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Washington Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Conditional: No proactive duty to volunteer — but every concealed-pistol licensee must have the CPL in immediate possession while carrying concealed and DISPLAY IT UPON DEMAND to any police officer (RCW 9.41.050(1)(b)); violation is a class 1 civil infraction, not a crime.
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No proactive duty to volunteer — but every concealed-pistol licensee must have the CPL in immediate possession while carrying concealed and DISPLAY IT UPON DEMAND to any police officer (RCW 9.41.050(1)(b)); violation is a class 1 civil infraction, not a crime.
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