Title 43, STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

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…

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.]

(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…

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…

(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…

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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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) …

(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…

(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 tot…

(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…

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…

(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…

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 t…

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: T…

This act takes effect January 1, 2002. [ 2001 c 167 s 14.]

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "911 communications center," for purposes of this chapter, means a public safety answering point or any other entity that captures and maintains data that is utilized …

(1) The office of independent investigations is hereby established within the office of the governor for the purpose of conducting fair, thorough, transparent, and competent investigations as authorized under this chapter. (2) The office of independent investigations is an invest…

In addition to other responsibilities set forth in this chapter, the office shall: (1) Conduct fair, thorough, transparent, and competent investigations of police use of force and other incidents involving law enforcement as authorized in this chapter and shall prioritize investi…

(1)(a) The governor shall appoint the director of the office and determine the director's compensation. The governor shall select the director from a list of three candidates recommended by the advisory board unless the governor declines to select any of the candidates provided. …

(1) The director shall: (a) Oversee the duties and functions of the office and investigations conducted by the office pursuant to this chapter; (b) Hire or contract with investigators and other personnel as the director considers necessary to perform investigations conducted by t…

(1) The director may employ, or enter into contracts with, personnel as he or she determines necessary for the proper discharge of his or her duties. The director must request input from the advisory board on the hiring process and hiring goals, including diversity. (2) The direc…

(1) The director shall designate investigator positions that are limited authority Washington peace officers as defined in RCW 10.93.020. The investigators designated as limited authority Washington peace officers have the authority to investigate any case within the jurisdiction…

(1) The office has jurisdiction over, and is authorized to conduct investigations of, all cases and incidents as established within this section. (2)(a) The director may cause an investigation to be conducted into any incident: (i) Involving: (A) A use of deadly force by an invol…

(1) The criminal justice training commission shall collaborate with the office to ensure office investigators receive sufficient training to attain the necessary requirements to conduct investigations under the jurisdiction of the office. (2) The investigators of the office shall…

The office will conduct analysis of use of force and other data to the extent such data is available to the office. The director is authorized to enter into contracts or memoranda of understanding to access data as needed. If data is available, the office should, at a minimum, an…

No action or other proceeding may be instituted against the director, an investigator, or an employee or contractor in the office or a person exercising powers or performing duties at the direction of the director for any act done in good faith in the execution or intended execut…

(1) An involved agency shall notify the office of any incident by an involved officer in accordance with the requirements under RCW 43.102.050 and pursuant to this section. (a) If the incident involves use of deadly force by an involved officer that results in death, substantial …

(1)(a) There is created the office of independent investigations advisory board. The advisory board shall consist of the following 11 members, appointed by the governor, one of whom the governor shall designate as chair: (i) Three members of the general public representing the co…

The following investigative and private information is confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW: (1) All investigative records compiled or prepared by the office in connection with a review or investigation conducted pursuant to RCW 43.10…

The purposes of chapter 16, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. are declared by the legislature to be as follows: (1) To preserve and enhance the state crime laboratory and state toxicology laboratory, which are essential parts of the criminal justice and death investigation systems in th…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Council" means the Washington state forensic investigations council. (2) "Crime laboratory" means the Washington state patrol crime laboratory system creat…

There is created the Washington state forensic investigations council. The council shall oversee the bureau of forensic laboratory services and, in consultation with the chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee, control the operation and establish policies of …

The council shall consist of thirteen members who shall be selected as follows: One county coroner; one county prosecutor; one county prosecutor who also serves as ex officio county coroner; one county medical examiner; one county sheriff; one chief of police; the chief of the st…

All members of the council are appointed for terms of four years, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30. However, of the members appointed to the council, five shall be appointed for two-year terms and six shall be appointed for four-year terms. A person chosen to fill a v…

Any member of the council shall immediately cease to be a member if he or she ceases to hold the particular office or employment which was the basis of his or her appointment under RCW 43.103.040. [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 s 6.]

The council shall elect a chair and a vice chair from among its members. The chair shall not vote except in case of a tie vote. Seven members of the council shall constitute a quorum. The governor shall summon the council to its first meeting. Otherwise, meetings may be called by…

(1) Members of the council shall be reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. (2) Attendance at meetings of the council shall constitute performance by a councilmember of the duties of his or her employment or office. [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 s 8.]

(1) The council may: (a) Meet at such times and places as may be designated by a majority vote of the councilmembers or, if a majority cannot agree, by the chair; (b) Adopt rules governing the council and the conduct of its meetings; (c) Require reports from the chief of the Wash…

(1) The council shall research and develop an appropriate training component on the subject of sudden, unexplained child death, including but not limited to sudden infant death syndrome. The training component shall include, at a minimum: (a) Medical information on sudden, unexpl…

The Washington state forensic investigations council, in cooperation with the Washington association of coroners and medical examiners and other interested agencies, shall develop training modules that are essential to the effective implementation and use of missing persons proto…

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1983. [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 s 24.]

To achieve maximum benefit from advances in information technology the state establishes a centralized provider and procurer of certain information technology services as an agency to support the needs of state agencies. This agency shall be known as Washington technology solutio…