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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.69A.010 (2026)

Legislative intent

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The legislature recognizes that it is important that child victims and child witnesses of crime cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies and that their assistance contributes to state and local enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness of the criminal justice system of this state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature by means of this chapter, to insure that all child victims and witnesses of crime are treated with the sensitivity, courtesy, and special care that must be afforded to each child victim of crime and that their rights be protected by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges in a manner no less vigorous than the protection afforded the adult victim, witness, or criminal defendant.
[ 1985 c 394 s 1.]

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Reviser's note: "This chapter" has been substituted for "this act" in this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2013 · leading case: State v. Boyd, 158 P.3d 54 (Wash. 2007).
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State v. Boyd, 158 P.3d 54 (Wash. 2007). “" RCW 7.69A.010. It is difficult to comprehend how a court order compelling the State to duplicate and disseminate child pornography evidence can be reconciled with the preservation of the State's "sacred trust" regarding child sex offense victims.”
State v. Boyd, 160 Wash. 2d 424 (Wash. 2007). “” RCW 7.69A.010. It is difficult to comprehend how a court order compelling the State to duplicate and disseminate child pornography evidence can be reconciled with the preservation of the State’s “sacred trust” regarding child sex offense victims.”
State v. Veliz, 298 P.3d 75 (Wash. 2013). “The rights of victims, survivors, and witnesses to crimes *866 should be protected “in a manner no less vigorous than the protections afforded criminal defendants.”
State v. Veliz (Wash. 2013). “Veliz, No. 85860-8 protections afforded criminal defendants.”
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