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State Patrol-led bill would expand judges' discretion to order fingerprints and permit fingerprinting on cite-and-release
Summary
Senate Bill 5223, requested by the Washington State Patrol, would allow judges to order fingerprints in gross-misdemeanor cases at preliminary hearing or arraignment and let officers capture fingerprints for cite-and-release or summons cases; the State Patrol said the changes improve criminal record completeness; defenders opposed citing presump
The Law & Justice Committee considered Senate Bill 5223 on Jan. 28, a State Patrol–requested bill that would expand existing fingerprinting practices by permitting judges to order fingerprinting in gross-misdemeanor cases and by allowing law enforcement to capture fingerprints during the cite-and-release or summons-to-appear processes.
Ryan Giannini, committee staff counsel, described current procedures: law…
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