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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.
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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