This bill amends and adds sections to chapter 10.32 RCW and amends RCW 9A.72.010 and other sections. It is primarily a procedural change establishing how tribal arrest warrants, extradition, custody transfers, and related prosecutions are processed in Washington state, creating new enforcement mechanisms, definitional provisions, and limited immunities for officers. It does not create a new crime or change criminal penalties in the text provided; it changes procedures, jurisdictional recognition, custody transfer rules, and related legal definitions. Key changes include: allowing a place of detention to deliver a person to a noncertified tribe without a judicial order if the detention facility has an authenticated waiver of extradition signed by the person plus identifying evidence; giving noncertified tribes standing in state-court hearings testing extradition; allowing certified-tribe arrest warrants to be filed with a Washington superior court and enforced by courts and state peace officers as if they were state arrest warrants; requiring peace officers who arrest on a certified-tribe warrant (when no other state-law basis to detain exists) to contact the issuing tribal law enforcement agency as soon as practical; permitting certified tribes to place detainers on inmates and requiring notification so transfer can occur within 72 hours of release from all other holds; authorizing statewide pursuit and retaking of persons charged by tribal warrant and permitting the governor to appoint agents to demand surrender from other jurisdictions (with the governor able to require information before making appointments); providing limited habeas corpus review confined to issues in RCW 10.32.060(4) and (5); and adding or clarifying multiple definitions in RCW 10.32.010 and RCW 9A.72.010. The bill also provides immunity from criminal or civil liability for certain peace and corrections officers and their legal advisors acting in good faith under chapter 207, Laws of 2024, as described. Affected entities identified in the text include certified and noncertified tribes and their courts and law enforcement, state and local peace officers and sheriffs, places of detention, superior courts and judges, prosecuting attorneys, and the governor’s office. Important textual gaps remain: the final paragraph of the amended RCW 10.32.090 is incomplete in the provided material, the amended text of RCW 10.32.100 is not included here, and several referenced statutes and provisions (including RCW 10.32.050, full text of chapter 207, Laws of 2024, and the language of RCW 10.32.060(4) and (5)) are not provided, so some procedural details and limits on review cannot be fully described from the extracted facts.

If enacted, certified tribal courts’ arrest warrants would be treated like Washington state arrest warrants: state officers would be expected to enforce them, jails would be required to accept detainers and notify tribes so transfers can occur within about 72 hours, and officers who arrest on tribal warrants must contact the issuing tribal agency quickly to confirm validity when no other grounds for detention exist. Noncertified tribes could sometimes get custody without a court order if they provide an authenticated prior waiver of extradition and ID, sheriffs and other officers could pursue and retake tribal fugitives across county lines, and courts must move these cases on tight timelines (initial appearance the next judicial day, hearing generally within 72 hours excluding weekends/holidays) with limited habeas review; officers acting in good faith get specified liability protection. The groups most affected are certified and noncertified tribes, tribal and state law enforcement, local jails, and superior courts: tribes gain more practical ability to reclaim alleged tribal fugitives; state and local law enforcement and detention facilities will need to spend more time and resources confirming warrants, holding and transferring people, coordinating with tribes, and meeting faster court deadlines, which could increase staffing, transport, and administrative costs. Prosecuting offices and courts will also face faster case processing demands. Some implementation details and certain timelines are unclear because portions of the bill text (including RCW 10.32.100 and the end of RCW 10.32.090) are not included here.