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Bill to let AGO investigators electronically serve warrants draws debate over authority and guardrails
Summary
House Bill 2,156 would allow certain Attorney General investigators limited-authority peace-officer commission to electronically serve business-record warrants for economic crimes; supporters said it speeds investigations into organized retail and financial crime, while sheriffs urged deconfliction and limits on prosecution authority.
The Senate Law and Justice Committee heard public testimony on Engrossed House Bill 2,156, which would designate certain Attorney General investigators as limited-authority Washington peace officers for the purpose of electronically serving search warrants for business records in economic- and financial-crimes cases.
Tiani Milner, section chief of the AGO's major economic crimes unit, said the bill…
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