This bill creates a new juvenile firearm early intervention alternative as a new section in chapter 13.40 RCW and amends existing concealed pistol license (CPL) law (RCW 9.41.070 and related provisions). The juvenile alternative is an alternate procedural pathway for persons charged in juvenile court with unlawful possession of a firearm under RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(v); eligible persons must enter the agreement with prosecutor consent within two weeks of filing. The alternative requires 12 months of intensive community supervision by a juvenile probation counselor (with a reduced caseload and possible extension beyond the participant’s 21st birthday), compliance with specified conditions, waiver of the right to a speedy trial, consent to random searches for firearms and contraband, authority for the juvenile probation officer to effect warrantless arrests in specified circumstances, mandatory participation in multisystemic therapy and a mentorship/credible messenger program, periodic court hearings at least every three months, and dismissal of the charge on successful completion. The statute also authorizes the prosecuting attorney to move to terminate the alternative for substantial noncompliance and sets notice, discovery, hearing factors, and a written-reasons requirement if terminated. The act also changes CPL procedures, fees, and administrative requirements. It sets original and renewal five-year CPL fees ($136 original plus FBI charges; $132 renewal), a $10 replacement fee, and detailed fee distributions that include a $100 payment on originals and renewals to a newly created juvenile firearm early intervention services account in the state treasury. The amendments require fingerprint-based national (FBI) checks for original applications unless the applicant presents a valid permit to purchase, specify issuance timelines (30 days, 60 days in some residency/ID situations), require training meeting a certified concealed-carry program with live-fire, require written denial notices with reconsideration and judicial review rights, allow temporary emergency licenses, provide military renewal exceptions, direct the Department of Licensing to mail renewal notices, require preservation and online availability of license information, and prohibit local governments from adding requirements. The bill creates the juvenile firearm early intervention services account, limits expenditures to appropriations, and requires issuing authorities to submit aggregate application data to the Washington State Patrol for statewide analysis with the Patrol reporting to the legislature on a schedule beginning after May 1, 2027. Section 2 of the act is set to expire May 1, 2027, and section 3 takes effect May 1, 2027. Important context is missing from the provided text: multiple subsections and sentences are truncated, the text of section 4 (which creates and may define uses of the new services account) is not included, some administrative and implementation details (including who administers and funds the juvenile alternative beyond fee deposits) are not present, and several referenced cross-references and procedural specifics are cut off in the excerpts. The summary above only reports provisions explicitly contained in the extracted facts.

If enacted, the bill creates a voluntary juvenile diversion for people charged as juveniles with unlawful firearm possession that lets eligible defendants avoid prosecution by agreeing to a year of intensive supervision, therapy, and mentoring, with frequent court reviews and the chance for the charge to be dismissed after successful completion. Practically, that will shift work to juvenile probation (who will supervise smaller caseloads and exercise expanded authority to search or arrest for suspected violations), increase demand for multisystemic therapy and credible messenger programs, and give prosecutors a formal diversion option but also the ability to terminate participation for noncompliance; juveniles gain an option to avoid a conviction but must waive speedy trial and accept intrusive conditions and monitoring. The bill also creates a new juvenile firearm early intervention services account funded in part by a $100 portion of original and renewal concealed pistol license fees, and it adds fee, background check, renewal, and reporting changes for issuing authorities and the Washington State Patrol; issuing authorities must begin submitting aggregate licensing data annually (starting one year after May 1, 2027) and the Patrol must report to the legislature 18 months after May 1, 2027 and annually thereafter. Important implementation details are missing from the extracted text — notably who will administer and staff the program, how much money will actually be appropriated from the new account, and some procedural limits on searches and arrests — so the exact scale of services, costs, and operational rules remain uncertain.