RCW 9A.42.039
Arresting officer, notification by.
(1) When a law enforcement officer arrests a person for criminal mistreatment of a child, the officer must notify child protective services.
(2) When a law enforcement officer arrests a person for criminal mistreatment of a dependent person other than a child, the officer must notify adult protective services.
[ 2002 c 219 § 5.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2002 c 219: See note following RCW 9A.42.037.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 9A - Washington Criminal Code
Chapter 9A.42 - Criminal Mistreatment.
9A.42.005 - Findings and intent—Christian Science treatment—Rules of evidence.
9A.42.020 - Criminal mistreatment in the first degree.
9A.42.030 - Criminal mistreatment in the second degree.
9A.42.035 - Criminal mistreatment in the third degree.
9A.42.037 - Criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree.
9A.42.039 - Arresting officer, notification by.
9A.42.040 - Withdrawal of life support systems.
9A.42.050 - Defense of financial inability.
9A.42.060 - Abandonment of a dependent person in the first degree—Exception.
9A.42.070 - Abandonment of a dependent person in the second degree—Exception.
9A.42.080 - Abandonment of a dependent person in the third degree—Exception.
9A.42.090 - Abandonment of a dependent person—Defense.