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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SENATE BILL 6011 Chapter 111, Laws of 2026 69TH LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION COURT OF APPEALS BAILIFFS—THREAT ASSESSMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2026 Passed by the Senate February 10, 2026 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate Passed by the House March 4, 2026 Yeas 96 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6011 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER Secretary Secretary Approved March 18, 2026 10:53 AM FILED March 19, 2026 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SENATE BILL 6011 Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators Dhingra, Cortes, Kauffman, Lovick, Nobles, Pedersen, and Riccelli Prefiled 01/07/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice. AN ACT Relating to the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members; amending RCW 10.97.050; and adding a new section to chapter 2.06 RCW. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 2.06 RCW to read as follows: (1) Bailiffs of the court of appeals are authorized to conduct threat assessments on behalf of court of appeals judicial officers and staff members. The court of appeals shall ensure that court of appeals bailiffs are qualified by training and experience if they perform these duties. (2) Bailiffs of the court of appeals are authorized to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data for purposes exclusively related to the investigation of any person making a threat as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 against a court of appeals judicial officer or staff member. Dissemination or use of criminal history records or nonconviction data for purposes other than authorized in this section is prohibited. (3) Founded threats investigated under this section must be referred to local law enforcement for further action. Local law enforcement is authorized to report the outcome and any anticipated action to bailiffs of the court of appeals. Sec. 2. RCW 10.97.050 and 2024 c 303 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) Conviction records may be disseminated without restriction. (2) Any criminal history record information which pertains to an incident that occurred within the last twelve months for which a person is currently being processed by the criminal justice system, including the entire period of correctional supervision extending through final discharge from parole, when applicable, may be disseminated without restriction. (3) Criminal history record information which includes nonconviction data may be disseminated by a criminal justice agency to another criminal justice agency for any purpose associated with the administration of criminal justice, or in connection with the employment of the subject of the record by a criminal justice or juvenile justice agency, except as provided under RCW 13.50.260. A criminal justice agency may respond to any inquiry from another criminal justice agency without any obligation to ascertain the purpose for which the information is to be used by the agency making the inquiry. (4) Criminal history record information which includes nonconviction data may be disseminated by a criminal justice agency to implement a statute, ordinance, executive order, or a court rule, decision, or order which expressly refers to records of arrest, charges, or allegations of criminal conduct or other nonconviction data and authorizes or directs that it be available or accessible for a specific purpose. (5) Criminal history record information which includes nonconviction data may be disseminated to individuals and agencies pursuant to a contract with a criminal justice agency to provide services related to the administration of criminal justice. Such contract must specifically authorize access to criminal history record information, but need not specifically state that access to nonconviction data is included. The agreement must limit the use of the criminal history record information to stated purposes and insure the confidentiality and security of the information consistent with state law and any applicable federal statutes and regulations. (6) Criminal history record information which includes nonconviction data may be disseminated to individuals and agencies for the express purpose of research, evaluative, or statistical activities pursuant to an agreement with a criminal justice agency. Such agreement must authorize the access to nonconviction data, limit the use of that information which identifies specific individuals to research, evaluative, or statistical purposes, and contain provisions giving notice to the person or organization to which the records are disseminated that the use of information obtained therefrom and further dissemination of such information are subject to the provisions of this chapter and applicable federal statutes and regulations, which shall be cited with express reference to the penalties provided for a violation thereof. (7) Criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data may be disseminated to the state auditor solely for the express purpose of conducting a process compliance audit procedure and review of any deadly force investigation pursuant to RCW 43.101.460. Dissemination or use of nonconviction data for purposes other than authorized in this subsection is prohibited. (8) Criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data may be disseminated to bailiffs of the supreme court solely for the express purpose of investigations under RCW 2.04.260 and to bailiffs of the court of appeals solely for the express purpose of investigations under section 1 of this act . Dissemination or use of nonconviction data for purposes other than authorized in this subsection is prohibited. (9) Every criminal justice agency that maintains and disseminates criminal history record information must maintain information pertaining to every dissemination of criminal history record information except a dissemination to the effect that the agency has no record concerning an individual. Information pertaining to disseminations shall include: (a) An indication of to whom (agency or person) criminal history record information was disseminated; (b) The date on which the information was disseminated; (c) The individual to whom the information relates; and (d) A brief description of the information disseminated. The information pertaining to dissemination required to be maintained shall be retained for a period of not less than one year. (10) In addition to the other provisions in this section allowing dissemination of criminal history record information, RCW 4.24.550 governs dissemination of information concerning offenders who commit sex offenses as defined by RCW 9.94A.030. Criminal justice agencies, their employees, and officials shall be immune from civil liability for dissemination on criminal history record information concerning sex offenders as provided in RCW 4.24.550. Passed by the Senate February 10, 2026. Passed by the House March 4, 2026. Approved by the Governor March 18, 2026. Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2026.
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