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                         SENATE BILL 6840

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators McDonald, Finkbeiner, Oke and Winsley

Read first time 02/08/2000.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.

Providing for witnesses to organ donor statements.

    AN ACT Relating to witnessing anatomical gift statements; and amending RCW 46.20.113.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 46.20.113 and 1993 c 228 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department of licensing shall provide a statement whereby the licensee may certify his or her willingness to make an anatomical gift under RCW 68.50.540, as now or hereafter amended.  The department shall provide the statement in at least one of the following ways:

    (((1))) (a) On each driver's license; or

    (((2))) (b) With each driver's license; or

    (((3))) (c) With each in-person driver's license application.

(2) The department of licensing shall provide, on the statement under subsection (1) of this section, a space for a witness to certify that the licensee has discussed his or her willingness to make an anatomical gift with the witness, and that the licensee's desire to make an anatomical gift is known to the witness.

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