Wash. Rev. Code » Title 74 · Chapter 74.34
Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 74.34.040 (2026)

Reports—Contents—Identity confidential

✓ current as of May 2026
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The reports made under *RCW 74.34.030 shall contain the following information if known:
(1) Identification of the vulnerable adult;
(2) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment;
(3) Evidence of previous abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment;
(4) The name and address of the person making the report; and
(5) Any other helpful information.
Unless there is a judicial proceeding or the person consents, the identity of the person making the report is confidential.
[ 1986 c 187 s 2; 1984 c 97 s 10.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note: RCW 74.34.030 was repealed by 1999 c 176 s 35.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Sarah Evert v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Sarah Evert v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Sarah and Stephen Evert contend that the investigation conducted by APS in response to Glenn's complaint, did not comply with RCW 74.34.040 and .067. They argue that the investigation was deficient because: (1) APS investigator Ellen Rapkoch did not interview everyone listed as…”
Lynn Epley, V. Dep't Of Soc. & Health Serv. Servs. Bd. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “RCW 74.34.040. 4 54385-1-II The investigator interviewed S.”
Northstar Case Mgmt. Obo Raymond Bell, V. State Of Wa Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “” RCW 74.34.040. The next section addresses “[i]mmunity from liability” resulting from reports or testimony by persons “participating in good faith in making a report under this chapter or testifying” about alleged abuse, neglect, abandonment, financial exploitation, or…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 74.34.040(3) — 1 case
Sarah Evert v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “Sarah and Stephen Evert contend that the investigation conducted by APS in response to Glenn's complaint, did not comply with RCW 74.34.040 and .067. They argue that the investigation was deficient because: (1) APS investigator Ellen Rapkoch did not interview everyone listed as…”
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