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                                                     SENATE BILL 6054

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1994 Regular Session

By Senator Loveland

Read first time 01/10/94.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Concerning the Washington state patrol's dental identification system.

          AN ACT Relating to dental identification; amending RCW 68.50.310; and making an appropriation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 68.50.310 and 1987 c 331 s 65 are each amended to read as follows:

          A dental identification system is established in the identification section of the Washington state patrol.  The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both for dental examination records and it shall be responsible for comparing such records with dental records filed under RCW 68.50.330.  It shall also determine which scoring probabilities are the highest for purposes of identification and shall submit such information to the coroner or medical examiner who prepared and forwarded the dental examination records.  ((Once the dental identification system is established,)) Operating funds shall come from the state general fund.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1995, from the general fund to the Washington state patrol for contracting the services of a forensic dental advisor.

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