WA SB5925

Authorizes the Washington Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) for documents, oral testimony, and written interrogatories when investigating potential violations of state and federal constitutional provisions and specific state laws covering law enforcement conduct, prevailing wages, minimum wage, wage payment, discrimination, and jail standards

Demands must identify the statute under investigation, describe requested materials with reasonable specificity, set return dates, and identify responsible AG staff members; demands cannot require privileged information or contain unreasonable requirements

With prior court approval, CIDs may prohibit disclosure of the demand's existence; unauthorized disclosure constitutes a misdemeanor (except for financial institutions and disclosures to counsel)

Recipients may petition Thurston County Superior Court or their county of residence to extend deadlines, modify, or set aside demands within 20 days of service; courts may impose civil sanctions for non-compliance

Confidentiality protections limit disclosure of obtained materials to authorized AG employees, though materials may be shared with federal or other state law enforcement officials who agree in writing to maintain confidentiality