WSR 14-10-024

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed April 28, 2014, 8:28 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: DNA identification.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.43.759.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: There have been many revisions to the RCWs since the last update to these rules which occurred in 2003 which have caused the existing language to be out-of-date.

The proposed changes would provide updated language and cleanup to the entire chapter to ensure that there are no conflicts with the existing law.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency review.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jean Johnston, Washington State Patrol, Crime Lab Division, 2203 Airport Way South, Suite 250, (206) 262-6054, fax (206) 262-6091, wsprules@wsp.wa.gov.

April 25, 2014

John R. Batiste

Chief