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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 877

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Relating to: sexual contact by a law enforcement officer with a person in his or her custody and providing a criminal penalty.

Police Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, it is a Class C Felony for a law enforcement officer to have sexual

contact or sexual intercourse with a person in his or her custody. For the purposes

of the crime created in this bill, consent is not an issue. The bill adds the prohibited

conduct to the list of activities in current law that constitute second degree sexual

assault. Current law does not contain a criminal prohibition on sexual contact

between a law enforcement officer and a person in his or her custody.

Under current law, a person may be required to register as a sex offender for

certain crimes that are sexually motivated if the judge determines that it would be

in the interest of public protection to have the person register. Under this bill, the

new offense of sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in his

or her custody would be subject to this provision.

Sponsors

Introduced by: L. Taylor (D)

3 cosponsors

Crowley (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 22, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Crowley, Spreitzer and Sargent

  2. Mar 22, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Mar 22, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1