Concerning protections and services for indigenous persons who are missing, murdered, or survivors of human trafficking.
Summary
Requires a county coroner or medical examiner with jurisdiction over the remains of a deceased indigenous person to make certain efforts to contact family members and affected tribes of the deceased and provide an opportunity for family and affected tribes to conduct spiritual practices or ceremonies, subject to certain limitations.
Requires a county coroner or medical examiner with jurisdiction over the remains of a deceased indigenous person to make certain efforts to contact the deceased person's family and facilitate return of the remains prior to entrusting the remains to a funeral home.
Requires the Department of Commerce's Office of Crime Victims Advocacy to establish two grant programs related to services and resources for indigenous survivors of human trafficking.
Provides that, upon knowledge from certain authorities that a person in custody or being released from custody at a jail is the subject of a missing person's report, the jail is required to notify the agency of original jurisdiction for the missing person's report.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1571), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗