Requiring certain persons to be in full compliance with sex offender and kidnapping offender registration requirements.
HB 2506 modifies Washington's sex offender registration rules by allowing certain individuals to stop registering after meeting specific conditions. It sets a 10-year community compliance period (without new crimes or registration violations) for most class C felony offenders, a 15-year period for more serious offenses, and a 3-year period for juvenile offenders. County sheriffs must verify full compliance before removing names from registries, and courts can grant relief petitions under these terms. This directly affects people previously required to register under Washington law for sex or kidnapping offenses.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Jan 15, 2026
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Stephanie McClintock
RRepublican
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Kristine Reeves
DDemocratic
Co
Stephanie Barnard
RRepublican
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