CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5135
Chapter 330, Laws of 2021
67th Legislature
2021 Regular Session
UNLAWFULLY SUMMONING A POLICE OFFICER
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2021
Passed by the Senate March 8, 2021 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 28 Nays 21
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
DENNY HECK Washington, do hereby certify that
President of the Senate the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL 5135 as passed by the Senate
and the House of Representatives on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the House April 9, 2021
Yeas 58 Nays 40
BRAD HENDRICKSON
LAURIE JINKINS Secretary
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved May 18, 2021 2:07 PM FILED
May 19, 2021
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5135
Passed Legislature - 2021 Regular Session
State of Washington 67th Legislature 2021 Regular Session
By Senators Das, Hasegawa, Nguyen, Stanford, and Wilson, C.
Prefiled 01/08/21. Read first time 01/11/21. Referred to Committee
on Law & Justice.
1 AN ACT Relating to unlawfully summoning a police officer; and
2 adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 (1) A person may bring a civil action for damages against any
7 person who knowingly causes a law enforcement officer to arrive at a
8 location to contact another person with the intent to:
9 (a) Infringe on the other person's rights under the Washington
10 state or United States Constitutions;
11 (b) Unlawfully discriminate against the other person;
12 (c) Cause the other person to feel harassed, humiliated, or
13 embarrassed;
14 (d) Cause the other person to be expelled from a place in which
15 the other person is lawfully located; or
16 (e) Damage the other person's:
17 (i) Reputation or standing in the community; or
18 (ii) Financial, economic, consumer, or business prospects or
19 interests.
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 1 (2) A person shall not be held liable under subsection (1) of
2 this section if the person acted in good faith in causing a law
3 enforcement officer to arrive.
4 (3) Upon prevailing in an action under this section, the
5 plaintiff may recover:
6 (a) The greater of:
7 (i) Economic and noneconomic damages; or
8 (ii) $250 against each defendant found liable under this section;
9 and
10 (b) Punitive damages.
11 (4) The court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to
12 the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section.
13 (5) A civil action under this section:
14 (a) May be maintained in a court of limited jurisdiction if the
15 total damages claimed do not exceed the statutory limit for damages
16 that the court of limited jurisdiction may award; and
17 (b) Does not affect a right or remedy available under any other
18 law of this state.
Passed by the Senate March 8, 2021.
Passed by the House April 9, 2021.
Approved by the Governor May 18, 2021.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 19, 2021.
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