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Bill would explicitly list Labor & Industries as a limited‑authority law enforcement agency
Summary
Senate Bill 5209 would add the Department of Labor & Industries to the statutory examples of limited‑authority law enforcement agencies so LNI investigators can more easily coordinate with prosecutors and local law enforcement on industrial insurance fraud investigations; committee received agency testimony explaining delays caused by omission.
Senate Bill 5209 would explicitly list the Department of Labor and Industries (LNI) among the statutory examples of limited‑authority law enforcement agencies, aligning the statute’s examples with LNI’s existing investigative activity involving workers’ compensation and related fraud investigations.
In a staff briefing, Joe McKittrick summarized the current statutory definition of a limited‑authority law enforcement agency, which…
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