The bill creates a new, searchable public "domestic violence offense registry" maintained by the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and adds new sections to chapter 10.99 RCW and a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW. Courts must order people convicted of a "qualifying domestic violence offense" onto the registry, include notice on plea and judgment forms, and court clerks must forward judgments and available identifying information to the WSP. The WSP must publish a central website that may use any verified photo available, including booking photos, and must notify registrants of changes to registration requirements. The act also permits the WSP to adopt implementing rules and gives WSP and its employees civil immunity for actions taken under the statute as described. The bill establishes how long people remain on the registry based on offense class and prior convictions: indefinite for class A felony qualifying domestic violence offenses or prior class A-equivalent convictions, 15 years in the community without any subsequent felony or domestic violence conviction for class B-equivalent qualifying offenses (unless the class A rule applies), and 10 years in the community without any subsequent felony or domestic violence conviction otherwise; these time periods run from the later of release from confinement or entry of judgment and sentence. It creates procedures for removal: WSP must investigate removal requests and may initiate investigations; individuals may petition the superior court for removal after specified waiting periods (including juvenile-specific shorter timelines), with the prosecuting attorney named as respondent and a requirement that the prosecutor make reasonable efforts to notify victims. The burden of proof for removal is clear and convincing evidence for adult-based registrations and a preponderance of the evidence where inclusion is based entirely on juvenile adjudications. The act also allows petition-based removal when a conviction is overturned or set aside on grounds consistent with innocence and requires WSP to remove the person within 30 calendar days of receiving a court removal order. The bill amends RCW 4.24.130 to add procedures for name changes for people subject to this registry and others (including requirements that registrants and persons under Department of Corrections jurisdiction transmit copies of name-change filings to WSP or DOC at least five days before order entry, a 72-hour transmission requirement by courts to WSP for granted name changes, and a misdemeanor penalty for DOC-related transmission violations), sets fee and fee-waiver rules for name-change filings, and clarifies that a registry removal order is not a certificate of rehabilitation or equivalent for firearm restoration under RCW 9.41.040. Some text is incomplete in the provided materials: portions of section 7 and additional sections referenced (for example sections 8 and 9 and the exact amended text of RCW 4.24.130) are not fully included here, so specific language and any additional procedural details in those missing parts are uncertain.

If enacted, Washington State Patrol would operate a new public searchable domestic violence offense registry that courts must place people on after qualifying domestic violence convictions. Entries would remain public for set periods — indefinitely for class A felonies or prior class A-equivalents, 15 years for class B-equivalents without later felony or domestic violence convictions, or 10 years otherwise, measured from release or judgment. Courts must notify convicted people on plea and judgment forms and send records to the Patrol; the Patrol can publish verified photos, must investigate removal requests and may initiate its own reviews, and must remove people within 30 days when a court orders removal or when the Patrol confirms the statutory period has ended. People can petition superior court for removal after specified waiting periods (with shorter juvenile timelines), prosecutors must be served as respondents and try to notify victims, and adults must meet a clear-and-convincing standard for removal while juvenile-only inclusions use a lower standard. The practical effects concentrate new administrative duties and costs on the State Patrol, courts, clerks, prosecuting attorneys, and the Department of Corrections: maintaining the registry and website, forwarding and processing records, handling removal petitions and victim notifications, and processing name-change filings (people on the registry must give the Patrol a copy of a name-change application five days before an order, courts and DOC must file orders quickly, and failure to comply can be a misdemeanor for those under DOC supervision). The Patrol and its employees receive civil immunity for registry actions, courts must collect and can waive name-change fees for hardship in most cases, and the Patrol may adopt rules to implement the program. Some implementation details and the exact amendment to RCW 4.24.130 are not included in the extracted text, so a few procedural specifics remain unclear.