criminal justice training commission, shall report to the legislature by December 31, 2002, and each December 31st thereafter, on the progress and accomplishments of each local law enforcement agenc…
RCW 43.101.419 Motorcycle profiling.
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(1) The criminal justice training commission shall ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling.(2) Local law enforce…
RCW 43.101.420 Personal crisis recognition and crisis intervention services—Training.
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(1) The commission shall offer a training session on personal crisis recognition and crisis intervention services to criminal justice, corrections, and other public safety employees. The training shall be implemented by the commission in consultation with appropriate public and p…
RCW 43.101.425 Communications to crisis referral services—Confidentiality of communications and records.
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(1) All communications to crisis referral services by employees and volunteers of law enforcement, correctional, firefighting, and emergency services agencies, and all records related to the communications, shall be confidential. Crisis referral services include all public or pri…
RCW 43.101.427 Crisis intervention training—Rules.
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(1) The commission shall provide crisis intervention training to every new full-time law enforcement officer employed after July 1, 2017, by a general authority Washington law enforcement agency. The training shall consist of not less than eight hours and shall be incorporated in…
RCW 43.101.428 Domestic violence investigation training.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission must provide ongoing specialized, intensive, and integrative training for persons responsible for investigating domestic violence cases involving intimate partners. The training must…
RCW 43.101.430 Criminal justice training commission firing range maintenance account.
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The criminal justice training commission firing range maintenance account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys generated by the rental of the commission's firing range facilities, property, and equipment must be deposited into the account. The sources of t…
RCW 43.101.435 Washington internet crimes against children account.
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The Washington internet crimes against children account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from legislative appropriations, donations, gifts, grants, and funds from federal or private sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the ac…
RCW 43.101.440 Testimony of children under age fourteen—Remote testimony—Number of child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution and number prosecuted—Annual survey—Reports to the legislature.
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The criminal justice training commission shall annually survey law enforcement and prosecuting agencies regarding, with respect to the preceding year: (1) The frequency of cases where children under the age of fourteen have elected not to testify, including the reasons for the el…
RCW 43.101.450 Violence de-escalation training.
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(1) Beginning one year after December 6, 2018, all law enforcement officers in the state of Washington must receive violence de-escalation training. Law enforcement officers beginning employment after December 6, 2018, must successfully complete such training within the first 15 …
RCW 43.101.452 Mental health training.
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(1) Beginning one year after *December 6, 2018, all law enforcement officers in the state of Washington must receive mental health training. Law enforcement officers beginning employment after *December 6, 2018, must successfully complete such training within the first fifteen mo…
RCW 43.101.455 Violence de-escalation and mental health training—Adoption of rules—Training requirements.
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(1) Within six months after December 6, 2018, the commission must consult with law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders and adopt rules for carrying out the training requirements of RCW 43.101.450 and 43.101.452. Such rules must, at a minimum:(a) Adopt training hour re…
RCW 43.101.460 Audits—Deadly force investigations.
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(1) The office of the Washington state auditor is authorized to conduct a process compliance audit procedure and review of any deadly force investigation conducted pursuant to RCW 10.114.011. At the conclusion of every deadly force investigation, the state auditor shall determine…
RCW 43.101.465 Audits—Law enforcement agency training and certification requirements.
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Upon the request of the commission, the office of the Washington state auditor is authorized to conduct an audit procedure on any law enforcement agency to ensure the agency is in compliance with all laws, policies, and procedures governing the training and certification of peace…
RCW 43.101.470 Audits—Costs and fees.
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A law enforcement agency shall not pay any costs or fees for an audit conducted pursuant to RCW 43.101.460 or 43.101.465.[ 2021 c 319 s 3.]
RCW 43.101.480 Medicolegal forensic investigation training required for coroners and medical examiners—Exceptions.
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(1)(a) All elected coroners, appointed coroners, persons serving as coroners, medical examiners, and all other full-time medicolegal investigative personnel employed by a county coroner's or medical examiner's office must successfully complete medicolegal forensic investigation t…
RCW 43.101.490 Basic training.
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The basic training provided to criminal justice personnel by the commission must be consistent with the standards in RCW 10.120.020 and the model policies established by the attorney general under RCW 10.120.030.[ 2021 c 324 s 5.]Notes:Intent—2021 c 324: See note following RCW 10…
RCW 43.101.495 Written model policy—Duty to intervene.
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(1) By December 1, 2021, the Washington state criminal justice training commission, in consultation with the Washington state patrol, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, and organizations representing state and local law enforcement officers, shall develop a…
RCW 43.101.500 Trial skills training for prosecutors.
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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the criminal justice training commission shall provide trial skills training for practitioners who are new to prosecution, or contract with an entity that serves prosecuting attorneys in Washington to …
RCW 43.101.505 Law student rural public prosecution program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall administer a law student rural public prosecution program, or contract with a statewide entity which represents prosecuting attorneys to run the program. The program shall coor…
RCW 43.101.515 Training program—First responder peer supporters.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall contract with an organization with expertise in peer emotional support and peer workforce development to develop and administer a 40-hour training program for first responder p…
RCW 43.101.520 Training program—Mental health and substance use disorder professionals treating first responders.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall contract with an organization with expertise in mental health and substance use disorder counseling and treatment of first responders to develop and administer training for men…
RCW 43.101.525 First responder peer support network—Professional directory.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall contract with an organization that provides free and confidential crisis response and referral services for Washington state active and retired first responders and their famil…
RCW 43.101.530 First responder peer support services programs—Grants.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall establish and administer a grant program to provide funding to first responder entities and agencies for the implementation or expansion of peer support services programs.(2) A…
RCW 43.101.540 Local law enforcement grant program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, including amounts appropriated from the supplemental criminal justice account created in RCW 43.101.542, the commission shall develop and implement a local law enforcement grant program for the pur…
RCW 43.101.541 Local law enforcement grant program—Reports.
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(1) Effective July 21, 2026, and annually thereafter on July 31st, the criminal justice training commission must report to the fiscal committees of the legislature on:(a) The total count of law enforcement grant applications received by the commission by fiscal year;(b) The total…
RCW 43.101.542 Supplemental criminal justice account.
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(1) The supplemental criminal justice account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from legislative appropriations, donations, gifts, grants, and funds from federal or private sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account must be used exclusi…
RCW 43.101.801 Development of policies, procedures, and rules—2021 c 323.
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The commission must develop policies, procedures, and rules to ensure that the goals of chapter 323, Laws of 2021 are fully implemented as intended and in a timely manner, and to provide appropriate clarity to affected persons and entities as to how the commission will process co…
RCW 43.101.802 Task force on first responder wellness.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the commission shall convene a task force on first responder wellness in Washington state. To the extent possible, the membership of the task force should include representatives that reflect the d…
RCW 43.101.803 Model standards for canine fentanyl detection.
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By July 1, 2025, the commission shall develop model standards for the training and certification of canine teams to detect fentanyl. When developing the model standards, the commission shall consult with:(1) Experts including public and private organizations that train canines to…
RCW 43.101.901 Transfer of conference center.
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The legislature authorizes the *department of general administration to transfer the Washington state training and conference center located at 19010 First Avenue, Burien, Washington, 98148, to the criminal justice training commission.[ 2001 c 166 s 2.]Notes:*Reviser's note: The …
RCW 43.101.902 Effective date—2001 c 167.
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This act takes effect January 1, 2002.[ 2001 c 167 s 14.]